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Between the lines: Small firms being unfairly treated by investors



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Published Date: 15 July 2008
By Bill Jamieson
SMALL is beautiful … Small companies are more adaptable and outperform … Small business will be in the vanguard of the advance out of the downturn ...
Such have been the arguments rolled out in favour of small company investment in recent years. But what a paradox is faced by those who run small companies or who invest in them.

The small, smart, flexible and innovative small business will sp...



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  • Last Updated: 15 July 2008 10:32 AM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Bill Jamieson
 
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Foresight,

By the Water of Leith 15/07/2008 08:27:43

This is a fair article but Bill Jamieson migh like to review also the attitude of Banks to small emerging businesses. Experience would suggest that their attitude in many cases is harsher towards smaller companies than larger ones and that they are much more concerned about minimising their downside risk than supporting the continued growth of a company. Bank behaviour at such times as now seems to be panic driven rather than that of a cool headed business approach.

 

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