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Dr Mariya Yesseleva-Pionka
Dr Yesseleva-Pionka held teaching and senior academic management positions in Central Asia (Kazakhstan) and Australia. She specialised in general investments, personal and corporate superannuation investments while working for Westpac Banking Corporation and BT Financial Group in Australia. She was elected to join The Housing Connection, a not-for-profit organisation in Sydney, Australia, as Treasurer and Board Member from November 2019. In 2020 she received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Commonwealth Bank, recognising her contribution to the Australian community.
Dr Yesseleva-Pionka is the Associate Editor for the Journal of the International Council for Small Business (JICSB). She is a Master Teacher for the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) Global Certificate in Entrepreneurial Finance. She was appointed as ICSB Global Certificates Manager in January, 2021.
She won teaching awards at the University of Sydney Business School and Top Education Institute and was recognised as TOP 20 at the UTS Business School. Her research interests include entrepreneurial finance, traditional and alternative ways to finance small and medium enterprises (SMEs), corporate finance, policies for the small business sector, innovation and SMEs, FinTechs and Blockchain.
Some of my
Research and Publications
- Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2019). Overview of Finance: A Collection of Infosheets. ASIN: B07RWSS9BL. Amazon Publishing.
https://www.amazon.com/Overview-Finance-Mariya-Yesseleva-Pionka-PhD-ebook/dp/B07RWSS9BL
- Invited paper
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2021). Blockchain for SME Finance: Call for Empirical Testing. Asian Development Bank and Institute of Global Finance Working Paper Series.
https://www.papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3836220 - Terdpaopong, K., Rickards, R.C., Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2020). Techniques used and adjustments made in valuing privately-held enterprises in Thailand: Initial Research. Corporate Ownership and Control Journal.
- Yesseleva, M. (2013). Professional Advice and its effect on SMEs access to external debt finance in Australia. Global Business and Management Research: An International Journal Vol. 5 No. 1.
- Yesseleva, M. (2011). Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Data Sources in Australia. Global Journal of Business Research. Volume 6(2), pages 83-92.
- Yesseleva, M. (2010). Australian Small Enterprises and Their Business Banking and Finance Needs. International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, Issue 57″.
- Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2021, 12-16 July). Financial Management of FinTech Start-ups in Times of Uncertainty: Lessons from Australia. 65th ICSB World Congress held in Paris, France.
https://icsb2021.com/ - Taufiq, A. & Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2021, 12-16 July). Future of Clean Energy: Free Electrons-Global Accelerator Program for Start-ups. 65th ICSB World Congress held in Paris, France.
https://icsb2021.com/ - Thapa, S., Voola, A.P. & Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2021, 12-16 July). Leadership and Digital Communication in the Australian SMEs amid COVID-19. 65th ICSB World Congress held in Paris, France.
https://icsb2021.com/ - Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2021, May 12). Digital Transformation of the Entrepreneurial Finance. 2021 ICSB Global Entrepreneurship Education Report.
https://icsb.org/ - Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2020, 26-28 October). Blockchain for SME Finance and the Policy Environment published in the e-publication launched at the Global SME Finance Forum 2020 organised by the International Finance Corporation member of the World Bank Group.
https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/cfff29f7-5114-49ce-8993-62e77b588c1d/2020-12-Call-for-Insights-E-publication.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=npOGOF-
- Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2020, 23 September). Blockchain Network System for assessing SMEs’ creditworthiness. Asian Development Bank. A conference titled “FinTech to Enable Development, Investment, Financial Inclusion, and Sustainability”.
http://abfer.org/media/abfer-events-2020/specialty-conf/22_paper_mariya_Blockchain-Network-for-Assessing-SMEs-Creditworthiness.pdf
- Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2020, 27 June). Blockchain for SME Finance. Published in the ICSB 2020 MSME Global Report submitted to the United Nations.
https://icsb.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ICSB2020GlobalMSMEsReport.pdf
- Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (December 2019) “FinTechs and the speed of financing for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)” 32nd Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, Sydney.
https://www.cfainstitute.org/-/media/regional/arx/post-pdf/2019/11/12/afbc2019–fintechs-and-the-speed-of-financing-for-smes.ashx
- Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (June 2019). Australian Higher Education Sector and SMEs. 64th ICSB (International Council for Small Business) World Congress “The Future of Entrepreneurship”, held between 18-21 June 2019 in Cairo, Egypt. Received the Best Paper from Australia and New Zealand Award.
https://search.proquest.com/docview/2383820900?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true - Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2018). Emerging Trends in SME Finance. George Washington University October Conference organised by the ICSB. Received the “Best Paper Award”.
http://gwoctoberstage.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Emerging-Trends-in-the-SME-Finance1.pdf
- Terdpaopong, K., Yesseleva-Pionka, M., Gibson, B., & Weaver, M. (2017). How small business is valued – An Overview of Valuation Methods in Thailand. Proceeding of the ICSB 2017 World Conference. Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 27 – July 1, 2017.
http://icsb2017.org/ - Yesseleva-Pionka, M., Steen, A., Wong, A. (2016), “Factors affecting Australian SMEs access to debt finance”, 29th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, Sydney, Australia.
https://www.unsw.edu.au/business/banking-finance/news-events/australasian-finance-banking-conference/29th-australasian-finance-and-banking-conference
ICSB Entrepreneurial Finance Series
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2021, 22 March). Financial Literacy for Entrepreneurs. International Council for Small Business.
https://icsb.org/financial-literacy-for-entrepreneurs/
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2021, 22 April). The Crucial Elements of the Financial Decision-Making Process. International Council for Small Business.
https://icsb.org/financial-decision-making/
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2021, 18 May 2021). Alternative Investments and Cryptocurrencies
https://icsb.org/alternative-investments-and-cryptocurrencies/
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2021, 21 June, 2021). Ethical Finance.
https://icsb.org/ethical-finance/
Yesseleva-Pionka M. (2021, 20 July, 2021). Environmental Sustainability and Global Finance https://icsb.org/environmental-sustainability-and-global-finance/
MORE ABOUT
ME AND MY WORK
World Bank Group
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2020, 26-28 October). Blockchain for SME Finance and the Policy Environment published in the e-publication launched at the Global SME Finance Forum 2020 organised by the International Finance Corporation member of the World Bank Group.
Asian Development Bank
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2020, 23 September). Blockchain Network System for assessing SMEs’ creditworthiness. Asian Development Bank. A conference titled “FinTech to Enable Development, Investment, Financial Inclusion, and Sustainability”.
https://www.adb.org/publications/fintech-development-investment-financial-inclusion
United Nations
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2020, 27 June). Blockchain for SME Finance. Published in the ICSB 2020 MSME Global Report submitted to the United Nations.
https://icsb.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ICSB2020GlobalMSMEsReport.pdf
2021 ICSB Global Entrepreneurship Education Report
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2021, May 12). Digital Transformation of the Entrepreneurial Finance. 2021 ICSB Global Entrepreneurship Education Report.
Certificate of Appreciation
Top 10 Article of 2021
Yesseleva-Pionka, M. (2021, March 22). Financial Literacy for Entrepreneurs.
