Firm growth and, in particular, small firm growth has become one of the most important themes in business literature. Several arguments have been made to explain the significance of growth due to its role as a precondition for firm survival, innovation and technological change (Aghion, Fally & Scarpetta, 2007; Pagano & Schivardi, 2003). An increase in firm growth might increase demand from it towards other sectors, which could enhance economic activity and as a result lead to growth at the macro level. The generation of employment and employment dynamics, as well as contribution to productivity and economic growth, are other factors that have attracted considerable attention to small firm growthand made it an interesting field of study (North & Smallbone, 1995; Wiklund, 1998). However, small firms face financial constraints and difficulties in acquiring financial sources due to market imperfection, moral hazard, informational asymmetries, and the agency problem (Myers, 1977; Myers & Majluf, 1984). There is a relatively large body of literature on growth determinants and barriers to growth, but the impact of internal and external financial sources on firm growth has remained unexplored.
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