There is an increased interest in small companies and entrepreneurship among academicians and policy makers. The melting of the cold war and the collapse of the socialist economies of the Soviet bloc, in combination with the interest of the affected countries in imitating some form of...

There has developed within the past decade an increased interest among academicians and policy makers in the small companies and entrepreneurs of the world. Domestically, small business is viewed by the “true believers” as the engine that drives the machinery, citing innovation and job...

This article concentrates on internet resources that are available to those interested in entrepreneurial and small firm finance. Specifically, I present web pages that focus on general entrepreneurial issues and different avenues for acquiring capital. The three main areas of external financing...

Crowdinvesting ist geprägt von einer Vielzahl von Partikularinteressen, wobei den Portalen eine Schnittstellenfunktion zukommt. Die Nutzung der durchaus vielversprechenden Potenziale dieser Finanzierungsform hängt maßgeblich davon ab, inwieweit es gelingt, den Informationsasymmetrien und...