This book consists of selected papers from the Annual High Technology Small Firms (HTSFs). The conference is acknowledged by experts in the field to be a particularly useful and authoritative record of the evolution of HTSF research since the inception of the series in 1993. *Addresses strategic growth for small firms *Discusses how to harness external resources to promote growth (i.e., government and/or larger firms) while maintaining a win-win *Includes discussion of "spin off" the transformation from a non-profit making entity to a competitive busines world