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Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and their cost of capital

open access: yes, 2010
Existing finance literature is inadequate with respect to its coverage of the capital structure of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). This lack of coverage means that SMEs are provided with little or no guidance for optimising their cost of ...
Kodwani, Devendra   +2 more
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Harnessing Ultrafast Optical Pulses for 3D Microfabrication by Selective Tweezing and Immobilization of Colloidal Particles in an Integrated System

open access: yesAdvanced Photonics Research, Volume 6, Issue 5, May 2025.
Microfabrication using nano‐ to micron‐sized blocks has transformative potential for next‐gen electronics, optoelectronics, and materials. Traditional methods are limited by scalability and precision. STIC, a single‐laser system for precise colloid manipulation and immobilization using femtosecond lasers, is introduced that enables efficient 3D ...
Krishangi Krishna   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

FinTech and its relationship to SMEs financing: a systematic literature review and future research agenda

open access: yesDyna
This paper presents a systematic review of the literature, the state of the art and a future research agenda on the relationship between FinTech and the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Fernando Sebastián Sasia   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital innovation ecosystem and innovation of SMEs: A case study of Anker [PDF]

open access: yesSHS Web of Conferences
Digital technology has changed the original product form, the way of new product production process, business model and organizational form, and even overturned the basic assumptions of many innovation theories.
Gao Shuai
doaj   +1 more source

Export Patterns of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

open access: yesEUROPEAN RESEARCH STUDIES JOURNAL, 2018
The purpose of this article is to provide better understanding of the export behaviour of Czech small and medium sized enterprises in certain aspects and to follow the development in this area.The intention of this paper is to provide the topical overview of the patterns and barriers faced by SMEs in their path to internationalization, and to discuss ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Liquid Metal Sensors for Soft Robots

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review thoroughly reviews liquid metal sensors in soft robots. Their unique material properties like high conductivity and good biocompatibility are analyzed. Working principles are classified, and applications in environmental perception, motion detection, and human—robot interaction are introduced.
Qi Zhang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Profiling business support provision for small, medium and micro-sized enterprises in London’s fashion sector [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The primary aim of this paper is to build a profile of the business support landscape that exists for fashion SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) and MSEs (micro-sized enterprises) in London.
Banks, M, Virani, TE
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Challenges and Future Directions in Assessing the Quality and Completeness of Advanced Materials Safety Data for Re‐Usability: A Position Paper From the Nanosafety Community

open access: yesAdvanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.
Nanosafety data provide a guiding example for establishing best practices in data management, aligning with FAIR principles and quality criteria. This review explores existing quality assessment approaches for reliability, relevance, and completeness, emphasizing the need for harmonization and adaptation to nanomaterials and advanced materials. The aim
Verónica I. Dumit   +43 more
wiley   +1 more source

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