Difficulties in Raising Finance and Sources of Finance Available for SMEs
- 格式:doc
- 大小:32.00 KB
- 文档页数:4
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.