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1. Ernst & Young (1999), Impact of the Structural Funds on SMEs
2. Based on returns to DG Regio by Member States, as analysed by CSES
3. The current regulations are contained in Commission Regulation ( EC) No 1628/2006 of 24 October 2006
4. Firn Crighton Roberts (2001), Evaluation of Effectiveness of ESEP Risk Capital funds
5. To 31 st March 2006. Public sector funding is for the whole programming period and £17.32m of this is committed. Based on monitoring report to SEP
6. Based on analysis of balance sheet at 31 st March 2006
7. Because the fund substantially uses repayments to finance new lending figures are not comparable. A detailed balance sheet is shown the in the fund profile in the appendix.
8. Private sector or other represents mainly funds transferred from previous loan schemes
9. One area only
10. Gavin Don (Equitas) and Professor Richard T Harrison (Queen's University Belfast) (2006), The Equity Risk Capital Market for Young Companies in Scotland 2000-2004.
11. Source : British Bankers Association
12. Based on Bank of England small business statistics, 2003
13. Funding for Business Growth, a study and analysis into the needs of business supported by PSYBT
14. Per grant claim received by SOSEP
15. Net of loans receivable
16. These most common sectors do not cover 100% of investments
17. Based on updated information from the managing authority
18. Nelson Gray, Firth Ventures (2005), Stimulation of Deal Flow for the Scottish Co-Investment Fund
19. DGECFIN (March 2006) Profitability of venture capital investment in Europe and the United States ( ECFIN/L6/ REP/50386- EN)
20. Includes respondents who said that they could not find other funding at all, or could not find sufficient other funding
21. 2002/5 230-183281
22. Project reference SOS2/ ERDF/03/12/0156
23. Subsequently reduces to £750000
24. Only partially a loan fund, includes other activities
25. Apparently not proceeded with but replaced by two smaller applications
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