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The economic-financial crisis of 2007/2008 changed the relationship between small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and conventional investors (banks and other intermediaries). In this new scenario, SMEs must enlarge the channels to raise capital. Therefore, new investors and small companies are talking, and in this way, it is possible to assist a change in the relations with investors. The new sources of finance for smaller enterprises include a variety of equity investors and a wide spectrum of public and private funding sources