...Ningxian Jin; Ya Bu; Yuting Wang; Yuchen Zhang; Hui Li Purpose This paper investigates whether financial technology (FinTech) development enhances the risk-taking capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and clarifies the underlying mechanism. In particular, it examines whether...

...Ya Bu; Ningxian Jin; Hui Li Purpose This paper examines whether digital inclusive finance alleviates SMEs’ financing constraints and identifies the underlying mechanisms. It further explores whether these effects vary by ownership structure, industry type, and regulatory environment, and whether...

... and medium enterprises (SMEs) should be valuable to managers of SMEs and policy-makers. By removing these constraints, managers can improve their access to financing, and policy-makers can facilitate higher economic growth and better economic conditions. Originality/value Prior studies have largely been...

...Darush Yazdanfar; Peter Öhman Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the growth-profitability nexus among small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach – The data comprise 106,884 observations covering 26,721 Swedish SMEs in six industry sectors over...

...Darush Yazdanfar; Peter Öhman Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the impact of credit supply on sales growth among small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach – The three-stage least square (3SLS) method was used to analyse a cross...