Use of financial planning in it SMES in México

Authors

  • Maria Luisa Saavedra Garcia Facultad de Contaduría y Administración.Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
  • Gabriela Espíndola Armenta Facultad de Contaduría y Administración. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Keywords:

Financial Planning; Information Technologies; Budgets; SME; Cash flow., Financial Planning, Information Technologies, Budgets, SME, Cash flow.

Abstract

Financial planning is a critical process for companies, since it constitutes the action guide for the proper use of financial resources.

The aim of this work was to determine how the SMEs involved in IT makes financial planning. An empirical research through field work using a survey of 127 voluntary companies in the IT sector in the Federal District was held. The main findings show that: the companies in this sector are mainly formed as legal entities and are  headed by men, are aware of their financial needs in the short term, they do not do any long-term financial planning, uses high cost financing sources and are limited to grow due to lack of capital, infrastructure and technology, so it is necessary to promote financial literacy of planning and forecasting with a long-term vision in this sector companies.

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Author Biographies

Maria Luisa Saavedra Garcia, Facultad de Contaduría y Administración.Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Facultad de Contaduria y Administracion

Division de investigación.

Gabriela Espíndola Armenta, Facultad de Contaduría y Administración. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Maestría en Finanzas

Published

2016-12-01

How to Cite

Saavedra Garcia, M. L., & Armenta, G. E. (2016). Use of financial planning in it SMES in México. Ciencias Administrativas, (8). Retrieved from https://revistas.unlp.edu.ar/CADM/article/view/2465

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Scientific Articles

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