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Financing Global Gazelles
Submitted To Industry Canada
Prepared by: Meyers Norris Penny
March 2006
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A gazelle is a small to medium sized antelope that is swift, graceful and able to reach high speeds for long periods of time.
Table of Contents
1. Definition of a Global Gazelle
2. Introduction
3. Industry Experts
4. Global Gazelle Companies
5. Government Policy, Program Incentives and Constraints
6. Summary of Key Findings
7. Interview Guide – Industry Experts
8. Interview Guide – Global Gazelle Companies
References
2. Introduction
3. Industry Experts
- 3.1 Main industries that attract global gazelles
- 3.2 Unique features of global gazelles
- 3.3 Unique qualities of financing needs
- 3.4 Financing issues including sources of financing and lending decisions
- 3.5 Unique qualities of ownership and management
- 3.6 Key drivers of success
- 3.7 Challenges to growth
- 3.8 Value created by global gazelles
- 3.9 Current public policy and incentives
- 3.10 Potential changes in public policy and incentives
4. Global Gazelle Companies
- 4.1 Company backgrounds
- 4.2 Key motives for starting the company
- 4.3 Background of the shareholders
- 4.4 Growth record
- 4.5 Countries involved
- 4.6 Partner organizations
- 4.7 Sources of start-up capital
- 4.8 Sources of current financing
- 4.9 Use of funds at key points in time
- 4.10 Future growth plans and potential funding needs
- 4.11 Biggest problems
- 4.12 What would stimulate additional growth and profitability
- 4.13 Friendliness of the Canadian business and government compared with other countries
- 4.14 Advantages / disadvantages of company situation compared with others
5. Government Policy, Program Incentives and Constraints
- 5.1 Government of Canada policies
- 5.2 Trade agreements
- 5.3 Government program incentives
- 5.4 Government controls over cross-border movement of goods
6. Summary of Key Findings
7. Interview Guide – Industry Experts
8. Interview Guide – Global Gazelle Companies
References
