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STRATXGY

EDITOR'S NOTE

The officers and members of the Small Business Institute Directors'ssociauon (SBIDA)
dedicate this issue of the Journal of Small Business Strotegy (JSBS) to Drs. Lloyd Elgart and
Lillian Schanfield, former editors of the JSBS. Drs. Elgart and Schanfield served as editors of the
journal for approximately two years. We appreciate their excellent contributions toward making

the journal a highly-recognized, quality small business journal.

The articles published in this issue of the journal represent a focused effort to provide the
readers with practical information that can be used to help small business owners and managers

improve and grow their businesses. In keeping with a practice begun by Drs. Elgart and

Schanfield, the special non-reviewed section includes invited papers and papers that received the

Disunguished Paper Award at the SBIDA National Consulting Conference.

I commend the reviewers and authors for their contribuuons and pauence during this ume of
uansition between editors. I would appreciate your comments on articles published in either

section and any suggesuons for improving the journal.

Gwen Fontenot, Ph.D.
Editor