Finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) has been a concern for all stakeholders including … challenges faced by MSMEs in sourcing of finance during different stages of their life cycle. This study is a first … limitation in the identification and utilization of sources of finance. Data was collected through personal interviews using a …

elaborates on the key sources of finance existing for Thai manufacturing SMEs and their importance for SME performance as … enhancing SME access to external finance. Our results confirm that retained earnings are crucial to increase SME technical … efficiency, but loans from unlicensed moneylenders deteriorate their export performance. For external finance, government …

The cost of finance has a relatively high impact on the returns and viability of clean energy projects compared with … assessment and ratings, which have usually been an inappropriate measure of credit risk for clean energy finance, have a … significant influence on the cost of finance. Factors like inadequate credit information, a lack of historical data at the project …

discusses how business digitalization-and the use of digital finance-affected the operations of small firms as the impact of the … efficient business operations. Digital finance has yet to be well accepted and used by small businesses, even those already …

Difficulty in accessing finance is one of the critical factors constraining the development of small and medium … stable finance. One efficient way to promote SME financing is through credit guarantee schemes, where the government …

of these enterprises is their difficulty in accessing finance from banks and other financial institutions. The Credit …

of employment and output. However, SMEs generally have limited access to finance compared to large enterprises. Given the …