...-5 M 0.033 0.032 0.041 *** 0.067 0.024 *** >5 M 0.006 0.006 0.006 0.012 0.002 *** Profit^a Firm showing profit in the last year (0, 1) 0.733 0.743 0.613 *** 0.705 0.523 *** Relationship with main bank Firm’s level of satisfaction with relationship...

...Collette Henry; Laura Treanor; Mark Durkin; Pauric McGowan; Carla Babb Purpose In light of the current global economic turmoil and ongoing recessionary pressures, the purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between banks and those seeking to launch and develop entrepreneurial small...

...Martin Perry; Alan Coetzer Purpose Through the dual analysis of small business‐owner relations with their banks and accountants, this paper aims to address conflicting interpretations of how small business owners may optimise their banking relationships. Design/methodology/approach Site visits...

... Limited 2007 Ethnic groups Banks Business development Entrepreneurs United Kingdom A lot of research has been undertaken into the entrepreneurship of minorities. Among these includes: Basu and Goswami (1999) , Basu (1998) , Ram (1997) , Chaudhry and Crick (2003, 2005) , Barrett...

...Patrick Ibbotson; Lucia Moran Purpose The overall aim of the study was to gauge the perceptions of both small businesses and banks, as to the role of banks in the growth, development and success of small entrepreneurial Northern Irish businesses. Design/methodology/approach The authors...

...Anuradha Basu This paper examines the role of formal and informal institutional support in the expansion of Asian‐owned businesses in Britain, based on a large survey of Asian entrepreneurs based in Britain. More specifically, it investigates the significance of formal (bank) sources of finance...