This book explores how the venture capital sector supports growth and development of SMEs. The text draws from major international empirical studies in Indian and Islamic industries to analyse techniques used by venture capitalists to value, structure and monitor investments. This book is...

This book presents a business model on how to structure the relationship between financial services and procurement. The need for new models is particularly important to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) where there is an evident difficulty in accessing credit. Due to this context,...

This book explores how the global financial and European sovereign debt crises have forced small-and-medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to reassess and adapt their funding strategies. At the heart of the matter is the worsening access to bank credit for such enterprises. Through this discussion we...

Dieses Buch beleuchtet theoretisch fundiert sowie praxisorientiert die wichtigsten Fragen der Unternehmensfinanzierung und die Vielfalt der Finanzierungsinstrumente für den Mittelstand. Maßgeschneiderte Finanzierungslösungen können zu einem wichtigen Wettbewerbsfaktor werden - insbesondere...

This book analyses and confronts the functioning of guarantee systems for SMEs in countries where these schemes had an important development. The book also highlights how the current financial crisis is modifying the guarantees schemes, through policy maker interventions

A Guide to SME Finance is a brief guide to designing and implementing an SME finance program within a commercial bank or other financial institution, such as an NGO. This work covers the rationale behind SME finance why it makes sense for a bank to enter this market sector, followed by a...

Das Werk gibt einen theoretisch und empirisch fundierten Überblick zur Finanzierung im Mittelstand. Vor dem Hintergrund der Entwicklungen seit der jüngsten Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise ist dieses Thema von besonderer Bedeutung. Studien zufolge ist die Finanzierung mittelständischer...

Chapter 1: Introduction to "Entrepreneurship in Post-Communist Countries: New Drivers towards a Market Economy" -- Part 1: Entrepreneurship in Post-Transition Context -- Chapter 2: The influence of the motives of entrepreneurial activity on economic growth of developing countries in Southeast...

Der deutsche Mittelstand — Herzstück der deutschen Wirtschaft -- Anforderung an die Mittelstandsfinanciers aus Sicht eines mittelständischen Unternehmers -- Mittelstandsfinanzierung im Wandel: Neue Chancen oder neue Risiken? -- Bedeutung und Auswirkungen des Ratings für die...

Goals of Financial Management -- Financial Statements Analysis -- A Systematic Approach to Financial Performance Appraisal of a Company Based on Trend Analysis -- Risk & Defensive Strategies -- Liquidity Management and Sales Growth -- Working Capital Management -- Fixed Assets -- Budgeting --...