THE VENTURE CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE FINANCING OF ENTREPRENEURIAL PROJECTS: CASE OF TUNISIAN RISK CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMPANY (SICAR)
Venture capital is a form of financing that a company can get. These are "temporary and minority equity participation in unlisted companies to subsequently generate capital gains. Translation of American term "venture capital. Venture capital in the strict sense concerns, meanwhile, that the only interventions in capital in new enterprises or in the creation phase "It is a kind private funding, unlike the financing of listed companies. The rationale of venture capital is that it is sometimes one of the only sources of major funding that a company can get for it. Other sources, such as loans from banks are often too difficult to obtain for a new business, as these sources consider some business projects are too risky. Starting a business environment that requires greater dynamism in investment and entrepreneurship, venture capital, a structured and organized in Tunisia, plays an important role in the financing chain and supporting businesses including innovative SMEs which constitute the most dynamic sector of the economy. In this report, we believe that venture capital is an important segment for the financing of SMEs in Tunisia it is imperative to develop in the direction of a better contribution to the scheme of financing of SMEs.