Difficulties in Raising Finance and Sources of Finance Available for SMEs

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Difficulties in Raising Finance and Sources of Finance Available for

SMEs

Abstract:Comparedwithlargesizedenterprises,oneofthechiefcharactersofsmallandmediumenterprises(SMEs)isthatthescaleissmallandthepowerhasbeenhighlyconcentrated.Essentially,almostanysmallenterprisemanagestheirbusinessindependently.Thus,theinitiativeoftheoperatortotallydeterminesthemotivationforprofits.Astheoperatorsaresensitivetothechangeablemarket,implementingthecombinationoftherightofownershipandmanagementcontrolcanhelpoperatorseithersavethesupervisioncostsormakequickdecisions.However,difficultiesinraisingfinancehavesecularlyblockedthedevelopmentoftheSMEs.Therefore,itbecomesakeyissueforthegrowingoftheSMEsthathowtoeffectivelyimprovethefinancingsituationofSMEs.

Keywords:SMEs;restrictfactors;effectivefinancingstrategies

Initially,weneedtoanalyzetherestrictfactorsinraisingfinanceofSMEs.Itcanbesummedupintwoaspects,namely,externalenvironmentalfactorsandtheSMEs’internalfactors.Onlywemakeclearofthesefactorscanwesolvetheproblem.

Externalenvironmentalfactors

ernmentassistanceaspect

Foralongperiod,thenationalpoliciesoftentendtosupportlargesizedenterprises,whilepaylessattentiontoSMEs,rgecompaniescaneasilygainthefundfromcapitalmarketandmoneymarket,yetthethresholdforSMEsfinancinghasbeenincreasedalot.Thus,SMEsmustpayahighercosttoobtainloans.2.Financialinstitutionsaspect

(1)TheoperationmechanismoffinancialinstitutionsconstrainsthefundraisingofSMEs.Undertheimpactofthefinancialcrisis,toprotectthecountriesfromfurtherdamage,governmentshaveadoptedtheprincipleofprudence.Hence,itbecomesmoredifficultforSMEstogetbankloansthroughcreditguarantees.Thismacro-economiccontrolmethodfirstlyposesthenegativeeffectsonSMEs.(2)

ItstilllacksthefinancialinstitutionsthatcommensuratewiththeSMEs.Incertaincommercialbanks,therestillexiststhesizediscriminationtoSMEs.Besides,fromthepointofsavingcosts,anumberofbanksarereluctanttoinjectfundsintoSMEs.AlthoughsomecommercialbanksarewillingtosupporttheSMEs,theircapitalabilitycannotfullymeettheneedsofthosesmallandmediumenterprises,evenrestrictthedevelopmentofSMEsultimately.ItisoneofthemainreasonsforSMEstoobtainloansfrombanksandotherfinancialinstitutionsintermsofthecharacteristicsofitself.SMEs’problemsmainlyexistinthreeaspects:firstly,theauthorityofthebusinessisrelativelycentralizedandthefinancialmanagementisquiteirregular.Italwaysdoesnothaveasystematicmanagementmodel.MostSMEsare“familycompany”,sotheirshareholdersandfinancialmanagersarealwayslikelytobefamilymembers,friendsorbusinesspartners,whichincurthatownershipofthebusinessisrestrictedtofewindividuals,typicallyafamilygroup.Furthermore,topursuethemaximumprofit,profithasbeenusuallyintentionallyreducedbyenterprisesinthereporttopaylessincometax.Bankscannotgetthetruedetailsofbusinessperformancefromthereport.Thirdly,SMEsalwaysownmorecurrentassetsinsteadoffixedones,paniestendtohavesmallamountofregisteredcapital,aswellasinsufficientbankcredit.Noneoftheseconditionsmeettherequirementsoflendingbankloans.Obviously,itmaybedifficultforSMEstoraisefundmainlyrelyingonbankloans.

3.Directfinancingaspect

Toachievethedirectfinance,corporateprimarilyissuesharesofstockandcorporatebonds.Astotheequityfinancing,therequirementsoflistingarequitestrict,whichmakesmostSMEscannotraiseurgent-neededfundsthroughit.WiththelaunchofGrowthEnterprisesMarket(GEM),thosepotentialSMEsmaybenefitfromitslowthresholdenteringandstrictoperatingfeatures.Thus,itprobablyhelpsSMEstorelievecertainfinancingburden.ButtheGEMinmanycountriesisstillinitsinfancythathassomedefects.

4.Legalsystemaspect

SurvivalanddevelopmentofSMEshasalwaysbeenalackofeffectivelegalprotection.EventhoughlegalprotectioninmanycountriesoftheinternationalcommunitytoSMEshascertainpreferentialmeasures,itisstillinsufficientinlending,guarantyingandlisting.Consideringthelimitations,legalguaranteesystemsforSMEsalsoneedtobeimproved.

Internalfactors:

1.SMEsalwayslackmodernbusinessmanagementconcepts,whichmakethemfacehighrisksinoperating.Typicallysmallandmediumenterprisesare“familybusiness”,sotheirshareholdersandfinancialmanagersarealwayslikelytobefamilymembers,friendsorbusinesspartners,whichincurthatownershipofthebusinessisrestrictedtofewindividuals,typicallyafamilygroup.Theauthorityofthebusinessisrelativelycentralizedandthefinancialmanagementisquiteirregular.Also,italwaysdoesnothaveasystematicmanagementmodel.Additionally,SMEshaverelativelyhighdebtlevelsasawhole;soastoletfinancialinstitutionsassumehighercreditrisk.Generally,SMEshavenomediumorlong-termgoalssothattheiroperatingperiodisusuallyshort(only3-5years).Therefore,theymoreeasilytendtobankruptthanthoselargesizedcompanies.Nowadays,SMEsfacetheunprecedenteddevelopmentopportunities,aswellasseverechallenges.AlthoughthefinancingdifficultiesofSMEshavecausedwidespreadconcernallovertheworld,consideringthevariousreasonsofthisproblem,ernmentcanadjusttheregulationstoimprovemacroenvironmentofSMEs.BanksandotherfinancialinstitutionsmayadjusttheloanpolicysothateasethefinancinglimitationforSMEs.ThemostsignificantpointisthatSMEsshouldimproveitsinnerability.Theyneedtobuildgoodimages,improvetheircreditgrade,andestablishlong-termrelationshipwithbanks.