Can Venture Capital and Private Equity Work for You? Six Simple Steps to Guide SMEs in the Western Balkans

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作者：

Bacaj, Zana

来源地址：

http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33560

关键词：

VENTURE CAPITAL;  PRIVATE EQUITY;  SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES;  SME FINANCE;  CORPORATE GOVERNANCE;  FINANCIAL STATEMENT PREPARATION;  PRIVATE INVESTMENT;  SEED CAPITAL;  Report;  Rapport;  Informe; 

年份：

2020

出版地：

Washington,USA

语种：

English

摘要：

Access to finance is ranked as one of the constraints on businesses in the Western Balkans region (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia). Across the region, up to 99 percent of enterprises are small or medium-sized (SMEs). SMEs are a primary source of economic growth, innovation, and most importantly, job creation in the region. To attract funding from investors and grow their businesses successfully entrepreneurs need the necessary skills to become investment ready. However, in the Western Balkans, entrepreneurs lack investment readiness for different reasons, including lack of knowledge about the availability of external sources of finance; hesitation to surrender partial ownership and control of their business; and lack of knowledge of how to sell their ideas to potential investors. This guide is targeted at SME owners and managers of SMEs in the Western Balkans who are interested in developing their businesses and are considering whether venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) could be an option.