Financing SMEs –Key Challenges and issues for Bankers Wickrama Narayana Chief Manager-SME Development People’s Bank The definition of Small & Medium scale Enterprises (SMEs) varies from country to country. The classification can be based on the firm’s assets‚ number of employees‚ or annual turnover along with the loan amount. Central Bank of Sri Lanka defines SMEs as enterprises with less than Rs. 600 million turnover per annum and with a maximum exposure of Rs. 200 million mainly to be classified
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Debt and equity are essentially the ways in which companies can raise capital. Debt financing is when a company takes out a loan that generally has a defined time period and interest rate attached to the transaction. Debt financing include loans‚ leases‚ bank overdrafts and terms of trade. Next‚ equity financing is when a company issues shares to the other investors which can be the general public or investment companies. These shares represent ownership of the company to the extent of the shares
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Financing Strategy Problem and Virtual Organization Strategy Paper There are many options for expansion for a privately held company. The Huffman Trucking Company has options to expand the operations of the business. The three best options that the firm faces are; going public through an IPO‚ acquiring another organization in the same industry‚ or merging with another organization. With each of these being a possibility‚ there are some aspects that must be taken into consideration. First there
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strong growth potential and lucrative returns. The strengths of this company’s business model are on its market potential and competitive advantages. Responding to event organization‚
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in order to manage risk factors are loss control‚ loss financing‚ and internal risk reduction. By using these three methods and knowing how they work a business can take to protect the company‚ the possible risks are easier to be contained and managed. Loss Control Loss Financing Loss financing is one of these techniques and is a “method used to obtain funds to pay for or offset losses that occur” (Risk Management Methods). Loss financing covers four different areas that help to achieve its end
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supplier allows the acquirer to provide for and raise the funds to compensate the initial owner‚ either a dealer or manufacturer. For Business sector finance: Car finance is required by both private individuals and businesses. All types of finance products are available to either sector‚ however the market share by finance type for each sector differs‚ partly because business contract hire can provide tax and cashflow benefits to businesses. Personal Car Finance: It is a complete subsector of personal
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services to the customer. Fund based services of NBFCs include: leasing‚ hire-purchase and other asset based services whereas fee based services of NBFCs include bill discounting‚ portfolio management and other advisory services. LEASE FINANCING Leasing as financial service is a contractual agreement where the owner (lessor) of equipment transfers the right to use the equipment to the user (lessee) for an‚ agreed period of time in return for a rental. At the end of the lease period the
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Summery Islamic Mode of Financing in other Countries (Malaysia‚ Iran‚ Sudan‚ Saudi Arabia) Introduction Islamic banking and finance may not be a totally new concept‚ the widespread expansion of this form of banking is certainly a fairly recent phenomena. There are more than 600 Islamic banking institutions and these institutions not only operate in Muslim countries‚ but have also gained footing in non-Muslim countries. Consensus forecasts expect the asset size of global IFSI to hit US$2 trillion
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After the September 11 attack the Federal Government took several steps to combat terrorist financing‚ resulting with "More than $140 million in terrorist’s assets have been frozen across the some 1‚400 bank accounts worldwide." (Kaplan‚ 2006‚ Council on Foreign Relations) The United States government along with several other countries worked together and passed several laws to combat terrorist financing. After September 11‚ 2001‚ the thought of another attack weighed heavy on the minds of the federal
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Risk Financing Risk imposes costs in two broad forms – loss costs and the costs of uncertainty. Risk financing attempts to mitigate the impact of these costs by structuring the availability of funds to pay claims‚ aid recovery and enable the organization to maintain financial stability as it moves forward towards its mission. How risk financing occurs can vary. At one end of the scale‚ fully self-insured entities retain responsibility and‚ if risk-related costs arise‚ the entity directly bears those
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