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An empirical investigation of the financial growth lifecycle

Ciarán Mac an Bhaird, Brian M. Lucey

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development · 2011 · 66 citations · 41 references

Concepts

BusinessBusiness EconomicsFinanceCorporate FinanceFinancial EconomicsSmall Business ManagementCapital FormationCapital Structure DeterminantsFinancial DevelopmentFinancing DecisionsGrowth FinancingLong-term FinancingFirm Life CycleSmall Business FinanceSmall Enterprise FinanceSmall Firm FinancingSme Finance

Abstract

Purpose – This paper aims to empirically examine the financing of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) through a financial growth lifecycle model.

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