ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT: According to many researches lack of the financial resources is one of the biggest problems of SMEs in Slovakia. In our paper we analyze access to finance of Slovak SMEs compared to the European Union and other European countries by numbers of regular EU statistics. We present actual numbers in using traditional own and foreign financial resources (bank loan, trade loan etc.) and new funds as private equity investments, venture capital and business angel investments. Our aim is to bring final overview of the biggest barriers in obtaining finance for SMEs in Slovakia.