Financial Management Trainer of Trainers: Your go-to Guide
This Pocket Guide is a practical resource created under the REPARIS for SMEs project to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Western Balkans. It is tailored for accounting practitioners and small and medium-sized accounting practices who aim to become trusted advisors to SMEs. The guide equips practitioners with essential financial management tools and insights, enabling them to help SMEs strengthen their strategies, improve financial planning, and enhance their financial management capabilities.
Learning Course "Private Equity in the Western Balkans"
The private equity market in the Western Balkans is at a very early stage of development and there is currently limited investment opportunity. The main source of financial capital available for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) throughout the region currently is through banks; by obtaining lines of credit, bank loans and other forms of debt. Alternative sources of capital are either non-existent or in very low supply. This course offers an excellent opportunity to gain insight into how the private equity market works and how you can help your clients/employers to become ready for investment.
Linking financial reporting quality and cost of debt: Evidence from Serbian SMEs
This publication is an empirical study on financial information and cost of finance in Serbia. Using the financial statement database of the Serbian Business Registers Agency (APR), we analyze the extent to which the quality of a company’s financial reporting is associated with its cost of debt. The focus of this study is small and medium enterprises (SMEs) because they represent a critical segment of the economy in most countries.
Understanding Your Financing Needs and Options
SMEs often go to their bank for a loan when it’s too late. Banks reported that many SMEs wait until they face a severe cash constraint before they come to the bank to request a loan. The company’s cash is nearly depleted, and their pockets are empty. This is too late, since banks cannot lend to companies that are nearly bankrupt.
This brochure will help you in understanding your financing needs and options.