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Financing SMEs in Canada: Barriers Faced by Women, Youth, Aboriginal and Minority Entrepreneurs in Accessing Capital — Phase 2: Gap Analysis and Recommendations for Further Research

Appendix A: Summary of Research Findings

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