The statistic presents the non-bank sources of external finance considered by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) should difficulties with obtaining bank financing arise in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014. Approximately 19 percent of respondents were willing to consider peer-to-peer lending platforms, and further 12 percent thought about invoice trading. Venture capital was listed as a possibility by 10 percent of the sample.
Alternative sources of finance considered by small and medium-sized enterprises if bank loans not available in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014
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BMG research. (January 13, 2015). Alternative sources of finance considered by small and medium-sized enterprises if bank loans not available in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/463342/small-businesses-alternative-finance-sources-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
BMG research. "Alternative sources of finance considered by small and medium-sized enterprises if bank loans not available in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014 ." Chart. January 13, 2015. Statista. Accessed February 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/463342/small-businesses-alternative-finance-sources-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
BMG research. (2015). Alternative sources of finance considered by small and medium-sized enterprises if bank loans not available in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/463342/small-businesses-alternative-finance-sources-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
BMG research. "Alternative Sources of Finance Considered by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises If Bank Loans Not Available in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of 2014 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jan 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/463342/small-businesses-alternative-finance-sources-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
BMG research, Alternative sources of finance considered by small and medium-sized enterprises if bank loans not available in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/463342/small-businesses-alternative-finance-sources-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 14, 2025)
Alternative sources of finance considered by small and medium-sized enterprises if bank loans not available in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014 [Graph], BMG research, January 13, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/463342/small-businesses-alternative-finance-sources-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed