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Opportunities and Challenges in Capital Markets for Small-to-Medium-Sized Enterprises

In: Succession and Innovation in Asia’s Small-and-Medium-Sized Enterprises

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  • Kevin Lai

    (Deloitte Taiwan Southern District Office, Tax and Legal Responsible Partner)

Abstract

Having limited financial resourcesResources is a big challenge for SMEs. If a SME enters the capital marketCapital market, it will become a public company and usually can enjoy the advantages of financial and human capital. However, choosing to enter the capital market is laden with challenges even if it is a good opportunity. In this chapter, the author analyzes possible opportunities and challenges for SMEs to go public by illustrating three cases in different industries. The author highlights the motivations for a SME to go public as well as the advantages and disadvantages for a SME to entering into the public market. The key point of this chapter is that the public market is not only a source of financial capital, but it is also a chance for a SME to transform itself in both management and strategy. Therefore, how to transform well to meet the requirements of the capital marketCapital market is a tough challenge for the SME successor.

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  • Kevin Lai, 2021. "Opportunities and Challenges in Capital Markets for Small-to-Medium-Sized Enterprises," Springer Books, in: Hsi-Mei Chung & Kevin Au (ed.), Succession and Innovation in Asia’s Small-and-Medium-Sized Enterprises, chapter 0, pages 349-379, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-15-9015-3_13
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-9015-3_13
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