The global financial crisis has affected credit flows towards various groups of firms to different degrees, depending on their size, location and riskiness. For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) continued innovation is critical for survival, in such a context, SMEs are particularly vulnerable to the availability of capital capacity. Papers in the areas within context are welcome, some areas for consideration are:
* impact of the global financial crisis on SME sustainability,
* innovation risk and SME sustainability
* qualitative and quantitative models of sustainability in dealing with SME financial distress
* SME Risk Management
