| Ref. No. | Reference | Business Owner Group | Methodology | Sample size | Type of Financing | Region | Sector | Stage/ Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aboriginal Business Canada, 2001. | Aboriginal | Reference 8 data | 2,511 | All | Canada | All | All |
| 2 | Allen , K.R ., 1996. | Women | Interviews, NFWBO membership survey | 1,400 | All | US | All | All |
| 3 | Angus Reid Group, 2000. | Aboriginal, women, youth | Focus group, interviews | 97 | All | Canada: rural/urban | All | All |
| 4 | ACOA, 1995. | Youth | Best practices summary | Atlantic | All | All | ||
| 5 | BC Stats, 2000. | All SME's | Stats Canada data | BC | All | All | ||
| 6 | BDC, 1997. | Women | Interviews | 438 | Canada | All | 3-99 employees | |
| 7 | BDC, 1999. | Women | Same data as Ref 6 | 438 | Canada | All | 3-99 employees | |
| 8 | Caldwe ll, D. & Hunt, P., 1998. | Aboriginal | Survey | 2,511 | All | Canada | All | All |
| 9 | CBA, 2001. | All SME's | Interviews | 3,190 | All | Canada | All | All |
| 10 | CFIB, 1995. | Women | Survey | 10,903 | Bank debt | Canada | All | All |
| 11 | CFIB, 2001. | All SME's | Membership survey | 10,024 | All | Canada | All | All |
| 12 | Cliff, J.E ., 1998. | Women | Interviews | 229 | Growth | Vancouver | All | Growth |
| 13 | Colem an, S ., 2000. | Women | Survey | 4,000 | Debt | US | All | All |
| 14 | Dana, Leo-Paul, 1997. | Minority | Literature review | Canada | All | All | ||
| 15 | Fabowale, L., et al, 1995. | Women | Survey | 14,980 | Debt | Canada | All | All |
| 16 | Greene , P.G ., et al 2001. | Women | US VC annual surveys | 16,412 | VC | US | All | All |
| 17 | Groupe Secor, 2000. | All SME's | Survey | 13 | Debt | Canada | All | All |
| 18 | Haines , G.H ., et al, 1999. | Women | Bank loan files | 1,393 | Debt | Canada | All | All |
| 19 | Haynes, G.W ., & Haynes, D.C., 1999. | Women | NSSFB surveys | 2,284 | Debt | US | All | All |
| 20 | HRDC, 1998. | Youth | Stats Canada data | Canada | All | All | ||
| 21 | Industry Canada, 1998. | All SME's | Review of program | Debt | Canada | All | All | |
| 22 | Lynch, L., 2001. | Women | NFWBO survey | 1,194 | All | US | All | All |
| 23 | Marmen, L, 1999 | Language minorities | Stats Canada data | Canada | N/A | N/A | ||
| 24 | NFWBO, 1998. | Women | Survey | All | 16 countries | All | All | |
| 25 | NFWBO, 1999. | Women | Survey | 1,166 | All | Canada | All | All |
| 26 | NFWBO, 2000. | Women | NFWBO study | Equity | US | All | All | |
| 27 | Omnifacts Research, 2000. | Youth | Focus groups | 8 | Atlantic | All | All | |
| 28 | OAYEC , 2000. | Youth | Interviews | 47 | All | Ontario | KBI | All |
| 29 | OECD, 2000. | Women | Compilation of international data | All | International | All | All | |
| 30 | R.A. Malatest & Associates Ltd., 2000. | Youth / Aboriginal | Several methods | 400 | BC | All | All | |
| 31 | Rath, J., 2000. | Minority | Several methods | International | All | All | ||
| 32 | Statistics Canada, 1994. | All SME's | Stats Canada data | All | Canada | All | All | |
| 33 | Thompson, Lightstone & Company, 1998 | All, women, aboriginal, Visibible Min | Same data as Ref 9 | 3,190 | All | Canada | All | All |
| 34 | US SBA Office of Advocacy, 1999. | Minority | US stats sources | All | US | All | All | |
| 35 | Walker, D. & Joyner, B.E ., 1999. | Women | Conceptual framework | US | All | All | ||
| 36 | Williams , C., 2000. | Minority | Various sources | VC | US | All | All | |
| 37 | Yearwood, E., 2000. | Youth | Various sources | All | US | All | All |