Enrico Battisti, University of Turin

Francesco Schiavone, University Parthenope

Digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and sustainability pressures are reshaping how entrepreneurs access capital and how value is created and financed. These changes have created new financing mechanisms while raising questions about equity and access to funding for small businesses and startups, particularly regarding collateral, legitimacy, and institutional visibility.

The special issue addresses emerging financing channels such as crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending, and tokenized assets, while emphasizing that financial decisions are influenced by behavioral, social, institutional, and sustainability factors beyond technical considerations. Artificial intelligence is a key focus, as it transforms credit evaluation, investment screening, and venture creation, affecting SMEs' access to finance and requiring interdisciplinary approaches.

Appel publié par Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. Lire l'appel complet sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Potential topics

• Environmental and Social Disclosure in SMEs: Implications for Access to Capital, Investor Relations, and Financial Performance
• Access to Capital and Financing Decisions in SMEs: Behavioral, Cognitive, and Psychological Determinants
• Entrepreneurial Finance and Social Inclusion: Gender, Ethnicity, and Geography as Structural Barriers to Capital Access
• Financial Reporting, Intangible Assets, and Creditworthiness in Innovative Small Businesses
• Regulatory Frameworks and Institutional Conditions for Entrepreneurial Finance Across National Contexts
• Alternative Financing Mechanisms: Crowdfunding, Peer-to-Peer Lending, and Tokenized Assets: Financial Performance and Social Implications
• AI-Driven Financial Decision-Making: Credit Scoring, Risk Modeling, and Investment Screening for Small Businesses
• The Financial Implications of AI-Powered Venture Creation: Resource Mobilization, Capital Structure, and Legitimacy in Platform-Based Startups

Timeline

• January 4, 2027: Opening date for manuscript submissions
• April 30, 2027: Closing date for manuscript submissions

This special issue focuses on research related to entrepreneurial finance, venture capital, and corporate finance topics.

Appel publié par International Review of Financial Analysis. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Timeline

• December 31, 2026: Submission deadline