PROVINCIAL VENTURE CAPITAL CORPORATIONS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
ABSTRACT Addressing a growing need, Provincial Venture Capital Corporations (PVCCs) constitute a dynamic, distinctive and significant segment of the Canadian venture-capital industry. All provinces are now offering their respective programs to encourage the formation of PVCCs, so this article reviews the purpose and evolution of these programs and compares their various structures and regulations. Their overall performance and outlook are analyzed, and recommendations seeking to encourage the further development of PVCCs are presented.
Les différences de perception et d'attitude entre les gestionnaires de firmes exportatrices et non exportatrices au Québec
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La decision d'exporter ou de ne pas exporter dans la petite entreprise est profondement influencee par le gestionnaire. Plusieurs etudes, en particulier aux Etats-Unis, tendent a demontrer que le gestionnaire de la firme exportatrice se differencie sous plusieurs aspects du gestionnaire de la firme non exportatrice. Cette etude, d'apres une enquete aupres d'un echantillon de 205 gestionnaires de P.M.E. quebecoises, presente une analyse detaillee de leurs perceptions et de leurs caracteristiques. 
 
 
 
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The decision to export or not in a small business firm is greatly influenced by the manager. Several studies, especially in United States, have shown that there are significant differences between managers of exporting and non-exporting firms. This study, based on a sample of 205 managers of small businesses in Quebec, underscores the differences in their personal characteristics and in their perceptions.
Evaluation of Quantum II microbiology system for identification of gram-negative bacteria of veterinary origin
The ability of a rapid, semiautomated bacterial identification system, the Quantum II microbiology system (Abbott Laboratories, Irving, Tex.), to accurately identify gram-negative bacteria from veterinary sources was evaluated. A total of 378 isolates were tested, including 298 organisms in the family Enterobacteriaceae and strains representing Acinetobacter sp., Aeromonas sp., Flavobacterium sp., Pasteurella multocida, Plesiomonas sp., and Pseudomonas spp. Of these isolates, 333 (88.1%) were correctly identified, 20 (5.3%) were not identified, 10 (2.6%) were incorrectly identified at the genus level, and 15 (4.0%) were incorrectly identified at the species level. The Quantum II system correctly identified 268 (89.9%) of the isolates of Enterobacteriaceae and 65 (81.3%) of the nonenteric isolates. P. multocida was not identified correctly, and some nonenteric gram-negative bacteria of clinical significance in veterinary medicine are not included in the data base. The Quantum II system provided an accurate identification system for isolates of Enterobacteriaceae but had limited usefulness for the identification of other gram-negative bacteria of clinical significance in veterinary medicine.