highly significantp < 0.01
In support of Hypothesis 2 , the coefficient of the government support is highly significant and positive ( b 3 = 0.32, p < 0.01; 95% CI = 0.16–0.48), suggesting that the odds of increasing or sustaining employment (vs decreasing) increase 37% with each COVID-19-related scheme that SMEs receive funds from, holding constant all other variables.