| Acronym | Full name |
| AEC | Alberta Enterprise Corporation |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| API | Application programming interfaces |
| AUM | Assets Under Management |
| B2B | Business-to-Business |
| BBB | British Business Bank |
| BBI | British Business Investments |
| BBLS | Bounce Back Loan Scheme |
| BCI | Business Confidence Index |
| BDC | Business Development Bank of Canada |
| BCRCF | British Columbia Renaissance Capital Fund |
| BPC | British Patient Capital |
| CAD | Canadian dollar |
| CBILS | Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme |
| CLBILS | Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease 2019 |
| DEI | Diversity, equity, and inclusion |
| DTCF | Deep-Tech & Climate Fund |
| ECB | European Central Bank |
| EIB | European Investment Bank |
| EIF | European Investment Fund |
| EIFO | Export and Investment Fund of Denmark |
| ELFA | Equipment and Leasing Finance Association |
| ELTIF | European Long-Term Investment Fund |
| EMF | Emerging Manager Facility |
| EPU | Economic Policy Uncertainty Index |
| ERISA | Employment Retirement Income Security Act |
| ERP | European Recovery Programme |
| EU | European Union |
| EUR | Euro |
| FCI | Factors Chain International |
| GBP | British pound |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GFF | German Future Fund |
| GGS | Growth Guarantee Scheme |
| HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds |
| ICO | Instituto de Crédito Oficial |
| ICT | Information and communication technology |
| IPO | Initial Public Offering |
| IQ | Investissement Québec |
| IWC | Investing in Women Code |
| KfW | Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau |
| KRR | Kasvurahastojen Rahasto (Finnish name of Tesi’s fund-of-funds programme) |
| KRW | South Korean won |
| LTAFs | Long-term assets funds |
| MLETR | (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records |
| MSS | Ministry of SMEs and Startups |
| MSME | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| NAFIN | Nacional Financiera de Mexico |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NBIF | New Brunswick Innovation Foundation |
| NPLs | Non-performing loans |
| NSSIF | National Security Strategic Investment Fund |
| NURS | Non-UCITS Retail Schemes |
| PDB | Public development banks |
| PE | Private equity |
| PGE | Prêt garanti par l’État |
| PPP | Purchasing power parities |
| SAFE | Survey on the access to finance of enterprises |
| SBA | Small Business Administration |
| SBIC | Small Business Investment Company |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics |
| TESI | Finnish Industry Investment Ltd |
| TPU | Trade Policy Uncertainty Index |
| UAE | United Arab Emirates |
| UCITS | Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities |
| UF | Unidad de Fomento |
| UNCITRAL | United Nations Commission on International Trade Law |
| VC | Venture capital |
| VCAP | Venture Capital Action Plan |
| VCCI | Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative |
| WIN | Growth and Innovation Capital for Germany Initiative |
Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs 2026
An OECD Scoreboard
