Bank lending is the most common source of external finance for many SMEs and entrepreneurs, yet has proven challenging to newer, innovative and fast growing companies, as well as to those undertaking important transitions in their activities or seeking to de-leverage and improve their capital...

A Guide to SME Finance is a brief guide to designing and implementing an SME finance program within a commercial bank or other financial institution, such as an NGO. This work covers the rationale behind SME finance why it makes sense for a bank to enter this market sector, followed by a...

This report covers seed stage financing for high growth companies in OECD and non-OECD countries with a primary focus on angel investment. The paper provides an overview of angel financing, including a description of how it has evolved in OECD and non-OECD countries and policy interventions...

pt. 1. The financial community's perspective on the role of private equity -- pt. 2. The entrepreneur's perspective on the role of private equity -- pt. 3. Private equity and the role of public policy in Europe.

Grundlegende Beiträge -- Grundüberlegungen zur Theorieorientierung in der Gründungsforschung -- Chancen und Risiken der Gründungsfinanzierung aus informationsökonomischer Sicht -- Entrepreneurial Finance und das Modigliani-Miller-Theorem -- Finanzierung von jungen Unternehmen in der Net...

Venture Capital spielt für den Erfolg von Gründungsvorhaben eine entscheidende Rolle. Dabei auftretende Interessenkonflikte zwischen Gründern und Investoren schlagen sich in umfangreichen und komplexen Verträgen nieder. Auf der Basis zahlreicher Interviews mit etablierten Persönlichkeiten...