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Financing of small and medium scale enterprises and its growth impact in Nigeria

Onyeiwu, Charles; Muoneke, Obumneke Bob; Nkoyo, Udo - In: Journal of entrepreneurial finance : JEF ; official … 22 (2020) 2, pp. 1-19

We examined the extent to which SMEs financing influenced economic growth in Nigeria through the use of time … SMEs did not retain the massive effect on growth as seen in previous studies. We can attribute this to our choice of … recommendations to the Federal Government and the apex bank are; capital inflows vis-à-vis affordable local loans to SMEs at single …

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The relationship between investment and internal cash flows in VC-backed SMEs : does firm size matter?

Serrasqueiro, Zélia; Sardo, Filipe; Félix, Elisabete … - In: Journal of entrepreneurial finance : JEF ; official … 21 (2019) 1, pp. 38-56

internal cash flows is greater in larger than in the smaller VC-backed SMEs. Debt is more important for smaller than for larger …-backed SMEs. …

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Small business financing : survey evidence in West Texas

He, Wei; Baker, H. Kent - In: Journal of entrepreneurial finance : JEF ; official … 12 (2007) 1, pp. 27-54

We investigate the financial sources of small firms through a survey of sample firms from West Texas. Evidence shows that the two most common start-up financing alternatives are personal savings and commercial bank loans. Commercial banks remain the most popular source of financing for present...

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The debt structure of SMEs : an optimization model

Moro, Andrea; Lucas, Mike R.; Grimm, Uwe G. - In: Journal of entrepreneurial finance : JEF ; official … 16 (2012) 1, pp. 87-108

-um sized enterprises (SMEs). In addition, the role of trust in accessing finance for such enterprises is under …-investigated. This paper presents a mathematical model for optimizing the debt structure of SMEs that, since SMEs are often equity …

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Trust and the demand for personal collateral in SME - bank relationships

Moro, Andrea; Lucas, Mike R.; Kodwani, Devendra - In: Journal of entrepreneurial finance : JEF ; official … 16 (2012) 1, pp. 57-79

. Using the quantitative and qualitative data about 457 SMEs-bank rela-tionships in North East Italy, we tested this …

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Minority small-firm credit applicants : does persistence pay?

Kim, Grace - In: Journal of entrepreneurial finance : JEF ; official … 15 (2011) 2, pp. 91-106

When credit application experiences are examined, minority-owned small firms are not the discouraged borrowers that credit outcome studies generally suggest. This paper examines repeated application for credit by small firms. Univariate statistical analysis reveals that persistence is necessary...

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Small firm use of debt : an examination of the smallest small firms

Coleman, Susan - In: Journal of entrepreneurial finance : JEF ; official … 7 (2002) 1, pp. 51-76

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Small business financing : differences between young and old firms

Robb, Alicia M. - In: Journal of entrepreneurial finance : JEF ; official … 7 (2002) 2, pp. 45-65

Financial capital is necessary not only for business formation but also for business survival and expansion: its role is well documented in the literature. While venture capital and IPOs often make the popular press, the fact is most firms are unable to tap into this market. Instead, they depend...

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The "liability of newness" and small firm access to debt capital : is there a link?

Coleman, Susan - In: Journal of entrepreneurial finance : JEF ; official … 9 (2004) 2, pp. 38-59

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Which loans are relationship loans? : evidence from the 1998 survey of small business finances

Mitchell, Karlyn; Pearce, Douglas Kenneth - In: Journal of entrepreneurial finance : JEF ; official … 9 (2004) 2, pp. 1-36

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