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Gaps in SME Financing: An Analytical Framework
Prepared for Industry Canada by
Equinox Management Consultants Ltd.
February 2002
Research Paper prepared for the Small Business Policy Branch as part of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) Financing Data Initiative
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
Debt Markets for Canadian SMEs
Equity Markets for Canadian SMEs
Gaps, According to Suppliers of Capital
A Statistical Framework for Gap Analysis
Summary and Discussion
References
Appendix: A Fictitious Example of a Confounding Effect
Introduction
Debt Markets for Canadian SMEs
- Overview
- Commercial Bank Lending
- Specialized Finance Companies: Asset-based Financing and Leasing
- Mezzanine Financing
- Gaps in the Debt Market for SMEs
Equity Markets for Canadian SMEs
- The Canadian Market for Informal Capital
- The Canadian Market for Institutional Venture Capital
- The Canadian Market for IPOs
Gaps, According to Suppliers of Capital
A Statistical Framework for Gap Analysis
Summary and Discussion
References
Appendix: A Fictitious Example of a Confounding Effect
