3. Conceptual Framework
This study tries to determine whether the
governments’ policy efforts are from demand or supply
side. Based on Stevenson and Lundstrom (2001),
governments financing policy focusing on the
availability of financing issue is referred as “the supply
side” policy. On the other hand, governments financing
policy focusing on the access to financing issue is known
as “demand side” policies. In the former case, the major
approaches are to encourage banks to do more small
business lending (e.g., provide loan guarantees), provide
tax incentives for equity investments, and provide
government financial assistance programs (e.g., microloans,
subsidized interest rate loans, R&D funds). In
the latter case, the major approaches are to reduce the
asymmetry of information flow between SMEs and
investors (angel networks and databases, information
sessions), improve accountability of banks for small
business lending (e.g., statistical reporting, setting
minimum levels for SME loans as a percentage of total
loan portfolio), and provide counseling services to SMEs
to improve their ability to secure debt and equity
financing.
3. Conceptual FrameworkThis study tries to determine whether thegovernments’ policy efforts are from demand or supplyside. Based on Stevenson and Lundstrom (2001),governments financing policy focusing on theavailability of financing issue is referred as “the supplyside” policy. On the other hand, governments financingpolicy focusing on the access to financing issue is knownas “demand side” policies. In the former case, the majorapproaches are to encourage banks to do more smallbusiness lending (e.g., provide loan guarantees), providetax incentives for equity investments, and providegovernment financial assistance programs (e.g., microloans,subsidized interest rate loans, R&D funds). Inthe latter case, the major approaches are to reduce theasymmetry of information flow between SMEs andinvestors (angel networks and databases, informationsessions), improve accountability of banks for smallbusiness lending (e.g., statistical reporting, settingminimum levels for SME loans as a percentage of totalloan portfolio), and provide counseling services to SMEsto improve their ability to secure debt and equityfinancing.
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