Contemporary problems of financing the micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises as well as their development Cover Image

Contemporary problems of financing the micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises as well as their development
Contemporary problems of financing the micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises as well as their development

Author(s): Marcin Idzik
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: financing enterprises; credits; development barriers; banks; management strategies

Summary/Abstract: The study presents the results of the analysis on the circumstances determinants considerations of using the external sources of financing companies’ activities. The empirical material consisted of the results of the newest, unpublished surveys among the entrepreneurs on a nationwide, representative sample of N = 1400 micro, small and medium-sized companies. The study analyzes the conditions of using the external sources of financing on the part of the supply of the credits (barriers on the part of the banks) and on the part of the demand (barriers on the part of the entrepreneurs). We conducted a segmentation of enterprises in Poland in terms of the adopted development strategies and financing of the enterprises.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 158
  • Page Range: 124-136
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English