Gaps in SME Financing: An Analytical Framework

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February 2002

Research Paper prepared for the Small Business Branch of Industry Canada by Equinox Management Consultants Ltd.

This document presents a review of the empirical and theoretical literature on market failures, gaps, and imperfections. On the basis of this review, this report advances a series of hypotheses that relate to various perceptions of financing gaps that pertain to SMEs.