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RELATIONSHIP LENDING - EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FOR GERMANY

Memmel, Christoph; Schmieder, Christian; Stein, Ingrid - Economics Department, European Investment Bank (EIB) - 2008

, which has been assumed to be particularly beneficial for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). During recent years … could ultimately yield to a worsening of the business environment for corporates and SMEs. In this study, we investigate the …

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The evolution of Italian Firms: from the “Cina in Europe” to the new developing solutions

Colaninno, Matteo - In: BANCARIA 6 (2006) June, pp. 8-14

The entrepreneur is an innovator devising, creating, destroying and starting again a business. In a deep changed world, the development of a firm is influenced by the relationship with the financial market and the banks that also in the next years will have a significant role in the financing...

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Politique Industrielle et PME : Nouvelle Politique et Nouveaux Outils ?

Carré, Denis; Levratto, Nadine - EconomiX, Université Paris Ouest-Nanterre la Défense … - 2008

After having sought to reduce production costs, economic policies dedicated to SMEs tend to promote cooperation and to … play different roles. This paper aims at studying the evolution observed in the implementation of SMEs policies. It rests …

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Research and development: financial constraints and the role of public funding for small and medium-sized enterprises

Czarnitzki, Dirk - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2002

German small and medium?sized firms (SME). Special attention is paid to the role of public R&D subsidies. For this purpose … SME in Western and East-ern Germany are compared because these regions are very different in their supply of public R …&D funding. It turns out that Western German SME are financially constrained in their R&D activities by both internal and …

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The Indirect Costs of Venture Capital in Canada

Carpentier, Cécile; Suret, Jean-Marc - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2005

Some analysts and policy makers consider that the growth of New Technology Based Firms (NTBF) is impeded by an insufficient supply of capital. In Canada, as in other jurisdictions, the public authorities have interceded to fill this equity gap by increasing the supply of funds. However, several...

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Private Placements by Small Public Entities: Canadian Experience

Carpentier, Cécile; Suret, Jean-Marc - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2009

In Canada, most of the private placements are offered by small and unprofitable entrepreneurial ventures -- for which the asymmetry of information and adverse selection problems are particularly acute. Private placements are a very important source of equity for these emerging businesses. In...

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Critical Capabilities and Performance of the Small Subcontracting Firms in the Aerospace Industry

Bourgault, Mario; Lefebvre, Élisabeth; Lefebvre, Louis A. - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 1994

capabilities that characterize successful SMEs in industries where significant added value is created. The results presented are …

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Survey evidence on the exchange rate exposure of Hungarian SMEs

Bodnár, Katalin - In: MNB Bulletin 1 (2006) 1, pp. 6-12

During the past year, a survey was conducted among Hungarian small and medium enterprises. The results of the survey suggest that a significant ratio of companies is directly exposed to fluctuations in the exchange rate, which may affect their profitability to a large degree. The majority of...

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The Asian â€œNoodle Bowlâ€:Is It Serious for Business?

Kawai, Masahiro; Wignaraja, Ganeshan - eSocialSciences - 2009

activity, particularly for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).[ADBI WP NO 136] …

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DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF AN ELECTRONIC-MANUFACTURING SELECTION FRAMEWORK FOR SMEs

TAN, BOON L.; BENNETT, DAVID J. - In: International Journal of Innovation and Technology … 04 (2007) 03, pp. 241-265

With a wide diversity of available technologies, it is extremely problematic for SMEs to identify, plan, prioritize and … SMEs in managing complexity in e-manufacturing planning. A case study, carried out in Singapore, demonstrates the …

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