The financing problems of small and medium sized manufacturing enterprises in Jordan (Ph.D. Dissertation)

This study assesses the financial status of SMEs, and investigates the finance gaps in the manufacturing sector through evaluating the opinions of both the suppliers and the demanders of funds. The main findings indicate an information gap, rather than a debt gap, as the problem. The SMEs are often reluctant to provide information concerning their business activities and financial position, and prefer to use their own funds, notably internal sources of finance such as retained profits. _x000D_ There is an equity gap regarding the availability of different types of equity finance for the manufacturing SMEs in Jordan: there are no mechanisms for providing equity funds for SMEs, and no demand for it.