Leaseurope puts focus on SME leasing with roundtable initiative
Leaseurope is launching a series of roundtable meetings across European countries to discuss leasing as a key source of finance for SMEs.
Europe and Central Asia
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Evaluating the impact of European microfinance. The foundations.
To assess the effects of activities - the Impact Assessment – is an important topic for EIF and a focus area of EIF’s Research & Market Analysis. Analyses in the field of SME guarantees have already been published (see EIF Working Paper 2015/029), and corresponding work is underway in the area of Venture Capital.
European Small Business Finance Outlook, December 2015
This analysis provides an overview of the main markets relevant to EIF. It starts by discussing the general market environment for SME finance, then look at the main aspects of equity finance and the SME guarantees / securitisation markets. Finally, it highlights important aspects of microfinance in Europe.
SME Securitisation – at a crossroads?
SMEs are the backbone of the European economy. The financing situation for European SMEs is slightly improving, but also differs very much from country to country. In Europe, SMEs’ financing strongly depends on banks and also after the crisis banks will remain the main external financing source for SMEs.
The Missing Entrepreneurs 2015
The Missing Entrepreneurs 2015 is the third edition in a series of annual reports that provide data and policy analysis on inclusive entrepreneurship. Inclusive entrepreneurship involves business start-up and self-employment activities that contribute to social inclusion as well as to economic growth, covering entrepreneurship activities by social groups such as youth, women, seniors, immigrants and the unemployed.
Tackling SMEs Asymmetric Risk: The EIB Group Approach
Europe’s 22 million SMEs provide 67% of all EU jobs and generate 58% of total EU value added, yet they still often face greater difficulty in accessing the finance they need than their larger competitors. The European Economy journal has brought together financial experts to debate how to address this problem in its latest issue: “Who takes the risks for funding SMEs?”
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Key topics to be discussed
- Digital revolution
- Innovation of the banking philosophy
- Personalised services for online customers
- Effective cooperation with startups
- Future of payment processes
- Bulletproof cybersecurity
- Big Data sorcery
How Equity Finance Can Help Europe’s SMEs Grow
Europe’s SMEs are heavily reliant on bank loans with limited access to other types of finance. Yet equity finance is often more suitable for startups and growth companies and is available from diverse sources, such as family and friends, business angels, crowdfunders, venture capitalists and public markets. But the path to accessing this type of finance is not always clear…
Efma SME Summit 2016
The conference will focus on the core challenges and opportunities faced by small and medium-sized organisations operating in the retail banking sector.
Highlights of the event will include a pre-conference workshop where delegates will learn to challenge traditional thinking in SME banking, and a Customer Centricity roundtable with members of the Efma Business Banking Advisory council. There will also be announcements about new innovative apps for SME banking and more interactive sessions on customer centricity.
Key topics covered at the conference will include:
New Approaches to SME and Entrepreneurship Financing
Bank lending is the most common source of external finance for many SMEs and entrepreneurs, yet has proven challenging to newer, innovative and fast growing companies, as well as to those undertaking important transitions in their activities or seeking to de-leverage and improve their capital structures.