The increasing importance of economic contributions of small and medium-sized sized enterprises (SMEs) around the world, especially in developing countries, motivated a better understanding of financial practices among SMEs. Financial support is among the factors affecting the success of SMEs. However, studies on the financial practices among successful SMEs in Malaysia are still limited. An understanding of the financial practices of this particular group of SMEs is essential in developing a supportive financial framework to achieve national agenda for improving SMEs sustainability and increasing the overall SMEs’ contributions to the Malaysian economy. This research investigates the financial practices among successful SMEs in Malaysia based on the list of Enterprise 50 award winners from 1998 to 2010. This specific database was chosen to serve the objective of this study. Investigations into SME managers’ level of preferences for various sources of financing, and their firms’ capital structure, are the main scope of financial practices under study. Electronic surveys among 444 SMEs were conducted with 120 responses, yielding a response rate of 29.6%. The results of analyses revealed that retained earnings and banking institutions were the most preferred sources of internal and external financing among SMEs managers. Generally, successful SMEs depend more on debt over equity-sources of financing with Debt-to-Equity ratio (DER) of 57 to 43. Furthermore, managers’ ownership status, highest level of education and level of experience are found to have a statistically significant association with their level of financing preferences. On the other hand, non-debt tax shields, tangibility and liquidity were found to have a statistically significant relationship with a firm’s capital structure. Managers’ levels of financing preferences were also found to be significantly associated with the proportion of their firm’s capital structure. Multivariate analyses revealed that managers’ levels of financing preferences were explained by their ownership status, highest level of education and level of experience, while the proportions of a firm’s capital structure are significantly explained by the manager’s levels of financing preferences. Finally, firms’ capital structures were found to be influenced by non-debt tax shields, tangibility and liquidity. This research enhances the existing body of knowledge of the financial practices of successful SME in Malaysia, by providing information on managers’ level of financing preferences and firms’ capital structure. This is the first study to focus on investigating the level of financing preferences among managers of SMEs in Malaysia. In addition, the firm’s capital structure was also investigated. This new knowledge will improve understanding and will enable further enhancement of knowledge in this area of financial practices among successful small businesses, in general, and particularly in the case of Malaysian SMEs.

O trabalho desenvolvido tem por objeto de estudo a participação do BNDES no processo de centralização de capital na área da saúde brasileira. Por meio da análise da política governamental para o setor produtivo da saúde, com enfoque na intervenção do BNDES, bem como do acompanhamento da dinâmica dos subsistemas que compõe o Complexo Econômico-Industrial da Saúde (CEIS), evidenciou-se a tendência às fusões e aquisições na área. O referido processo foi compreendido no contexto do desenvolvimento econômico brasileiro articulado à consolidação do capitalismo contemporâneo. Dessa forma, nos detivemos à discussão dos pressupostos da acumulação capitalista e à correlação estabelecida com o processo de centralização de capital. Sendo realizada articulação com a mercantilização da saúde. Abordamos, ainda, o debate sobre as características da política de desenvolvimento no país e sua articulação com as requisições do modo de produção capitalista. E, ainda apresentadas as principais políticas governamentais atuais que abrangem o CEIS e análise das mesmas. Compreendemos que o complexo da saúde move-se na direção estabelecida pela dinâmica capitalista atual, que pressupõe a financeirização do capital, articulada à formação de monopólios, com participação do Estado, por meio de abertura econômica, de incentivos e aplicação de recursos do fundo público. / The developed work sets its goal on studying the participation of BNDES in the process of capital centralization in the Brazilian healthcare sector. By analysing the governmental policies for healthcares productive sector, with a focus on the intervention of BNDES, as well as monitoring the dynamics of the subsystems that are part of the Healthcares Economic-Industrial Complex (CEIS), the tendency to fusions and acquisitions in the area were evidenced. The referred process was contained in the Brazilian economic development process articulated with the consolidation of contemporary capitalism. Thereby, we detained ourselves to the discussion around the assumption about the capitalist accumulation and the stabilized correlation with the centralization of capital process, articulating with the commercialisation of healthcare. We also approach the debate about political development characteristics in the country and its articulation with capitalistic production requirements. And yet, the current main governmental policies that embrace CEIS are presented and analysed. We understand the heathcare complex moves itself to the current capitalistic established dynamic, which presupposes a financing of capital, articulated with the formation of monopolies, with the participation of Estate, through economic openness, of incentives and application of resources from the public fund.

O trabalho desenvolvido tem por objeto de estudo a participação do BNDES no processo de centralização de capital na área da saúde brasileira. Por meio da análise da política governamental para o setor produtivo da saúde, com enfoque na intervenção do BNDES, bem como do acompanhamento da dinâmica dos subsistemas que compõe o Complexo Econômico-Industrial da Saúde (CEIS), evidenciou-se a tendência às fusões e aquisições na área. O referido processo foi compreendido no contexto do desenvolvimento econômico brasileiro articulado à consolidação do capitalismo contemporâneo. Dessa forma, nos detivemos à discussão dos pressupostos da acumulação capitalista e à correlação estabelecida com o processo de centralização de capital. Sendo realizada articulação com a mercantilização da saúde. Abordamos, ainda, o debate sobre as características da política de desenvolvimento no país e sua articulação com as requisições do modo de produção capitalista. E, ainda apresentadas as principais políticas governamentais atuais que abrangem o CEIS e análise das mesmas. Compreendemos que o complexo da saúde move-se na direção estabelecida pela dinâmica capitalista atual, que pressupõe a financeirização do capital, articulada à formação de monopólios, com participação do Estado, por meio de abertura econômica, de incentivos e aplicação de recursos do fundo público. / The developed work sets its goal on studying the participation of BNDES in the process of capital centralization in the Brazilian healthcare sector. By analysing the governmental policies for healthcares productive sector, with a focus on the intervention of BNDES, as well as monitoring the dynamics of the subsystems that are part of the Healthcares Economic-Industrial Complex (CEIS), the tendency to fusions and acquisitions in the area were evidenced. The referred process was contained in the Brazilian economic development process articulated with the consolidation of contemporary capitalism. Thereby, we detained ourselves to the discussion around the assumption about the capitalist accumulation and the stabilized correlation with the centralization of capital process, articulating with the commercialisation of healthcare. We also approach the debate about political development characteristics in the country and its articulation with capitalistic production requirements. And yet, the current main governmental policies that embrace CEIS are presented and analysed. We understand the heathcare complex moves itself to the current capitalistic established dynamic, which presupposes a financing of capital, articulated with the formation of monopolies, with the participation of Estate, through economic openness, of incentives and application of resources from the public fund.

The Master Thesis focuses on an investment project’s economic effectiveness and stability of financing. In the theoretical part of the thesis there are basic ideas on investment projects explained and further the thesis deals with project lifecycle phases, cash flow predictions, methods of investment economic evaluation, factors that influence investment decision making and sources of project’s financing. In the practical part there are these theoretical findings applied on a real investment project and by analyzing it is searching for a recommendation for a project realization.

In my study for the Master´s thesis "Corporate Financial Strategy " I expain terms, such as enterprise financing and its structure, long and short-term financing, external, internal and alternative financing optimum financial structure and its costs.This all I applicated in the study where try to asses the fianancial structura and financing of real company. I analyse the ways how to secure the company´s liquidity and solvency, financial equilibrium and healt by means of the financial analysis of the activity and results of the company.