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Special Edition: Key Small Business Statistics
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Table of Contents
Preface
What is an SME?
Key Highlights
Introduction
SME Marketplace
Financing Activity of SMEs
Access to Financing
Financial Structures
SME Business Owner and Financial Characteristics
Appendix: Summary Tables
What is an SME?
Key Highlights
Introduction
SME Marketplace
- How many businesses are there in Canada?
- What is the distribution of SMEs by size of firm (number of employees)
Financing Activity of SMEs
- How many SMEs request debt financing?
- Who are the key suppliers of debt financing to SMEs?
- How many SMEs request lease financing?
- Who are the key suppliers of lease financing to SMEs?
- Which firms typically seek risk capital financing and how many SMEs requested equity financing?
- How much informal investment was provided to Canadian SMEs?
- How much venture capital financing was provided to Canadian firms?
Access to Financing
- What sources of financing are used by SMEs at different stages of development?
- How do SMEs apply for debt financing?
- Which documents and types of collateral were requested by debt suppliers?
Financial Structures
SME Business Owner and Financial Characteristics
- Demographic Trends in Canadian Entrepreneurship
- Women Entrepreneurs
- Young Entrepreneurs
- Visible Minority Entrepreneurs
Appendix: Summary Tables
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