The Role of Loan and Guarantee Funds in Filling the Funding Gap for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

• Autorzy: Halina Waniak-Michalak
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Research background. The analysis of the funding gap for SMEs and loan and guarantee funds'capability to fill this gap has been undertaken to assess the instruments used in Poland which are focused on the development of entrepreneurship. Methodology/methods. The funding gap for small and medium-sized enterprises is measured with the method of unfulfilled demand for funding and unawarded funding. The size of the gap is compared to the potential amount of the guarantees and loans granted by non-bank organisations in Poland dependent on the amount of capital held. Purpose of the article. The purpose of the article is to answer the research question of whether guarantee and loan funds in Poland play a significant role in filling the funding gap for small and medium-sized enterprises Findings & Value added Guarantee and loan funds are not able to fill the equity gap of SMEs in Poland due to low capital resources compared with needs, and an insufficient number of institutions offering non-bank funding. Also, the high risk attributed to loans granted to small and medium-sized entrepreneurs influences the low degree of utilisation of the capital already held, both by loan and guarantee funds. The unutilised capital is deposited in bank accounts and does not lead to the increase of the multiplier effect. The analysis concerns the specificity of the support system for SMEs in Poland and cannot be generalised to systems in other countries. However, the conclusions from the conducted analysis and the methodology of calculation of the equity gap may serve other researchers as a basis for creating their own theses and research hypotheses. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Small business; Loans; Loan funds; Financing enterprises; Guarantee services

PL

Małe i średnie przedsiębiorstwa; Pożyczki; Fundusze pożyczkowe; Finansowanie przedsiębiorstwa; Świadczenia gwarancyjne

• Czasopismo: e-Finanse
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: 13
• Numer: nr 4
• Strony: 127--135

Twórcy

autor

Halina Waniak-Michalak

• University of Lodz, Poland

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DOI

10.1515/fiqf-2016-0041