Bank Financing Constraints: The Effects of Start-Up Characteristics

Jon Hoyos-Iruarrizaga, Ana Blanco-Mendialdua () and María Saiz-Santos
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Jon Hoyos-Iruarrizaga: University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
Ana Blanco-Mendialdua: University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
María Saiz-Santos: University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)

Chapter Chapter 15 in New Challenges in Entrepreneurship and Finance, 2015, pp 209-223 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The paper aims to shed new light on start-up financing and the existence of credit constraints that may negatively affect their activity. Although Venture Capital (VC) best suits the specific particularities of these projects, VC markets in Spain are actually underdeveloped, so that banks constitute by far the most important source of outside financing to start-ups. However, traditional collateral-based lending proves inadequate in start-up stages, lacking professionals and risk assessment mechanisms adapted to the nature of these ventures. From a sample of more than 800 start-ups in Spain under the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) methodology, this work seeks to establish whether the tightening of bank lending is associated with aspects to do with certain firm-level characteristics or with the competitive profile of the founder team. The results obtained demonstrate that the entrepreneur’s income level represents the variable that most explains access to credit. In contrast, New Technology-Based Firms or companies devoted to exports are particularly subject to bank credit constraint.

Keywords: Venture Capital; Credit Rationing; Credit Constraint; Global Entrepreneurship Monitor; Reduce Information Asymmetry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-08888-4_15

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