Essays about: "SME finance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words SME finance.

  1. 1. Exploring implications of the EU Taxonomy on funding and disclosure for Swedish SMEs

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Jessie Westerberg; Sofia Gren; [2023]
    Keywords : EU taxonomy; CSRD; GAR; BTAR; SMEs; Voluntary disclosure;

    Abstract : In 2019 the EU taxonomy was launched as a classification system that aims to provide a common language and framework for sustainable finance. The purpose is to guide investors and businesses to identify environmentally sustainable economic activities to support the transition towards a low-carbon, resource-efficient economy by 2050 within the EU. READ MORE

  3. 2. Are concessional state loans available to every SME? - Challenges and opportunities in the provision of concessional state loans for micro and small businesses engaged in tourism in the regions of Azerbaijan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Elmar Hajiyev; [2023]
    Keywords : Tourism and development; Micro and small businesses; Access to finance; Concessional state loans; Environmental factors; Supply-side factors; Demand-side factors; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Tourism is considered one of the main driving forces of economic growth. At the same time, micro and small businesses play a vital role in the development of the tourism sector as a supply side. Also, the development of entrepreneurial activity directly depends on internal and external financial resources. READ MORE

  4. 3. Diaspora Bonds Revisited: Review of the Potential and Feasibility of a Ghanaian Diaspora Bond

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Petter Stalin; [2023]
    Keywords : Diaspora Finance; Economic Development; Remittances; Sub-Saharan Africa; Ghana; Banking; SME; LMIC; Payments; Diaspora Bonds; Developing Economies; West Africa; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper explores the potential and feasibility of a Ghanaian diaspora bond. The paper uses a mixed-method approach combining qualitative interviews with key incumbents in the diaspora finance sector with quantitative data from two surveys on diaspora bonds from the Commonwealth (2018) and Mensah (2019). READ MORE

  5. 4. Net Present Value of Investments in Data Warehousing and Differences Across Firm Sizes

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Ferdinand Netsch; [2023]
    Keywords : Net Present Value; NPV; Data Warehouse; Corporate Finance; SME;

    Abstract : The continuous advent of data management technologies has enabled small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)s like Transalb Kühl- und Express-GmbH, a small German trucking company, to explore the strategic and financial benefits of data warehousing. This case study evaluates the data warehouse investment at Transalb by employing a Net Present Value (NPV) analysis to determine its financial viability. READ MORE

  6. 5. Which firm characteristics determine access to finance for SMEs within the East African Community?

    University essay from

    Author : Joseph Fridner; Emil Jonsson; [2020-06-29]
    Keywords : SME; access to finance; East African Community; sub-Saharan Africa; logit; FDR; asymmetric information;

    Abstract : Financial constraints among SMEs are generally more prevalent in the developing world than in the developed world, but SMEs in sub-Saharan Africa stand out as being particularly constrained. Previous studies also show causal links between access to finance and company growth and increased prosperity. READ MORE