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The effects of COVID-19 on U.S. small businesses: evidence from owners, managers, and employees

Alekseev, Georgij; Amer, Safaa; Gopal, Manasa; Kuchler, … - 2020

We analyze a large-scale survey of owners, managers, and employees of small businesses in the United States to understand the effects of the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic on those businesses. The survey was fielded in late April 2020 among Facebook business page administrators, frequent...

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What if firms could borrow more? : evidence from a natural experiment

Brown, James R.; Martinsson, Gustav; Thomann, Christian - 2015

We study the effects of a unique lending program initiated by the Swedish government at the height of the financial crisis that allowed firms to suspend payment of all labor-related taxes and fees. Comprehensive administrative data on all Swedish firms show that firms borrowing from the program...

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Marketplace lending of SMEs

Cumming, Douglas J.; Hornuf, Lars - 2020

absent in these markets. We introduce a dataset of 414 SME marketplace loans and 8,236 online loan days to test these …

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Complementing business training with access to finance : evidence from SMEs in Kenya

Ashraf, Anik; Lyons, Elizabeth - 2023

This paper investigates the complementarity between business training and access to financial capital for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya. All participants in a business training program are offered training. One-third of participants are offered loans immediately after training...

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All you need is cash : corporate cash holdings and investment after the global financial crisis

Joseph, Andreas; Kneer, Christiane; Horen, Neeltje van - 2021

Cash holdings at the onset of a financial crisis are a key determinant of investment by SMEs not only during the crisis but also during the recovery period. Cash-rich SMEs could maintain their capital stock during the global financial crisis, while cash-poor rivals reduced theirs. This gave...

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Drivers and obstacles to banking SMEs : the role of competition and the institutional framework

Torre, Augusto de la; Martínez Pería, María Soledad; … - 2009

foster SME lending and attention has focused on improving the institutional environment, such that the financial system is … more willing to lend to SMEs. In this paper, we directly ask banks (the main providers of SME external finance) what … and retail sectors. They perceive the SME market as highly profitable, large, and with good prospects. Moreover, banks are …

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Racial disparities in access to small business credit : evidence from the paycheck protection program

Howell, Sabrina T.; Kuchler, Theresa; Snitkof, David; … - 2021

We explore the sources of racial disparities in small business lending by studying the $806 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was designed to support small business jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. PPP loans were administered by private lenders but federally guaranteed, largely...

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Labour costs and the decision to hire the first employee

Cockx, Bart; Desiere, Sam - 2023

Firms without paid employees account for up to 80% of all firms, but only a small minority ever hires. This paper investigates the relationship between labour costs and the decision to hire a first employee and become an employer. Leveraging a unique policy in Belgium that permanently reduced...

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The financial and non-financial performance of token-based crowdfunding : certification arbitrage, investor choice, and the optimal time of ICOs

Dombrowski, Niclas; Drobetz, Wolfgang; Hornuf, Lars; … - 2023

What role does the selection of an investor and the timing of financing play in initial coin offerings (ICOs)? We investigate the operating and financial performance of ventures conducting ICOs with different types of investors at different points in the ventures' life cycle. We find that,...

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Investor tax breaks and financing for start-ups : evidence from China

Güçeri, İrem; Hou, Xipei; Xing, Jing - 2024

We examine how investor-level tax incentives affect financing for start-ups using the introduction of a generous tax deduction for qualified angel and VC investment in China as a quasi-natural experiment. We find that the tax incentive increases funding for eligible start-ups, with stronger...

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