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software industry is examined. To provide an understanding of the relationship between the suppliers of capital and the … that there are differences in the informal venture capital market among broadly defined sectors in terms of the sectors …' technology and competitive conditions and their impact on: first, the need for, and timing of, external equity capital; and …
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to cases of pre-venture-capital start-up firms, along with the practical implications that would follow, efforts are made …
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This work examines the leverage ratios of firms covered by the 1998 SSBF Survey. We find that small firms in general are significantly more levered than their larger counterparts in an industry-matched Compustat sample, but the difference is at least partially explained by differences in...
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Capital structure choices and preferences in small, rapidly growing corporations are examined. As much of capital …, information asymmetries) a survey was designed in an attempt to gauge the relevance of several theories of capital structure. The …. Analysis of the responses indicates that tax factors and management preferences have major impacts on capital structure …
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Since 1984 Informal Venture Networks (VCNs) have been formed and are currently operating in several states and Canada. However, little has been written in regard to the performance of these networks. This article presents the results of preliminary research concerning their performance. Our...
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The stock market return and the risk of 33 quoted European venture capital companies during the period 1977-1991 are … significantly lower than zero. When interpreting these results, one has to take into account that most shares of venture capital … can expect in the future, may be higher than in the past. Venture capital companies that are specialized in a specific …
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capital structure choice and find that VC backing does not systematically alter the use of debt by firms. These results …Much of the current research regarding the venture capitalist examines samples of venture capital (VC) backed firms … conclusions. Controlling for the determinants of capital structure, we examine the persistence of previously noted differences in …
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software industry is examined. To provide an understanding of the relationship between the suppliers of capital and the … that there are differences in the informal venture capital market among broadly defined sectors in terms of the sectors …' technology and competitive conditions and their impact on: first, the need for, and timing of, external equity capital; and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790681
This study reports results of a nationwide survey on overall working capital policy of small manufacturing firms. The … form queried firms on their overall working capital policies as well as on the management of the components of working … capital. Statistically significant measures of association between working capital policies and tools were found among many of …
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to cases of pre-venture-capital start-up firms, along with the practical implications that would follow, efforts are made …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790715