Frequently described as a ‘much ignored' focus of academic research, small venture financing has been the subject of a burgeoning literature in the past two decades. A considerable amount of research comprises empirical tests of theories developed in the field of corporate finance....

The paper investigates the existence of a pecking order in new technology-based firms (NTBFs) financing, and provides an evidence on factors determining what source of capital NTBFs try to access. The authors pay particular attention to aspects of human capital such as age, education and...

Understanding financial strategies and patterns of new firms is crucial to the theoretical unraveling of the entrepreneurial process as well as to the elaboration of appropriate support programs from practitioner and policy maker. The aim of this paper is to investigate whether a pecking order...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part I. Modigliani–Miller Theory in Corporate Finance -- Chapter 2. Capital Structure: Modigliani–Miller Theory -- Chapter 3. Modern Theory of Capital Cost and Capital Structure: Brusov–Filatova–Orekhova Theory (BFO Theory) -- Chapter 4. Optimal Capital...