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18 Jun 2014
SME
Video
United Kingdom
Roundtable discussion: The future of access to finance
As part of the 2nd ACCA Alternative Finance Conference, Steve Edwards FCCA, chairs a roundtable discussion on the latest developments in business financing in the UK and beyond.
18 Jun 2014
SME
Video
United Kingdom
Showcase Q&A: Challenging the challengers
In this video, a panel of representatives from new UK alternative finance providers take questions about their business models and their thoughts on the UK business financing landscape.
18 Jun 2014
SME
Video
Global
Alternative finance showcase: Oaknorth
This presentation, by Richard Davies, CEO of Oaknorth, discusses their intended offering of lending and savings products for SMES and investors.
18 Jun 2014
SME
Video
Global
Alternative finance showcase: The British Business Bank
Peter Wilson, managing director of The British Business Bank’s investment programme, explains the Bank’s structure and objectives, their activity to date, and what the future holds.
18 Jun 2014
SME
Video
Global
Expert Q&A: Financing future business
In this video, a panel of experts discuss research findings on the future of business financing, and some of the more promising business models on the horizon.
18 Jun 2014
SME
Video
Global
An introduction to reverse factoring and supply chain finance
Enrico Camerinelli, senior analyst at Aite Group discusses the business case for supply chain finance, including some findings on the potential size of the market for financial institutions.
18 Jun 2014
SME
Video
Global
Banking on intangibles
Martin Brassell, CEO and co-founder of IP and intangibles consultancy Inngot. presents the findings of his firm’s far-reaching research for the UK Intellectual Property Office.
18 Jun 2014
SME
Video
Global
The FCA’s approach to the regulation of crowdfunding
Jason Pope and Susan Cooper, both technical specialists with the Financial Conduct Authority, discuss oversight of the p2p and crowdfunding sector.
18 Jun 2014
SME
Video
Global
An introduction to challenger banks and the emerging fin-tech sector
Ian Dowson FCCA discusses his research into the new emerging business models that promise to change the world of business financing.
12 Jun 2014
SME
Report
Global
A study of the business case for supply chain finance
This report considers the business case for supply chain finance and provides a checklist of costs, risks and complications to be considered.
2 Jun 2014
SME
Article
United Kingdom
ACCA research into e-invoicing adoption
ACCA's research reviews the extent and the drivers of e-invoicing adoption among UK SMEs.
29 May 2014
SME
Report
Global
Financing SMEs in Cyprus: no stone left unturned?
The report presents the findings of an independent study by RTD Talos into ways of improving SMEs’ access to finance in Cyprus, as well as ACCA’s response and policy recommendations.
30 Apr 2014
SME
Policy submission
United Kingdom
Small business appeals champions and non-economic regulators
Comments from ACCA to the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS).
30 Apr 2014
SME
Article
Global
ACCA's four inputs framework
ACCA produces research and thought leadership on a wide range of diverse topics, from micro-finance to the capital markets.
8 Apr 2014
SME
Report
Global
The growth challenge
This report reviews the policy environment and support structures supporting SME growth in nine countries. It draws on the Virtuous Circle of Enterprise Growth framework and builds on a series of interviews with policymakers and SME advocates.
28 Feb 2014
SME
Policy submission
Global
Proposed amendments to the international financial reporting standard for small and medium-sized entities
Comments from ACCA to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
12 Feb 2014
SME
Report
Global
Innovations in access to finance for SMEs
This paper reviews a broad range of innovations in business financing and highlights examples of good practice in developed and emerging economies.
4 Feb 2014
SME
Newsletter
Global
ACCA insights - overview
ACCA insights is a monthly ezine that reviews ACCA's work on the key policy issues of the last month.
3 Feb 2014
SME
Policy submission
United Kingdom
Building a responsible payment culture
Comments from ACCA the Department for Business Innovation & Skills.
28 Jan 2014
SME
Article
Global
Zombie companies
As expectations of an economic recovery start to grow, so too does a concern that an army of businesses, so-called zombie companies, are holding back the recovery, tying up capital and resources.
20 Jan 2014
SME
Report
United Kingdom
E-invoicing adoption by UK SMEs: 2012–13 estimates
This report updates and expands ACCA’s 2012 estimates of e-invoicing adoption among UK SMEs, and investigates the relationship between e-invoicing and SMEs’ access to finance.
3 Jan 2014
SME
Report
Global
Financial education for entrepreneurs: what next?
This report considers how the global agenda on financial literacy, capability and education relates to entrepreneurs, and reviews the latest evidence on the effectiveness of such interventions.
19 Nov 2013
SME
Video
Global
Zombie companies: just a bad dream?
Q3 of 2013 saw the first signs of a recovery in the UK, and with it a debate about the existence and prospects of so-called ‘zombie’ companies.
6 Nov 2013
SME
Report
Global
Connecting capital markets: the Nairobi Security Exchange Growth Enterprise Market Segment
This paper draws on interviews with Nairobi Security Exchange (NSE) officials as well as coverage in the African and international financial press to tell the story of the Growth Enterprise Market Segment (GEMS), the Nairobi-based board targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises. It is part of a series of ACCA case studies looking into the shared experiences of regulators, exchange operators, investors and listed firms in emerging capital markets.
10 Oct 2013
SME
Article
United Kingdom
Five things we’ve learned about SMEs during the downturn
[10/10/2013] What has the past few years taught us about SMEs, and what will this mean for your business in the months to come?
4 Oct 2013
SME
Report
Global
Surviving the recession and the recovery: the SME story
This report provides a unique insight into how SMEs have survived and thrived the latest period of global economic developments and drawing lessons for the future.
1 Aug 2013
SME
Report
Global
SMEs and foreign exchange risk: are small and medium-sized accountancy practices up to speed?
This report explores the role of accountancy practitioners in managing the foreign exchange exposures of SME clients, and what the accountancy profession could do to improve its offering to small businesses.
11 Jul 2013
SME
Report
Global
Tapping into SME international potential
ACCA, July 2013. This paper presents a number of recommendations for increasing SME presence in international trade. Aimed at policy makers and broader business support stakeholders, the paper identifies critical success factors that hinder cross-border trade for SMEs, as well as areas in need of further development that remain under-exploited by policy makers and business owners alike.
18 Jun 2013
SME
Video
Global
In safe hands: the future of financial services
Gill Ringland from SAMI Consulting discusses the findings of a scenario analysis project carried out by her firm and the Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F).
30 Apr 2013
SME
Report
Global
Hedging FX risk: taking stock of the challenge for mid-caps and SMEs
The first output from ACCA's 2013 Trade Finance project is a research report produced in association with Kantox FX.
1 Mar 2013
SME
Report
Global
Protecting stakeholder interests in SME companies
John Davies, March 2013. This report discusses how four different countries – the UK, the US, Australia and Singapore – see the role of accounting information in protecting third-party interests in SME companies.
1 Mar 2013
SME
Report
Global
Accountants for small businesses
ACCA, March 2013. Accountants for Small Business is a campaign aiming to raise awareness of the value of professional accountants in SMEs. This report is the centrepiece of the campaign, which will build partnerships between ACCA and business associations, government agencies, and service providers in order to provide practical resources and support for SMEs investing in internal finance functions.
1 Mar 2013
SME
Report
Global
Building your financial capabilities: a guide for growing businesses
This guide is an essential tool for setting up and managing good financial management practices for small businesses. It outlines the systems and tools needed by the start up business, and continues through to the needs of the growing business developing more sophisticated financial capabilities.
1 Dec 2012
SME
Report
United Kingdom
Use of e-invoicing by SMEs
This report reviews the extent and the drivers of e-invoicing adoption among UK SMEs. Its concludes that UK SMEs have the potential to send hundreds of billions of pounds’ worth of e-invoices, which could improve their access to some forms of external finance. Nonetheless, adoption generally depends on the initiative of customers rather than SMEs themselves. This report was commissioned by the UK Department for Business for the UK National E-invoicing Forum. It was prepared by ACCA using evidence from the BDRC Continental SME Finance Monitor.
23 Nov 2012
SME
Report
Global
Embedding sustainability in SMEs
This paper presents the ACCA Global Forum for SMEs’ recommendations for the development of a series of SME-specific measures and approaches that will need to be adopted by governments, the business support community and the accountancy profession, if current efforts to engage SMEs in sustainable business practices are to gain significant momentum.
1 Aug 2012
SME
Report
Global
Managing cashflow guides
This collection of 10 guides can be helpful to small business clients as a quick reference and to practitioners as a trigger for more in-depth discussions on cashflow and related services.
23 Jul 2012
SME
Report
Global
Environmental aspects of sustainability, SMEs and the role of the accountant
ACCA research report 128, by J. Spence, G. Agyemang and L. Rinaldi.
9 Jul 2012
SME
Report
Global
High growth SMEs: understanding the leaders of the recovery
ACCA, July 2012. This report discusses the challenges, difficulties and the successes that Growth Oriented Entrepreneurs have in the US, European and BRICSA (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and compares them to an international benchmark created by this study. The implications of the findings for governments, financiers and advisors are considered in terms of what support entrepreneurs need to build sustainable companies and thereby continue to stimulate their domestic and global economies.
1 Jun 2012
SME
Report
Global
Making capital markets work in emerging and frontier economies: case studies
This paper presents five case studies on the development of capital markets in emerging and frontier economies. These first-hand accounts reveal the crucial human, social and regulatory capital that capital markets rely on and demonstrate how much local regulators and operators around the world can learn from each other.
1 Jun 2012
SME
Report
Global
Access to finance for SMEs: a global agenda
ACCA, June 2012. This paper presents ACCA’s’ recommendations for the development of a visible and consistent global agenda on SME access to finance. It calls for intergovernmental organisations to develop and support a consistent platform for sharing best practice. It also encourages national governments to engage in this process, developing a long-lasting change in SME financing across the world.
24 May 2012
SME
Report
Global
In search of innovative solutions: report of the discussions from the FEE roundtable series 'access to finance for SMEs'
FEE SMP Task Force. This document reflects the outcome of debates held in expert roundtables organised by FEE, the Federation of European Accountants.
1 May 2012
SME
Report
Global
SMEs and their advisers: measuring trust and confidence
ACCA research report 127, by E. Schizas, R. Jarvis and N. Daskalakis.
7 Mar 2012
SME
Report
Global
Basel III and SMEs: getting the trade-off right
The provisions of Basel III, the global framework governing the regulation of bank capital, liquidity and leverage, will, for the coming years, determine the supply and cost of capital to businesses globally. The financial crisis presented policymakers with a choice between promoting business growth and safeguarding financial stability. This paper discusses how Basel III can be adapted to reflect the appropriate trade-off between the two.
1 Mar 2012
SME
Report
Global
The rise of capital markets in emerging and frontier economies
Capital markets promote economic development and growth by facilitating and diversifying firms’ access to finance. In order to do this they rely on institutions, including sound financial reporting and assurance, and these in turn depend on the accounting profession. This discussion paper considers how these relationships work and how policymakers can build on them.
3 Feb 2012
SME
Report
Global
Getting paid: lessons for, and from, SMEs
Paul and Boden, February 2012. This report brings together the experiences of business owners and managers as well as credit and finance professionals in businesses large and small, from the supplier's as well as the buyer's side. It finds that there is only so much government can do to protect small firms from abusive credit terms and late payment, but also a great deal that businesses can do for themselves. Published as part of ACCA's contribution to the UK Government's Finance Fitness Campaign.
3 Feb 2012
SME
Report
Global
SME internationalisation in Central and Eastern Europe
Rosana Mirkovic, February 2012. This report investigates both challenges and opportunities that exist in increasing the rate of SME international activity, with a particular focus on central and eastern Europe. Insights into the barriers to SME international activity, as well as policy recommendations and practical steps that can be taken to overcome these, will be of interest to the regional policy makers and business owners alike.
2 Feb 2012
SME
Report
Global
Get paid! A guide for owners and managers of small businesses
A joint resource from ACCA, Experian, FPB and ICM. As part of the government’s ‘Get Paid’ campaign, this ‘quick guide’ to avoiding or managing late payment, summarises the tips outlined in ACCA's 2012 report by Boden and Paul.
10 Dec 2011
SME
Report
Global
CRD IV and small businesses: revisiting the evidence in Europe
CRD IV is one of the most important pieces of regulation ever to come out of the EU institutions and its implementation could determine the shape of the recovery from one of the most challenging times in the Union’s existence. Based on its analysis of the likely impact of CRD IV on lending to SMEs, this paper endorses UEAPME’s reaction to CRD IV and makes a set of ten recommendations for European policymakers in order to address the shortcomings of current proposals.
8 Dec 2011
SME
Report
Global
Nurturing Europe’s spirit of enterprise: how entrepreneurial executives mobilize organizations to innovate
Forbes, December 2011. This report uses a survey of 1,245 European executives in order to assess how personalities, external support mechanisms and internal structures determine firms ability to innovate
4 Oct 2011
SME
Report
Global
Female perspectives in the global economy
Rosana Mirkovic, October 2011. This report examines how ACCA’s female membership has experienced the global economic conditions, by tracking their responses to ACCA’s confidence and recovery indices. The findings point towards some notable differences between the female and male respondents in the areas of business support and access to finance. These lead to lessons for policymakers and others working towards closing the gender gap, which is prevalent in much of the world’s economic activity.
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