Cristian Rincon-  Guio, Oscar Jaramillo  Castaño, Ramiro Gamboa  Suarez, Luis Alfredo Jimenez  Rodriguez, Jose Eduardo  Corredor, John Jairo Cardenas  Perez, 
    Manufacturing Industry Firm Dynamics of a Southern Region of
Colombia, 2012-2017,
    Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
    Volume 14,Issue 1,
    2019,
    Pages 280-286,
    ISSN 1816-949x,
    jeasci.2019.280.286,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.280.286)
    Abstract: This study describes the behaviour of manufacturing industry companies registered from 2012-2017,
in the state of Huila, Colombia. A retrospective observational descriptive study was performed with the source
of information being a national database (Registro Unico Comercial y Social, RUES), taking into account only
registered manufacturing industry companies, their economic activity, sizes and locations. A direct association
was found between micro and small companies and survival, likewise, a direct association between company
size and economic activity was registered. These results may help in design and implementation of future
projects that improve companie’s development and regional productivity.
    Keywords: small companies;business behaviour;manufacturing industry firms;Business success;regionaldevelopment;survival firms;economic development;business survival factors;star up firms