FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF SUPPORTING SMEs WITH A FOCUS ON FAMILY BUSINESSES

Abstract

Currently, several branches in family businesses, according to the European model,were set up in the Republic of Moldova. Their status provides engagement of family members and persons employed under contract in the production process. All together, these family businesses face a number of problems in selling and financing production. This article highlights the economic importance of family businesses in Europe, their place in the economic system of the concerned countries. The most important problems arising in the action of these businesses are: family businesses capitalization, taxation of reinvested earnings, and financial support for business transfers, access to finance. Article content consists of European experience acquired from different sources of international editions, which we hope will be useful for the partial settlement of these problems.

Keywords

• taxation
• taxation of profits of business transfers
• family business
• access to finance