Author : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Release : 2005
ISBN-13 : 9789264009240
Page : 415 pages
Rating : 4.5/5 from 240 voters
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent over 95 per cent of businesses in most OECD countries, and generate about two-thirds of private sector employment. This is the third edition of this publication which reviews recent trends relating to SMEs and entrepreneurship in OECD economies and beyond, as well as reporting on recent policy initiatives to promote the competitiveness of the SME sector. Issues covered include: regulatory and administrative burdens; entrepreneurship education and training; SME access to financing, technology, innovation and international markets; the growing importance of women's entrepreneurship; and local policy issues. This edition also includes the text of the Istanbul Ministerial Declaration on fostering the growth of innovative and internationally competitive SMEs.