Bibliographie sélective OHADA

Even though small and medium enterprises contribute significantly to the growth of national <br>economies, they are vulnerable in their early stages and may fail. Hence younger businesses <br>are more likely to fail than more established ones because they face complex challenges that <br>may limit their viability. This is a notion established in the liability of newness framework. <br>According to the liability of newness concept, the precarious existence of emerging <br>organisations is due to difficulties in managing relationships among strangers, not quickly <br>assembling resources, and not coping with difficult environments, among other issues. All <br>these elements notwithstanding, previous literature suggests that small businesses can, and <br>sometimes do engage in techniques or approaches to help reduce the liability of newness, such <br>as raising adequate capital. This study suggests that not only is adequate capital important but <br>that the right mix of capital also results in higher solvency, thereby mitigating the liability of <br>newness. Because the various funding forms have distinct advantages and disadvantages, an <br>appropriate capital structure reduces the cost of financing while increasing the value of the <br>firm. This study also advances the idea that profitable businesses are productive and financially <br>strong, and thus nascent enterprises with high profitability can minimise the liability of <br>newness. As a result, the study sought to examine the influence of capital structure and <br>profitability on the solvency of nascent small and medium enterprises. To put the study's <br>hypotheses to the test, 1106 nascent small and medium enterprises that are registered with the <br>National Board for Small Scale Industries were sampled across three major cities in Ghana. <br>Thus, data was gathered from every member of the population. Such data, gathered from the <br>SMEs' financial statements, was submitted to preliminary screening as well as a number of <br>statistical measurements. Operationally, the dependent variable, solvency, was defined as the <br>solvency ratio, working capital ratio, and net worth. As a result, three distinct regression models <br>were developed for robustness. The study's findings broadly indicate that capital structure and <br>profitability have an influence on the solvency of nascent small and medium enterprises. The <br>study also determined that emerging small and medium enterprises should follow the principles <br>of the pecking order theory to reduce the liability of newness. These findings, if adopted by <br>SME owners, can aid in the maturation of their fledgling businesses.