Financing Responsible Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises
A special issue of Journal of Risk and Financial Management (ISSN 1911-8074). This special issue belongs to the section "Business and Entrepreneurship".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 3753
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on the topic of “Financing Responsible Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises” and includes novel research on and discussion of financing measures, instruments, and actions aimed at supporting small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a clear and dedicated focus on being or becoming a responsible actor in society. More precisely, the focus is on those SMEs committed to making an active contribution to reaching the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Thereby, this Special Issue covers all types of smaller firms, i.e., start-ups and mature SMEs, including small firms preparing for succession/business transfers.
Considering the fact that small firms encounter more difficulties in collecting external finance compared to their larger counterparts, and taking into account the most recent developments at the geographical level, theoretical, conceptual, and empirical articles on new and innovative approaches to financing different stages of small firms’ efforts to remain or become responsible companies are welcome.
Contributions focusing on novel and alternative financing measures and instruments dedicated to fostering responsible activities in SMEs and other issues related to financing responsible small firms are encouraged as well.
Prof. Dr. Susanne Durst
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Gerstlberger
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
- start-ups
- responsible financing
- financing sustainable businesses
- innovative financing measures
- innovative financing instruments
- financing business transfer
- sustainable financing supports
- SDGs support
- ESG
