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Risks and rewards of providing “reverse factoring” as a financing technology for small and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/25028 Risks and rewards of providing “reverse factoring” as a financing technology for small and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa Pieterse, Thea ichelp@gibs.co.za Mbatha, Mthoko UCTD Cash flow management Short-term financing Accounts receivables Reverse factoring Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012. The object of this research was to determine the risks and the rewards of providing reverse factoring as a financing technology for small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa. There have been a number of financing technologies provided to SMEs in South Africa and reverse factoring has not been taken advantage of. The financing technologies that have been offered range from trade credit, to collateralised loans, overdraft facilities, etc. Most if not all of these technologies are based on some form of security which is usually the SME’s immovable assets. This research project contributes to the body of knowledge that deals with SME finance. A survey was done to find out the views of SME owners, procurement managers, finance managers and financiers concerning the risks and rewards of providing reverse factoring to SMEs. Ten propositions were formulated. A qualitative research methodology, using semi-structured interviews was used to rate the risks and rewards associated with providing reverse factoring. The results showed that the rewards far outweigh the risks by a ratio of 1: 0.6. For reverse factoring as a financing technology this is positive and is worth pursuing. The risks of lack of collateral and the risk of fraudulent invoices are the most prevalent. A boost in economic activity in the SME space and the provision of much needed liquidity were the most noted rewards of providing reverse factoring to SMEs in South Africa. Copyright Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) unrestricted 2013-09-06T19:01:31Z 2012-06-19 2013-09-06T19:01:31Z 2012-03-08 2012-06-19 2012-05-26 Dissertation Mbatha, M, 2011, Risks and rewards of providing “reverse factoring” as a financing technology for small and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa, MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25028 > F/12/4/610/zw http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25028 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05262012-201508/ © 2011, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Cash flow management Short-term financing Accounts receivables Reverse factoring Risks and rewards of providing “reverse factoring” as a financing technology for small and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa |
| title | Risks and rewards of providing “reverse factoring” as a financing technology for small and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa |
| title_full | Risks and rewards of providing “reverse factoring” as a financing technology for small and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Risks and rewards of providing “reverse factoring” as a financing technology for small and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risks and rewards of providing “reverse factoring” as a financing technology for small and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa |
| title_short | Risks and rewards of providing “reverse factoring” as a financing technology for small and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa |
| title_sort | risks and rewards of providing reverse factoring as a financing technology for small and medium sized enterprises in south africa |
| topic | UCTD Cash flow management Short-term financing Accounts receivables Reverse factoring |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25028 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05262012-201508/ |