Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Keywords
small business, entrepreneurship, risk
Abstract
Financial distress by definition threatens a company’s viability. Entrepreneurial and start-up entities are particularly vulnerable to this threat. Yet, much of the discussion following the recent recession focuses almost exclusively on financial institutions and “too-big-to-fail” entities. This essay re-examines lessons gleaned from the recession in the context of smaller, entrepreneurial entities. Specifically, it analyzes how small business entrepreneurs might invoke principles of enterprise risk management to mitigate the long-term impact of financial distress on their business models. It also considers related refinements to extant small business regulations, including the U.S. bankruptcy laws. The essay’s primary objective is to help policymakers, entrepreneurs and investors rethink financial distress and recognize opportunities for “successful failures.
Publication Citation
6 Ohio State Entrepreneurial Business Law Journal 469 (2011).
Disciplines
Business Organizations Law | Law and Economics
Digital Commons Citation
6 Ohio State Entrepreneurial Business Law Journal 469 (2011).