Purpose–This paper sets out to assess the market for start‐up finance in the UK for high
growth potential entrepreneurial firms. Design/methodology/approach–The paper uses data …

Developments in the supply of equity capital during the 1980s have reduced the size of the
equity gap in the UK. However, such developments have not adequately met the need for …

In the aftermath of the financial crisis, the recovery of the UK economy has been sluggish,
and a key concern of policymakers is that private sector firms should have adequate access …

This article takes a close look at the ways US, Israeli, and Irish policy makers have
addressed the start‐up equity‐financing gap. US policy makers have been indirect …

This report reviews and assesses the state of financing for entrepreneurs and their ventures
around the world. The empirical data are from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) …

Abstract The City of London recognises the important contribution made by small and
medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to the UK economy and the critical role played by UK …

How do we ensure that companies with the potential to grow do so? Does a lack of finance
prevent firms from growing and benefiting the wider economy? These are important …

3i welcomes the priority given by the UK Government and the EU to stimulating enterprise
based on economic stability, competitiveness and a dynamic entrepreneurial culture …

Over many years government interest has persisted in the general funding problems of small
and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This concern has often concentrated on capital …

Since the economic recession of 2008, there is increasing evidence that small to medium
sized enterprises (SMEs) have found it increasingly difficult to access funding from …