This statistic presents the difficulties faced by small and medium enterprises (SME) in obtaining financing from the first source they had approached, according to SMEs employers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, broken down by the company size. The question was posed only to those businesses that had applied for external financing in the 12 months preceding the survey. The majority of SMEs had no difficulty in obtaining the money from the first source they approached. With 71 percent, the share of companies that had not experienced any difficulty was the highest for medium-sized enterprises.
Problems with obtaining external financing by small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014, by company size
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GOV.UK. (March 3, 2015). Problems with obtaining external financing by small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014, by company size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/460413/sme-problems-with-getting-financed-by-size-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Problems with obtaining external financing by small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014, by company size." Chart. March 3, 2015. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/460413/sme-problems-with-getting-financed-by-size-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. (2015). Problems with obtaining external financing by small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014, by company size. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/460413/sme-problems-with-getting-financed-by-size-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Problems with Obtaining External Financing by Small and Medium Enterprises in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of 2014, by Company Size." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/460413/sme-problems-with-getting-financed-by-size-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, Problems with obtaining external financing by small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014, by company size Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/460413/sme-problems-with-getting-financed-by-size-united-kingdom/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Problems with obtaining external financing by small and medium enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014, by company size [Graph], GOV.UK, March 3, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/460413/sme-problems-with-getting-financed-by-size-united-kingdom/