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Catherine Matthews is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Business and Law, University of Brighton. Her research focuses on SME financing, financial management practices, and working capital strategies in small firms. She has contributed to understanding loan guarantee schemes, trade credit management, and informal financial practices in entrepreneurial contexts.
Her research portfolio includes projects like the Guild Care KTP initiative (2024–2026), investigating the social impact of adult social care interventions. She has supervised doctoral theses on mobile banking adoption in Saudi Arabia and m-commerce perspectives aligned with Vision 2030.
Key research themes include: SME access to credit, loan commitment terms' impact, debtor management frameworks, and internal financial systems in small businesses. Her work bridges academic literature with practical managerial challenges faced by small firms.
Catherine has published extensively on topics ranging from working capital management practices (2001–2003) to modern SME financing strategies (2017–2018). Her interdisciplinary approach integrates policy analysis, agency theory, and entrepreneurial finance principles.
