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SME funding without banks? On the interplay of banks and markets

Franke, Günter; Krahnen, Jan Pieter - 2017

The Capital Markets Union-project of the European Commission aims for an increase of market-based debt financing of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), complementing bank lending. In this essay we argue that rather than focussing on pure non-bank lending, a reasonable mix of bank- and...

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The use of SME tax incentives in the European Union

Bergner, Sören Martin; Bräutigam, Rainer; Evers, … - 2017

companies. We find that SME tax incentives are a commonly used measure among European policy makers. The vast majority of … examine the arguments potentially justifying the usage of SME tax incentives. As a main result, small firms per se do not … commonly associated with SMEs - and possibly warranting the use of SME tax incentives - can therefore not be confirmed. Instead …

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Innovation Promotes Internationalization of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Lejpras, Anna - In: Weekly Report 6 (2010) 13, pp. 97-104

In recent decades the internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has increased significantly, especially in manufacturing industries. Yet in contrast to large, multinational corporations, not much is known about the international activities of SMEs. Data on East German...

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Exploring inter-organizational relationships in automotive component remanufacturing

Lind, Sebastian; Olsson, David; Sundin, Erik - In: Journal of Remanufacturing 4 (2014) 5, pp. 1-14

, all European small and medium-sized (SME) remanufacturers of automotive components. These companies were investigated, and …

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The impact of finance on the performance of Thai manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises

Amornkitvikai, Yot; Harvie, Charles - 2016

This study sheds light on small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) financing and its performance in Thailand. It … 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 …

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Does internal and external research and development affect innovation of small and medium-sized enterprises? Evidence from India and Pakistan

Ur Rehman, Naqeeb - 2016

This study investigates the impact of internal and external research and development (R&D) on the innovation performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in India and Pakistan. Micro-level data was obtained for 3,492 Indian and 696 Pakistani SMEs from the World Bank's Enterprise...

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Finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in India: Sources and challenges

Singh, Charan; Wasdani, Kishinchand Poornima - 2016

Finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) has been a concern for all stakeholders including entrepreneurs, financial institutions, and government organizations. The key objective of the study was to identify various challenges faced by MSMEs in sourcing of finance during...

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Small firms, human capital, and productivity in Asia

Vandenberg, Paul; Trinh, Long Q. - 2016

The paper analyzes the link between human capital and firm-level productivity in five Asian countries. It draws on a dataset of over 4,000 enterprises and considers both the prior educational attainment of workers and in-service training programs of enterprises. Differences between small,...

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Commercial bank innovations in small and medium-sized enterprise finance: Global models and implications for Thailand

Subhanij, Tientip - 2016

enterprises and the constraints to SME financing remain the main topic of policy discussion today. Against this background, the … SME financing. This will also ensure that lending to small-business clients is not a burden to the government and is self …

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Gender matters: Private sector training in Vietnamese SMEs

Bjerge, Benedikte; Torm, Nina; Trifkovic, Neda - 2016

In many developing countries the skill base is a cause of concern with respect to international competition. Firm-provided training is generally seen as an important tool for bridging the skills gap between labour force and private sector demand. Yet little is known about how successful such...

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