SME Research

ABI/Proquest

Suggested search:
(small & medium sized enterprises-SME) and (your keywords here)

Business Source Complete

Suggested search:
(small business) and (small to medium-sized enterprises) and (your keywords here)

ScienceDirect

• Use Advanced Search (link in top right corner)

• Enter the search strategy below:
  ((SME) and (small to medium-sized enterprises)) and (your keywords here)

• ​Use the Subject drop-down list to limit your search to "Business, Management and Accounting". This will identify more targeted results.

Additional resources:

• Small Business Administration (SBA) Research: includes state-level small business profiles that provide demographic information about small businesses within the US. The SBA defines a small business as an entity with less than 500 employees.

• The Doing Business 2013: Smarter Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises report, while global in nature, provides many interesting data points on SMEs in the United States.

• OECD has published many reports about SME development around the globe. A recent report titled "Intellectual Assets and Innovation:The SME Dimension" includes a chapter on the impact of IP regulation on SME growth in the United States.