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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Capital Funding"”.
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The role of venture capital funding on the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Lusaka, Zambia: a case study.
… Study aimed to investigate the role of venture capital funding in the performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Lusaka, Zambia. SMEs play a vital role in the economic development of many countries, including Zambia. However, access to financing remains a significant challenge for …
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Capital outlay in fifty states: An analysis to determine an equitable model for Illinois
… of this thesis was to explore the methods of capital funding/outlay across the United States. Using a framework that classified capital funding models at the state level, the researcher was able to identify each state’s method of funding capital costs. The following questions were the focus of …
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SME financing, performance, and innovation in developing countries – the impact of the institutional and regulatory business environment in Africa.
… systems – impact (1) access to finance and funding choices; (2) the financial performance; (3) the funding choices – financial performance relationship, and (4) the innovation profiles and output of SMEs in Africa. Using a rich panel sample of 39,461 firm observations (27 African countries) …
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Evaluation of the 2000 long-range facilities plan for Dennis Township School District
… building project for which they are seeking capital funding from the State until the district has an approved Long-Range Facilities Plan. The document detailed the district's school facilities needs and how it addressed those needs over the succeeding five years. Since 2000 Dennis Township …
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Innovation Network Policy in Canada: Federal and Provincial Differences
… ways; federal programs provide these spaces with capital funding, while provincial programs provide them with operational funding. These differences in policy approach reflect the different geopolitical and historical-institutional realities facing federal and provincial governments.
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Implementations of electric vehicle system based on solar energy in Singapore : assessment of solar photovoltaic systems
… of US$0.109/kWh in Singapore. But with enough capital funding and government incentives such as rebate or feed-in price tariff, PV electricity generation could become economically feasible. The small private house system is found not economical as a means of household electricity generation …
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Essays on the evaluation of entrepreneurship programs
… and provision of seed and early stage venture capital funding in the local region. The second essay explores the relationship between a startup's founding region, accelerator admission and startup performance. Using data from a leading startup accelerator, I use a fuzzy regression discontinuity …
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Women & early-stage entrepreneurship : examining the impact of the venture funding crisis on male and female-led technology start-ups
… This research empirically investigates venture capital funding received by entrepreneurs along the twin dimensions of gender and geography. The ideal experiment would have been to study the numbers of entrepreneurs who pitch their ideas to venture capitalists by gender, and correlate that number …
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Implementation of advanced transit traveler information systems in the United States and Canada : practice and prospects
… ensure sufficient operating as well as capital funding; eliminate constraints on use of data from commercial software; and, adopt and embrace open-source software development using an "open government" model.
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Growth strategies : how software start-ups can leverage alliances, acquisitions, IPOs and venture capital
… pursue an alliance, acquisition, IPO or venture capital to sustain growth is the main objective of this research study. First and foremost on a software start-up company's list of reasons to pursue and engage in alliances is to leverage the incumbent's tangible and intangible assets. Other …
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Business accelerator interventions and MSME growth in Lusaka, Zambia.
… programs offered MSMEs interventions including capital, mentorship, training and networking. The study also concluded that training is the most beneficial intervention received by participants in acceleration programs. The study recommends need for increased capital funding for business …
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An examination of barriers in transitioning from informal to formal business sector in Windhoek (Namibia)
… in technology challenges and lack of capital funding from banks and the government are the major barriers for the transitioning of the informal businesses to formal businesses. The study concluded that for business to be formalized, they need information, government support and …
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The finance of biotechnology:investment in new biotechnology firms by British venture capitalists-attitudes to, and evaluation of, business proposals
… has been the ready availability of venture capital funding. These firms have been instrumental in establishing America's lead in exploiting biotechnology. It is this example which Britain has attempted to emulate as part of its strategy for developing its own biotechnology capabilities. This …
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Technological innovation, venture formation and resource allocation : the impact of economic downturn on life sciences venture capital and start-ups
… of these ideas into useful products. Venture capital (VC) plays a particularly important role in this ecosystem. VC funding is essential to most life sciences companies due to their high research and development costs and long time to market. The economic downturn of 2008 led to a rapid and …
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THE IMPACT OF THE INEQUITY OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REVENUE ON THE EQUITY OF CURRENT EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURES IN OKLAHOMA SCHOOLS
… that have moderate or significant levels of capital funding through building and bond funds are placed at a relative resource advantage compared to students in districts with fewer funds from these two sources. Additionally, the study examines the extent to which crossover funding impacts the …
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Exploring the critical success factors for the financing of public-private partnerships in the roads and transport sector: a case study of Gauteng province.
… sector should be involved in the negotiation of funding, even in instances where the private partner is providing 100% of the capital funding. Another critical recommendation is to secure investment in training and development by the regulator, as this will ensure that the private and public …
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Exploring the critical success factors for the financing of public-private partnerships in the roads and transport sector: a case study of Gauteng province
… sector should be involved in the negotiation of funding, even in instances where the private partner is providing 100% of the capital funding. Another critical recommendation is to secure investment in training and development by the regulator, as this will ensure that the private and public …
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Exploring how South African business incubators assist entrepreneurs in accessing venture capital
Context: Venture Capitalists (VCs) specialise in providing capital to new businesses with a short track record; however, new South African businesses still face high failure rates due to a lack of funding and insufficient entrepreneurial skills. Business incubators (BIs) aim to bridge this gap by …
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Strategic Carbon Management within the UK Higher Education Sector
… estate development and business growth, lack of capital funding, priority to the core business and conflicts, lack of senior management leadership and lack of strong policy framework. This study identified seven factors for successfully embedding SCM. These are: (1) Senior management leadership, …
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Analysis of institutional capital investment in public higher education
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2024-09-16 without embargo terms
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