FINANCING OBSTACLES OF SMALL ENTERPRISES - EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

Authors

  • Higher School of Professional Business Studies in Novi Sad , Serbia

Keywords:

small enterprises and entrepreneurs, financing obstacles, financial institutions, loan, risk

Abstract

Small enterprises are the driving force of any economy, and the engine of economic growth in both developed countries and countries in transition. One of the problems that small enterprises and entrepreneurs face is the lack of financial resources, or difficult access to them, for starting and financing the development of their entrepreneurial venture.

The aim of the paper is to analyze the financing difficulties of small enterprises and entrepreneurs in the Republic of Serbia. 167 enterprises were surveyed and their responses were grouped into three groups depending on the size of an enterprise: small enterprises and entrepreneurs, medium enterprises and large enterprises so that by comparing the obtained results we could determine the differences in attitudes depending on the size of an enterprise and prove that small enterprises have limited access to financial resources.

The research investigated financing constraints, financial services and approved loan conditions in relation to the size of an enterprise. The results showed statistically significant differences between small, medium and large enterprises in the majority of the observed parameters and that small enterprises and entrepreneurs have difficult access to financial resources.

Author Biography

  • , Higher School of Professional Business Studies in Novi Sad

    Slobodanka Jovin graduated at the Faculty of Economics in Subotica, University of Novi Sad, Serbia in 1999, where she finished master studies in 2006. She continues doctoral studies at the Singidunum University and she submitted her doctoral thesis entitled: “Possibilities for improvement of small enterprises financing in Serbia”. She had banking career in the period 2001-2007. From 2007 she works at Higher School of Professional Business Studies in Novi Sad, where she was elected as a Lecturer in 2008 and she teaches Banking. As author or coauthor, she published more than 25 papers in scientific journals and national and international conferences. Her basic scientific and professional commitment includes teaching and research in the area of banking and entrepreneurship.

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Published

2016-12-02

Issue

Vol. XL, No 3, 2016

Section

Članci