This study investigates the impact that ownership structure and board composition have on performance in a sample of Finnish SMEs. Our study is one of few that shed light on how corporate governance and ownership structures affect performance of small firms. Our results suggest that the...

This study investigates the determinants of start-up survival in a sample of Finnish firms. Our database allows us to investigate how qualitative information based on the personal history and characteristics of the owner, firm specific characteristics and credit analysts' subjective evaluation...