[PDF][PDF] Small and medium-sized enterprises financing: A review of literature

AM Abdulsaleh, AC Worthington - International Journal of …, 2013 - researchgate.net
There is no doubt that access to finance is of crucial importance for the ongoing and
sustainable growth and profitability of small and medium enterprises sector (SMEs) through …

Venture capital, angel financing, and crowdfunding of entrepreneurial ventures: A literature review

J Wallmeroth, P Wirtz, AP Groh - Foundations and Trends® in …, 2018 - nowpublishers.com
Venture capital, angel financing, and crowdfunding have evolved and matured in the
entrepreneurial finance market. These market developments have also been accompanied …

Signaling for more money: The roles of founders' human capital and investor prominence in resource acquisition across different stages of firm development

EJ Ko, A McKelvie - Journal of Business Venturing, 2018 - Elsevier
We use signaling theory to explain how new ventures effectively signal future prospects to
acquire external resources. Based on a sample of 235 new ventures drawn from a unique …

[BOK][B] A general theory of entrepreneurship: The individual-opportunity nexus

SA Shane - 2003 - books.google.com
'This ambitious book draws upon a wide variety of literature in develo** a comprehensive
theory of entrepreneurship, ranging from the discovery of entrepreneurial activities, to …

Business angel early stage decision making

AL Maxwell, SA Jeffrey, M Lévesque - Journal of Business Venturing, 2011 - Elsevier
Using 150 interactions between entrepreneurs and potential investors, we study early stage
business angel decision making. We show that contrary to the majority of past research that …

What do investors look for in a business plan? A comparison of the investment criteria of bankers, venture capitalists and business angels

C Mason, M Stark - International small business journal, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
Most potential funders wish to see a business plan as a first step in deciding whether or not
to invest. However, much of the literature on how to write a business plan fails to emphasize …

A comparison of business angel and venture capitalist investment procedures: an agency theory-based analysis

M Van Osnabrugge - Venture Capital: An international journal of …, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
This paper provides a detailed comparison of the investment criteria and procedures of
business angels (BAs) and venture capitalists (VCs) across the full investment process. To …

The boundaries and limitations of agency theory and stewardship theory in the venture capitalist/entrepreneur relationship

JD Arthurs, LW Busenitz - Entrepreneurship Theory and …, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
The dynamic ownership arrangements surrounding the venture capitalist–entrepreneur (VC–
E) relationship inherent in new ventures make the examination of principals' or venture …

Academic and surrogate entrepreneurs in university spin-out companies

SJ Franklin, M Wright, A Lockett - The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2001 - Springer
Universities have two options when they formulate policies to develop new technology-
based start-ups. One approach is to encourage faculty members to engage in this activity …

A comparison of the effect of angels and venture capitalists on innovation and value creation

S Dutta, TB Folta - Journal of business venturing, 2016 - Elsevier
We examine the extent to which private equity investors generate value-added benefits to
venture development and investigate whether these benefits differ across angel groups and …