Financing constraints and SME growth: the suppression effect of cost-saving management innovations

T De Blick, I Paeleman, E Laveren - Small Business Economics, 2023 - Springer
A constrained access to external financing has a negative effect on firm growth. This is even
more problematic for SMEs, as smaller firms are more prone to having financing constraints …

[PDF][PDF] SME requirements and guidelines for the design of smart and highly adaptable manufacturing systems

E Rauch, AR Vickery, CA Brown… - Industry 4.0 for SMEs …, 2020 - library.oapen.org
SME requirements and guidelines for the design of smart and highly adaptable manufacturing
systems Page 68 39 2.1 Introduction The industrial environment has undergone a radical …

[PDF][PDF] Requirement analysis for the design of smart logistics in SMEs

P Dallasega, M Woschank, H Zsifkovits… - Industry 4.0 for SMEs …, 2020 - library.oapen.org
The fourth industrial revolution, also called “Industry 4.0,” is currently transforming the
manufacturing and connected supply chain industry. After the advent of mechanization …

[PDF][PDF] European small business finance outlook

H Kraemer-Eis, F Lang, W Torfs… - EIF Research & Market …, 2015 - researchgate.net
The European Investment Fund (EIF) is the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group's
specialist provider of risk financing for entrepreneurship and innovation across Europe …

Systematic analysis of needs and requirements for the design of smart manufacturing systems in SMEs

E Rauch, AR Vickery - Journal of Computational Design and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
With the increasing trend of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, also known as Industry 4.0 or
smart manufacturing, many companies are now facing the challenge of implementing …

Transfer of industry 4.0 to small and medium sized enterprises

E Rauch, DT Matt, CA Brown, W Towner… - Advances in …, 2018 - books.google.com
Industry 4.0 refers to the fourth industrial revolution and technological evolution from
embedded systems to cyber-physical production systems. A great challenge for the future …

[PDF][PDF] Field study to identify requirements for smart logistics of European, US and Asian SMEs

P Dallasega, M Woschank… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Industry 4.0 also known as the “fourth industrial revolution” will positively affect not only
manufacturing processes but also the connected supply chains. Through digitization …

European Small Business Finance Outlook: June 2019

H Kraemer-Eis, A Botsari, S Gvetadze, F Lang, W Torfs - 2019 - econstor.eu
This analysis provides an overview of the main markets relevant to the EIF. It starts by
discussing the general market environment, then looks at the main aspects of equity finance …

European Small Business Finance Outlook: December 2019

H Kraemer-Eis, A Botsari, S Gvetadze, F Lang, W Torfs - 2019 - econstor.eu
This working paper provides an overview of the main markets relevant to the EIF. It starts by
discussing the general market environment, then looks at the main aspects of equity finance …

[BOOK][B] Revitalizing securitization for small and medium-sized enterprises in Europe

MS Aiyar, MAJ Al-Eyd, MBB Barkbu, A Jobst - 2015 - books.google.com
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for a disproportionate share of output
and employment in Europe but are still highly dependent on bank finance, which dried up or …