We review the literature on financial constraints and the performance of small and medium
enterprises (SMEs). We consider the important role that SMEs play in the economies of …

The study utilized survey research (a non‐experimental field study design). Small business
owners from Western Canada were surveyed to gather information. Subjects were asked …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical quantitative evidence concerning
small business financing in China and highlight the financing problems faced by small to …

Growth of the small and medium‐size enterprise (SME) sector is traditionally an important
driver of overall economic growth, particularly in emerging economies. SME growth is …

Purpose–This paper aims to investigate business growth in post‐communist Albania using
an institutional perspective. Design/methodology/approach–The paper takes an institutional …

Purpose This paper aims to study the impediments and difficulties that prevent Indian
women from becoming entrepreneurs. Design/methodology/approach Data were obtained …

In this paper, we traced the survival status of 94,401 small businesses in 17 European
emerging markets from 2007 to 2017 and empirically examined the determinants of their …

Purpose Prior studies on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and performance have
frequently used unidirectional, single-equation regression although the literature …

The objective of this study is to elaborate on the development of micro and small enterprises
(MSEs) at the bottom of the economy, where most of them began as unbanked micro …

Several factors have been identified in the literature as affecting SME performance, in
particular ability to access finance. Access to finance is in turn influenced by variables in …