Characteristics of firms that grow from small to medium size

The views expressed in the articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Statistics Canada. [...] Characteristics of firms that grow from small to medium size This series of working papers on Characteristics of firms that grow from small to medium size results from a joint project of Statistics Canada and the National Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). [...] While building on this, the current project takes advantage of the specific data strengths of Statistics Canada’s Science, Innovation and Electronic Information Division to provide a unique assessment of a broad range of growth factors as they relate to Canadian firms. [...] The foundation of this study is the analysis of firms that have made the transition from small to medium in our surveys: the Survey of Innovation 1999, the Research and Development in Canadian Industry survey, the Biotechnology Use and Development Survey, the Survey of Advanced Technology in Canadian Manufacturing (1998) as well as the Longitudinal Employment Analysis Program—Small Area File (LEAP [...] As well, they are developing and understanding of the qualities of small firms that have the potential of growing to Since a non-standard data source is used for this analysis, it is medium size.