Importance of the Relationship Between the Independent Financial Advisor and the Small and Medium-Sized Entrepreneur

Piotrowski, Szymon; Heidysz, Marek

dc.contributor.author	Piotrowski, Szymon
dc.contributor.author	Heidysz, Marek
dc.date.accessioned	2026-01-05T12:57:48Z
dc.date.available	2026-01-05T12:57:48Z
dc.date.issued	2025-12-01
dc.identifier.issn	2391-6478
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11089/57162
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of the article. The purpose of the paper was to determine the importance of the relationship between the independent financial advisor and SMEs. No academic or practice-oriented research has been yet undertaken in this field in Poland. The presented study aims to reduce the identified research gap.Methodology. The fulfillment of the research objectives will be based on the analysis of a survey conducted among SME entrepreneurs who reported a need for the services of an independent financial advisor.Results of the research. The study, carried out in 2024, involved 50 participants from the SME sector from the Greater Poland voivodeship (province in Poland). Building a long-term relationship between an independent financial intermediary and an SME was primarily driven by trust and competence. The main benefits SMEs gain from working with an independent advisor are time savings and a safer arrangement of financing transactions. Long-term drivers in working with an independent financial advisor were important to SME sample, whereas short-term factors, including the cost of the advisory service itself, were relatively less important.	en
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego	pl
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal of Finance and Financial Law;48	en
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
dc.subject	independent financial advisor	en
dc.subject	SMEs	en
dc.subject	business relations	en
dc.subject	trust building	en
dc.subject	survey	en
dc.subject	Poland	en
dc.title	Importance of the Relationship Between the Independent Financial Advisor and the Small and Medium-Sized Entrepreneur	en
dc.type	Article
dc.page.number	123-152
dc.contributor.authorAffiliation	Piotrowski, Szymon - Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań	en
dc.contributor.authorAffiliation	Heidysz, Marek - Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań	en
dc.identifier.eissn	2353-5601
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dc.contributor.authorEmail	Piotrowski, Szymon - szymon.piotrowski@amu.edu.pl
dc.contributor.authorEmail	Heidysz, Marek - marhei2@st.amu.edu.pl
dc.identifier.doi	10.18778/2391-6478.4.48.06
dc.relation.volume	4

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