Many Canadian entrepreneurs believe that bank debt is more difficult to obtain, in Canada, compared to other countries, particularly in the early stages of company growth. Research reported upon in this paper indicates that Canadian entrepreneurs, on the average, appear to enjoy equal or better access to bank debt compared to entrepreneurs in at least five other developed countries (including the US).
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