The financing of small firms: Different continents, the same problems?

This article compares the experiences of small firms in the U.K. and Malaysia and assesses whether public and private sector financial initiatives in the two countries have reduced the existence of the "finance gap" thought to prevail in both.

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Main Authors: Grahame Boocock, Ismail A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2001-03-01
Series:New England Journal of Entrepreneurship
Online Access:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/NEJE-04-02-2001-B003/full/pdf?title=the-financing-of-small-firms-different-continents-the-same-problems
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spelling doaj.art-ccda74fe9710445095bd51e1118dec782022-12-22T01:50:20ZengEmerald PublishingNew England Journal of Entrepreneurship2574-89042001-03-01421310.1108/NEJE-04-02-2001-B003The financing of small firms: Different continents, the same problems?Grahame Boocock0Ismail A1Loughborough University, United KingdomUniversiti Teknologi MARA, MalaysiaThis article compares the experiences of small firms in the U.K. and Malaysia and assesses whether public and private sector financial initiatives in the two countries have reduced the existence of the "finance gap" thought to prevail in both.https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/NEJE-04-02-2001-B003/full/pdf?title=the-financing-of-small-firms-different-continents-the-same-problems
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