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Can Venture Capital and Private Equity Work for You? Six Simple Steps to Guide SMEs in the Western Balkans

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dc.contributor.authorBacaj, Zana
dc.contributor.authorHirata Barros, Ana Cristina
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-09T19:55:02Z
dc.date.available2020-04-09T19:55:02Z
dc.date.issued2020-04-02
dc.description.abstractAccess to finance is ranked as one of the constraints on businesses in the Western Balkans region (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia). Across the region, up to 99 percent of enterprises are small or medium-sized (SMEs). SMEs are a primary source of economic growth, innovation, and most importantly, job creation in the region. To attract funding from investors and grow their businesses successfully entrepreneurs need the necessary skills to become investment ready. However, in the Western Balkans, entrepreneurs lack investment readiness for different reasons, including lack of knowledge about the availability of external sources of finance; hesitation to surrender partial ownership and control of their business; and lack of knowledge of how to sell their ideas to potential investors. This guide is targeted at SME owners and managers of SMEs in the Western Balkans who are interested in developing their businesses and are considering whether venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) could be an option.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/543911585889420393/Can-Venture-Capital-and-Private-Equity-Work-for-You-Six-Simple-Steps-to-Guide-SMEs-in-the-Western-Balkans
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/33560
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/33560
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectVENTURE CAPITAL
dc.subjectPRIVATE EQUITY
dc.subjectSMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSME FINANCE
dc.subjectCORPORATE GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL STATEMENT PREPARATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectSEED CAPITAL
dc.titleCan Venture Capital and Private Equity Work for You? Six Simple Steps to Guide SMEs in the Western Balkansen
dc.typeReporten
dc.typeRapportfr
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okr.crossref.titleCan Venture Capital and Private Equity Work for You? Six Simple Steps to Guide SMEs in the Western Balkans
okr.date.disclosure2020-04-03
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::PSD, Privatization and Industrial Policy
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/543911585889420393/Can-Venture-Capital-and-Private-Equity-Work-for-You-Six-Simple-Steps-to-Guide-SMEs-in-the-Western-Balkans
okr.guid543911585889420393
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/33560
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b0877b05fb_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum31925369
okr.identifier.report147314
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/543911585889420393/pdf/Can-Venture-Capital-and-Private-Equity-Work-for-You-Six-Simple-Steps-to-Guide-SMEs-in-the-Western-Balkans.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.geographicalEastern Europe
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Finance and Development
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Microfinance
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Corporate Governance
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Enterprise Development & Reform
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Small and Medium Size Enterprises
okr.unitGovernance Global Practice
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