Finansowanie kapitałami dłużnymi w opinii mikroprzedsiębiorców
Microentrepreneurs’ Attitude to Using Debt

Summary/Abstract: The research problem was to identify the reasons for microentrepreneurs’ avoiding of gaining debt (credit, bank loans, lease, credit card). We assumed that the main reasons were cognitive. The method applied was a survey. The research findings allow one to state that half of the surveyed microentrepreneurs do not use any debt. The main reason is the reluctance to use debt. The microentrepreneurs are aware of benefits of using the debt. But they are afraid that their business financial standing is not good enough to be assessed as creditworthy. They are also afraid that changes in market and financial standing (worsening) will result in terminating debt contract. Our results support previous research that identified the discouraged borrower.

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