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Baranova, Polina, and Fred Paterson. "Environmental capabilities of small and medium sized enterprises: Towards transition to a low carbon economy in the East Midlands." Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit 32, no. 8 (December 2017): 835–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269094217744494.

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This paper presents the results of a survey-based study, which involved 120 small and medium sized enterprises in the East Midlands region of the UK, and aims to explore small and medium sized enterprises environmental practices, environmental capabilities and awareness of the regional support for green growth. Environmental capabilities of small and medium sized enterprises are found to be bound to energy efficiency projects, with very few small and medium sized enterprises having a strategic outlook toward developing these capabilities. The majority of small and medium sized enterprises did not access governmental grants to improve energy efficiency, and those who did accessed governmental rather than NGO or private sources. Around a third of small and medium sized enterprises did not invest in any form of Environmental Management System or Environmental Management Accreditation over the last two years. Environmental capabilities, which are considered to have a direct positive impact on cost reduction, are found to be attracting the highest demand from small and medium sized enterprises. The study offers a typology of small and medium sized enterprises environmental capabilities providing a valuable conceptual development in understanding the links between various environmental capabilities and their significance for the strategic success of an enterprise.
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Aliyeva Aygun Akbar. "Stimulation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises." Technium Social Sciences Journal 14 (November 22, 2020): 293–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.47577/tssj.v14i1.2086.

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The paper deals with the issues of stimulating small and medium-sized enterprises in Azerbaijan. The conducted analysis shows that sustainable reforms carried out in the country on the basis of international business experience are considered very effective. The existing problems in this area have also been analyzed, and the directions for their elimination have been indicated.
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Wu, Binghui, and Ting Wang. "The Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Financing: A Perspective of the Private Bank." E3S Web of Conferences 275 (2021): 01038. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202127501038.

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The small and medium-sized enterprises provide much economic dynamism for macroeconomic development in China. However, many small and medium-sized enterprises have to face financing difficulties due to external factors and internal factors, such as the willingness of financial institutions to lend and the low credit of small and medium-sized enterprises. The establishment of private banks plays a very important role in alleviating the financing difficulties of small and medium-sized enterprises and eliminating financial suppression. This paper takes the listed small and medium-sized enterprises as samples to study the impact of the development of private banks on the small and medium-sized enterprises financing. The conclusions show that the development of private banks can alleviate the financing difficulties of small and medium-sized enterprises.
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Tan, Fang. "中国中小微企业融资现状研究." Asia Social Science Academy 2, no. 3 (June 30, 2022): 14–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.51600/isr.2022.2.3.14.

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Small, medium and micro enterprises play a very important role in China's national economy. They are the main growth point of China's national economy at the present stage and are closely related to the country's economic development. This study has studied the current situation of financing of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in China in the new century. Through the analysis of the difficulties encountered by Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises in financing, this paper puts forward the corresponding strategies and corresponding methods to solve the difficulties in financing, help the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and provide theoretical basis for promoting economic development.
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Lim, Setiadi Alim, and Lilik Indrawati. "Tingkat Kepatuhan Wajib Pajak Umkm Di Jawa Timur, Indonesia." BIP's : JURNAL BISNIS PERSPEKTIF 10, no. 2 (November 12, 2019): 88–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.37477/bip.v10i2.36.

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Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises play an important role in national economic development in many countries around the world. Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises have a large contribution to GDP (Gross Domestic Product), the supply of employment and exports of a country. Although it has a large contribution to the national economy, the contribution of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to the state income from the tax sector is very small. There is a tendency for voluntary tax compliance from micro, small and medium- sized enterprises to be very low. This research aims to study the level of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises of tax compliance in East Java, Indonesia. To measure the level of tax compliance, 3 indicators are used, namely the ownership of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), compliance with paying Income Tax and compliance to fill out and report the Annual Income Tax Return. The results showed that the level of tax compliance in micro, small and medium enterprises in East Java, Indonesia was still very low. Micro, small and medium-sized who have a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) is only 37.80%, those who pay Income Tax are only 21.95% and those who fill and report Annual Income Tax Returns of only 18,29%.
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Lim, Setiadi Alim, and Lilik Indrawati. "Tingkat Kepatuhan Wajib Pajak UMKM Di Jawa Timur, Indonesia." BIP's JURNAL BISNIS PERSPEKTIF 10, no. 2 (July 31, 2018): 88–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.37477/bip.v10i2.56.

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Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises play an important role in national economic development in many countries around the world. Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises have a large contribution to GDP (Gross Domestic Product), the supply of employment and exports of a country. Although it has a large contribution to the national economy, the contribution of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to the state income from the tax sector is very small. There is a tendency for voluntary tax compliance from micro, small and medium- sized enterprises to be very low. This research aims to study the level of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises of tax compliance in East Java, Indonesia. To measure the level of tax compliance, 3 indicators are used, namely the ownership of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), compliance with paying Income Tax and compliance to fill out and report the Annual Income Tax Return. The results showed that the level of tax compliance in micro, small and medium enterprises in East Java, Indonesia was still very low. Micro, small and medium-sized who have a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) is only 37.80%, those who pay Income Tax are only 21.95% and those who fill and report Annual Income Tax Returns of only 18,29%.
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Ubrežiová, I., K. Wach, and J. Horváthová. "Entrepreneurship in small and medium-sized enterprises: Comparative study between Slovakia and Poland for the years 2001–2007." Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) 54, No. 8 (August 22, 2008): 358–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/299-agricecon.

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The main attention of the submitted paper is devoted to the comparison of development of entrepreneurship in Slovak and Polish small and medium-sized he enterprise sector. The conditions for blooming entrepreneurship are created in the national economy. Especially the role of SMEs in the transition economy, both in Slovakia and Poland, has the impact on SMEs. The entrepreneurship of small and medium-sized enterprises is extended in the whole Slovakia. From the viewpoint of the regional structure, most enterprises are located in the Bratislavský region (30.4%), Košický region (11.8%), Žilinský region (10.1%) and Trenčianský region (10.1%). On the other hand, the least of enterprises were registered in the Nitrianský region (8.9%), Trnavský region (9.2%) and Banskobystrický region (9.6%). Small and medium entrepreneurship is diversed throughout Poland. The average small and medium entreprenership ratio is 44.5, while the highest is in the Mazowieckie region – 55.2% and the lowest in the Podkarpackie region – 30 %. The supporting system for private entrepreneurship in both countries, Slovakia and Poland, is very similar and the entrepreneurs are satisfied with its offer and help.
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Li, Qing, and Jing Xian. "Research on the Financing Capability of Chinese SMEs." BCP Business & Management 19 (May 31, 2022): 21–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.54691/bcpbm.v19i.652.

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The evaluation of financing ability is very important to promote the small and medium-sized borrowing capacity of science and technology, and it is the first premise to clarify the financing obstacles of enterprises. However, the traditional view only emphasizes the role of self-ability and neglects the research of financing environment. With the development of national economy, science and technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises have received extensive attention, mainly because science and technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises are the main force to promote national economic development. Because of their own and external factors, small and medium-sized science and technology enterprises generally have financing problems. Improving the financing ability of small and medium-sized enterprises is an effective way to solve the problem of capital shortage. At the same time, many small and medium-sized enterprises face more risks in their development, and their growth is unpredictable, which makes it difficult for financial institutions such as banks to make loan decisions. However, at present, some small and medium-sized enterprises still have many unsolved problems in the financing process, which affects the development of high-tech small and medium-sized enterprises. This requires relevant departments to pay full attention to the optimization of their financing system, constantly innovate financing methods and lay a solid foundation for their subsequent development.
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Zhao, Shuya. "Risk Management of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises under the Epidemic." Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences 12, no. 1 (September 13, 2023): 109–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.54254/2754-1169/12/20230607.

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At the beginning of 2020, the sudden outbreak of covid-19 not only causes harm to the human body health, but also produces some influence on the normal operation of Chinese enterprises, especially affecting the financial rotation of small and medium enterprises. Small and medium-sized enterprises have made a great contribution to the economic development of our country. It is very necessary to manage and research its financial risk. Therefore, this paper analyzes the impact of the epidemic on small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as the background and risk factors of the epidemic, and finally puts forward the impact measures of the outbreak on the financial risk management of small and medium-sized enterprises, hoping to further improve the management system of small and medium-sized enterprises and help them improve their risk management ability.
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Li, Xinyi, Shucheng Zhang, Xiaoting Wei, and Yiman Zhao. "Research on Labor Cost and Labor Compensation of Enterprises in Liaoning Province." Highlights in Business, Economics and Management 15 (June 28, 2023): 388–403. http://dx.doi.org/10.54097/hbem.v15i.9652.

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Liaoning is the birthplace of new China industry and the economic center of the old industrial base in Northeast China, which has played a vital role in the development of new China. Since the revitalization of the old industrial base in Northeast China was put forward, the small and medium-sized enterprises in Liaoning Province have played an increasingly obvious role in the overall economic development of Liaoning Province, and played a decisive role in promoting the economic development of Liaoning Province. The survival and development of small and medium-sized enterprises in Liaoning province play an important role in absorbing labor force to obtain full employment and comprehensively improving people's living standards. However, the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in Liaoning Province is not satisfactory, on the contrary, it is very worrying, which makes us have to focus on how to get rid of the difficult development situation of small and medium-sized enterprises in Liaoning Province and realize sustainable development. By exploring the relationship between enterprise cost and labor remuneration, taking 3649 enterprises surveyed as examples, this paper studies the proportion of optimal labor remuneration to labor cost and the proportion of labor cost to enterprise cost, so as to analyze the realistic situation faced by enterprises in Liaoning Province and the corresponding improvement countermeasures to promote the overall economic development of Liaoning Province.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Very small and medium-Sized enterprises"

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Juell-Skielse, Gustaf. "ERP adoption in small and medium sized enterprises." Licentiate thesis, Stockholm, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-3982.

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Rauch, Andreas. "Success factors of small and medium sized enterprises." [Amsterdam] : Amsterdam : University of Amsterdam, Faculteit Maatschappij- en Gedragswetenschappen ; Universiteit van Amsterdam [Host], 2000. http://dare.uva.nl/document/57256.

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Ohlenschlager, Moritz. "Exit Strategies of German Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises." St. Gallen, 2008. http://www.biblio.unisg.ch/org/biblio/edoc.nsf/wwwDisplayIdentifier/03606399002/$FILE/03606399002.pdf.

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Mayanja, Jamiah. "Business ethics in Ugandan small and medium-sized enterprises." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/8521.

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SMEs have been acknowledged by governments globally as a prime source of economic growth and development. In Africa there has been a noticeable increase in the number of SME establishments. In Uganda, SMEs are the most popular business choice and play a major role in the national economy. Although SMEs significant economic contributions are generally acknowledged, being ethical and successful has become a challenge, as many SMEs in Uganda have not fully adopted and integrated ethics into their business strategies. Understanding the reasons for the increased unethical behaviour in SMEs is central to their continued business success. The primary objective of the study was to investigate the factors that influence ethical business conduct in Ugandan SMEs. From a comprehensive literature review, three main independent variables (staff-, business- and external environment factors) were identified as variables influencing ethical business conduct (dependent variable) of SMEs. A hypothetical model was developed to determine whether the independent variables have an influence on the dependent variable. Twelve hypotheses were formulated to test the relationships between three staff factors, five business factors, four external environment factors and ethical business conduct. The study sought the perceptions of SME owners or managers in the Kampala District and utilised the quantitative research paradigm. A survey was conducted with the aid of a structured self-administered questionnaire distributed by three fieldworkers. A combination of convenience and snowball sampling was utilised. The final sample comprised 384 respondents. The validity of the measuring instrument was ascertained by using exploratory factor analysis. The Cronbach‟s alpha values for reliability were calculated for each of the factors identified during the exploratory factor analysis. A total of ten valid and reliable factors were retained. Pearson product-moment correlation and multiple regression analysis were used to test the correlation and statistical significance of the relationships hypothesised between the various independent and dependent variables. One statistically significant relationship was found between the staff factors (employee attitude) and ethical business conduct. Two statistically significant relationships were found between the business factors (knowledge acquisition and management practices) and ethical business conduct. Three statistically significant relationships were found between the external environment factors (legal requirements, industry norm and media power) and ethical business conduct. External environmental factors seem to have a greater influence on SME ethical business conduct in Uganda. Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) was used to identify if significant relationships exist between the eight demographic variables and seven reliable and valid independent variables. Furthermore, post-hoc Scheffé tests identified where the significant differences occurred between the different categories. Cohen‟s d-values were calculated in order to assess the practical significance of the mean scores. A total of twelve practical significant relationships were identified. SME owners or managers should consider employing staff with the right attitude to uphold sound ethical business values. They should implement ethical management practices to promote ethical business conduct amongst employees and ensure that employees are made aware of what is regarded as acceptable ethical business behaviour. SME owners or managers should adhere to legal requirements and industry norms to be known as businesses exhibiting ethical behaviour and utilise media to instil and guide ethical values in employees. Lastly, they must pay attention to the role that demographical variables such as: gender, level of education, current employment status, number of years in business and number of employees, play in behaving ethically in business.
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McElroy, Rachelle, Itzel Orozco, and Renee Simard. "Applying Strategic Sustainability : For Small and Medium Sized Enterprises." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Avdelningen för maskinteknik, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-3015.

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Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are an underutilised sector to disseminating sustainability within communities. Entrepreneurs are action-oriented individuals who enjoy challenges and act upon environmental feedback, making them ideal change agents. However, there is a lack of tools specifically targeted towards SMEs to help them act strategically towards sustainability. In order to support entrepreneurs and motivate them into becoming catalysts for change towards sustainability the research team identified the need to provide them with a customized tool. The tool will be focused towards entrepreneurs interested in starting up new businesses with a core strategy of sustainable development. If the entrepreneur is able to apply sustainability at the beginning of their business venture, it reduces the need for later corrections. The research examines what is needed in a tool to support entrepreneurs and how to encourage them through the conception of adopting sustainable strategies.

Renee Simard #1066 Amphion St., Victoria, BC V8S 4G3 Rachelle McElroy 637 Cowper St. Victoria, BC V9A 2E8 Itzel Orozco 1138 E 22nd Ave Eugene OR 97403 United States

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Ghanatabadi, Firouzeh. "Internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises in Iran /." Luleå, 2005. http://epubl.luth.se/1402-1544/2005/01.

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Dabo, Danjuma A. "Financing of small and medium sized enterprises in Nigeria." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2006. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/7838.

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The objective of this study is to assess factors which affect the performance of SMEs in Nigeria. The literature shows that economic development, growth and poverty alleviation are vitally linked with reliable and sustainable operations of SMEs. This is particularly relevant to Nigeria which seeks to diversify its real sector by reducing over-dependence on the volatile oil sector. In recognition of these problems the Nigerian government set up the Small and Medium Industries Equity Investment Scheme (SMIEIS) for SMEs. Nonetheless, as it is the case in many developing countries, SMEs are faced with poor access to financial resources, and little research seems to have focused on factors affecting the performance of SMEs in Sub-Saharan African economies including Nigeria. The study is primarily based on an extensive mail survey of 502 SMEs in Nigeria's two regions and three main sectors (manufacturing, business services, and trade sectors). Accordingly, a broad range of testable hypotheses have been formulated which tend to capture peculiarities in the Nigerian economy using correlation and logistic regression analysis. Access to finance, difficulties encountered, financing decisions and desire for Islamic finance turned out to be the major factors affecting regional and sectoral performance of SMEs. The study reveals some significant differences in the regional performance of SMEs. Most important amongst these differences are: ease of `access to finance', `difficulties encountered' in the process, decisions about `accepting or rejecting' bank financing, and the regional appeal of `Islamic finance' with its different financing modes. It also reveals significant difficulties in obtaining external finance by the entire survey respondents. The study concludes that characteristics internal to the SMEs (like Firm age and size, location and legal form) and their owner-managers characteristics (like education, experience and age) seem to determine the demand for and use of external financing. It recommends policy makers and SME stakeholders to review the existing SMIEIS policies which unduly exclude most SMEs from having access to such finance.
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Panayiotou, Panayiotis. "Automated visual inspection in small and medium sized enterprises." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.339935.

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Smith, Mark T. "Eco-design innovation in small and medium sized enterprises." Thesis, Open University, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.341364.

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Майборода, Тетяна Миколаївна, Татьяна Николаевна Майборода, Tetiana Mykolaivna Maiboroda, and L. Bashir. "Role of small and medium-sized enterprises in Tanzania." Thesis, Сумський державний університет, 2015. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/43705.

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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs; sometimes also small and medium enterprises) are enterprises whose personnel numbers fall below certain limits. The abbreviation "SME" is used in the European Union and by international organizations such as the World Bank, the United Nations and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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Books on the topic "Very small and medium-Sized enterprises"

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Bank, Islamic Development. Guidelines on formulating and implementing schemes for financing medium, small, very small, and micro enterprises in IDB least developed and low income member countries. Jeddah: The Bank, 2002.

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Development, UK Round Table on Sustainable. Small and medium-sized enterprises. London: The Round Table, 1999.

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Mirel, Pierre. Small and medium-sized enterprises. Brussels: European Commission, Phare Information Office, 1994.

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Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries. Small and medium-sized enterprises. Ankara, Turkey: SESRTCIC, 2001.

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Czakó, Ágnes. Small and medium sized enterprises. Budapest: Hungarian Foundation for Enterprise Promotion, 1993.

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Mirel, Pierre. Small and medium-sized enterprises. Edited by Thompson Stuart, Alliata Vittoria, Hatwell Jonathan, and PHARE Information Office. Brussels: Phare Information Office, 1994.

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F, Dyson Kenneth H., ed. Small and medium sized enterprises. London: Routledge in association with the University of Bradford and Spicers Centre for Europe, 1990.

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The UK Tound Table on Sustainable Development. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. London: HMSO, 1999.

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UK Round Table on Sustainable Development., ed. Small and medium-sized enterprises. London: UK Round Table on Sustainable Development, 1999.

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Olejnik, Edith. International Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-04876-1.

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Book chapters on the topic "Very small and medium-Sized enterprises"

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Raková, Monika. "ECO-INNOVATION AS A TOOL FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN EU." In Socio-economic Determinants of Sustainble Consumption and Production II, 106–12. Brno: Masaryk University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/cz.muni.p210-8640-2021-12.

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Eco-innovation represents for many small and medium-sized enterprises the opportunity to increase their competitiveness and are important in implementation circular economy info life. This type of innovation is nowadays very popular and it is one of the important tools to achieve sustainability in this dynamic environment, to general. An importance of eco-innovation is presented also in main objective of “green economic” in Slovakia and in the European Union´s documents. The Paper is focused on the definition of eco-innovation from various views in the theoretic part and also focuses on three indicators monitored by European union.
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Vasserot, Carlos Vargas. "Legal Regulation of Social Enterprises in Other European Countries." In The International Handbook of Social Enterprise Law, 941–50. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14216-1_45.

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AbstractThis chapter deals with the legal regulation of social enterprises in several European countries not analyzed in the previous chapters. These countries adopted specific laws to regulate this type of entity. Nine countries were studied: Finland, Slovenia, Denmark, Romania, Greece, Latvia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Lithuania. Most of these countries are small sized economically but have been very active in enacting special legislation on social enterprises. Hence, it would be interesting to briefly describe their respective legal regime.
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Bilous, Vadym, J. Philipp Städter, Marc Gebauer, and Ulrich Berger. "Usage of Augmented Reality for Improved Human-Machine Interaction and Real-Time Error Correction of Laboratory Units." In Annals of Scientific Society for Assembly, Handling and Industrial Robotics 2021, 263–74. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74032-0_22.

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AbstractFor future innovations, complex Industry 4.0-technologies need to improve the interaction of humans and technology. Augmented Reality (AR) has a significant potential for this task by introducing more interactivity into modern technical assistance systems. However, AR systems are usually very expensive and thus unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Furthermore, the machine's reliable data transfer to the AR applications and the user activity indication appear to be problematic. This work proposes a solution to these problems. A simple and scalable data transfer from industrial systems to Android applications has been developed.The suggested prototype demonstrates an AR application for troubleshooting and error correction in real-time, even on mobile or wearable devices, while working in a laboratory unit to simulate and solve various errors. The unit components (small garage doors) are equipped with sensors. The information about the state of the system is available in real-time at any given moment and is transmitted to a mobile or wearable device (tablet or smart glass) equipped with AR application. The operator is enabled to preview the required information in a graphical form (marks and cursors). Potential errors are shown and solved with an interactive manual. The system can be used for training purposes to achieve more efficient error correction and faster repairing.
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Ennals, Richard. "Small and Medium Sized Enterprises." In Work Life 2000 Yearbook 3, 177–217. London: Springer London, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0291-5_7.

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Latchem, Colin. "Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises." In Open and Distance Non-formal Education in Developing Countries, 145–54. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6741-9_14.

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Wilde, Silvio. "Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises." In Customer Knowledge Management, 11–18. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16475-0_2.

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Welter, Friederike. "Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Hungary." In Small Firms and Entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe, 139–55. Heidelberg: Physica-Verlag HD, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57460-3_7.

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Simpson, Mike, Nick Taylor, and Jo Padmore. "Marketing in small and medium-sized enterprises." In Entrepreneurship Marketing, 1–12. Second edition. | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.: Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429505461-1.

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Antoldi, Fabio, Daniele Cerrato, and Donatella Depperu. "Internationalization of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises." In Export Consortia in Developing Countries, 1–22. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24879-5_1.

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Robbins, David, Sati Harutyunyan, and Michelle Onibokun. "Corruption in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises." In Routledge Handbook of Public Procurement Corruption, 175–87. London: Routledge, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003220374-14.

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Conference papers on the topic "Very small and medium-Sized enterprises"

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Blatnik, Staša. "A Systematic Literature Review on Open Government Data use in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises." In 43rd International Conference on Organizational Science Development. University of Maribor Press, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.18690/um.fov.3.2024.9.

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The concept of open data has evolved significantly over the past decade, in line with increasing government policies and initiatives, the quality, volume and accessibility of public data has increased as well. As a result, expectations that open data will help create value, innovation, and a range of economic, social, and environmental transformations are very high. Despite the great potential and high expectations, little is known about the use of open data, especially in enterprises. The overall research goal is to assess the use of open data in Slovene small and medium sized enterprises. To address this problem, we first conducted a systematic literature review to 1) understand the open data field through a historic lens, 2) identify key areas of research, and 3) identify research gaps. Based on the findings we will develop a research agenda.
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Stovíček, Filip. "The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Rate of Adaptation of the Industry 4.0 Concept in SMEs." In EDAMBA 2022: 25th International Scientific Conference for Doctoral Students and Post-Doctoral Scholars. Bratislava: University of Economics in Bratislava, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.53465/edamba.2022.9788022550420.400-408.

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The current trend of digitization processes is referred to as Industry 4.0 - the onset of the fourth industrial revolution was a logical outcome of our progress in science and technology. If businesses want to be successful in today's market, they must respond to the digitalization trend. The pandemic revealed the need for digitization and the implementation of Industry 4.0 concepts in the business sector, where it was not necessary before. The aim of this paper is to describe the attitude of small and medium-sized enterprises to the very implementation of Industry 4.0 elements and the latest impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the speed of adaptation of small and medium-sized enterprises in Slovakia to Industry 4.0. The survey among companies was carried out using an electronic questionnaire. Only small and medium-sized enterprises from Slovakia will join the survey in the period from November 2021 to February 2022. The questionnaire was sent to 512 enterprises. The return rate of the questionnaire was 42.38%, which corresponds to 217 companies. The aim was to analyze the impact of the Covid-10 pandemic on the speed of adaptation to Industry 4.0 in small and medium-sized enterprises. Based on the conducted research and results, we can claim that companies have started the process of implementing Industry 4.0.
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Karadal, Himmet, and Muhammet Saygın. "The Effect of Information Technology on Innovation Abilities: A Research on SMEs." In International Conference on Eurasian Economies. Eurasian Economists Association, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.36880/c02.00309.

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The use of information technologies (IT) and increase of innovation activities within Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) which can easily adapt to the dynamics and changes can contribute to the regional development process. Though some studies have been concerned about the effect of information technologies or innovation on management performance, it can be easily seen that there has been very little empirical work for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of information technologies within Small and Medium Sized Enterprises on innovation (product or process innovation) and management performance. In this study data will be collected through SMEs in Aksaray province and in this way study will deal with the relationship between information technology, innovation and management performance. Data for the research will be collected through survey system. The questions of the survey will be created by using the theoretical and applied literature (validity and reliability tested in various contexts) including information technologies, innovation and performance. Unlike some of the questions taken from previous studies, the new ones will be developed in terms of literature review, recommendations of academic staffs and business managers. The analysis of collected data will be carried out through SPSS package program and by using the techniques of some tests like single sample –t- test and ANOVA test.
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Štaka, Mirjana. "CORRELATION OF TOTAL GDP AND NUMBER OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN THE EU-28." In Economic and Business Trends Shaping the Future. Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Faculty of Economics-Skopje, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.47063/ebtsf.2021.0012.

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Micro, small and medium enterprises play a major role in the country's economic growth and development. The connection and correlation of GDP and the number of small and medium-sized companies represents a key not only economic but also social role of EU countries. This paper seeks to explore small and medium enterprises as an important role in economic growth and development. Micro, small and medium enterprises play a very important role in the economic development of the country, which is the reason for many studies and analyzes. In addition to contributing to gross domestic product creation, they also play a key social role as they reduce unemployment. The aim of this paper is to assess the relationship between the components of gross domestic product (GDP) and the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the EU-28 in the years 2009-2019. To achieve this goal, we reviewed the literature, presented statistical data that confirm the importance of these companies in economic development, such as: indicator of entrepreneurship (calculated as the number of SME companies per 1000 inhabitants), participation of SMEs in creating added value. We have presented this data for selected EU countries. Material and methods of work will be performed statistical analysis of data collected for SMEs in the EU and thus enable verification of the hypothesis set in the paper. Secondary data downloaded from the Eurostat site will be used. Based on the downloaded data and the application of a simple regression model, a universal and original model will be presented. Before presenting the model, a correlation will be made in order to present the comprehensiveness of the model. The model will be presented in the form of a function, which will have the value of parameters on the basis of which the influence of independent variables on dependent ones will be determined. The results and conclusions are presented at the end of the paper. The results of the research confirm the theoretical significance and role of small and medium enterprises, as well as the need for their internalization and growth into global market leaders. If the unemployment rate increases by 1 unit (if one person loses his job) in the EU, it will cause a decrease in total domestic value (GDP) by 0.509 units. Every new unemployed worker will cost the EU so much unproduced output and new added value. Assuming that there is no unemployment in the EU, ie that the rate is equal to 0, the EU would produce a gross domestic value of 16,135 euros (note: only the impact and the relationship between the unemployment rate and GDP is taken into account here). Thus, it is clear how much costs and effects unemployment has on the gross domestic product and economic policy of EU countries.
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Karaeva, Marija, and Vesna Goceva Mihajlovska. "SME Support on Regional Level in Republic of North Macedonia – The Role of the Business Centers Within the Centers for Development of the Planning Regions." In 7th International Scientific Conference ERAZ - Knowledge Based Sustainable Development. Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans, Belgrade, Serbia, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31410/eraz.2021.143.

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Entrepreneurship has received increased attention during the last few decades. Private entrepreneurship provides numerous opportuni­ties for the economic development of society. Entrepreneurship marks its peak through the development of small and me­dium-sized enterprises (SME). The advantages and attributions from SMEs have been widely accepted as a great influence factor on job creation and support of regional revitalization, based on the development of indigenous resources, great flexibility and promotion of industrial innovation. Entrepre­neurship also provides a solid basis for sustainable local and regional eco­nomic development. It contributes towards decreasing the regional dispar­ities both, within the country itself and among countries as well. SMEs are supposed to initiate economic development in underdeveloped regions with very high poverty levels and living standards, thus alleviating the economic and social integration of the country. Taking this into consideration, there is a need for local and regional structures in the country to concentrate their activities on providing various measures and activities aimed at initiating and stimulating the development of small and medium-sized enterprises.
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Noyan Yalman, İlkay, Mutlu Türkoğlu, and Yalçın Yalman. "Small and Medium Sizes Enterprises (SMEs) and Foreign Trade Policy." In International Conference on Eurasian Economies. Eurasian Economists Association, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.36880/c06.01207.

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A high level of a country’s foreign trade is related to the growth of foreign earnings, to the acceleration of investments, to increase employment and contributes significantly to the growth of the country's economy. In this context, SMEs as one of the mile stones of the economy, foreign trade and economic growth are located in the leading roles. Especially SMEs sufficiently developed oppressed against strong opponents abroad, government policies or practices in trade restrictive policies are some of the reasons for this downside. SMEs that exports goods, or the infrastructure needed to produce goods for SMEs who import raw materials as well as the country's foreign trade policies and developments in the world economy is important. SMEs to follow the development, recognizing competitors, new markets, new products is very important in terms of growth both business and the countries. In this study, SMEs engaged in foreign trade in Sivas Province performing an application on in terms of both the business and government policy at the local level status will be examined. Data will be obtained on issues such as ultimately foreign trade potential of existing SMEs while doing foreign trade problems they face, strengths and weaknesses, market policies at national and international levels, the opinions about the state's foreign trade policy. The results obtained from the data on SMEs engaged in foreign trade by making general inferences about the data obtained on a micro scale, will allow making inferences on the macro scale.
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Bilous, Vadym, and Kirill Sarachuk. "Are SMEs Ready for AI Embedded Mobile Robots?" In 10th International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies (IHIET 2023). AHFE International, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1004035.

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The introduction of both mobile robots (MR) and AI-embedded mobile robots (AIMR) into the industry is very slow compared to other types of industrial robots (IR) and automation systems. Many scientific articles and studies are focused on the programming and design of MR. At the same time, integration issues, topical problems and related obstacles are almost entirely absent from the scientific literature. The authors of this paper acknowledge that the complete analysis of this area is a very challenging task. Therefore, for the purposes of this study, we focus on the local problem of analysing the introduction of MR and AIMR in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The authors offer the analysis of the current challenges and trends in the introduction of mobile robots into SMEs. They also propose solutions to these problems based on their own as well as external experience in the design, programming and implementation of mobile robots.
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Bang, Je-Sung, Jai-Kyung Lee, Seung-Ho Han, Seong-Whan Park, Jun-Ho Choi, Tae-Hee Lee, and Tae-Woo Kwon. "Integration of PDM System and Web-Based CAE Supporting System for Small and Medium Enterprises." In ASME 2007 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2007-35019.

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A web-based Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) supporting system is integrated with a Product Data Management (PDM) system for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) suffering from the lack of building hardware, software and related experts. An analysis of current business models and worksite requirements provides an improved process model and data to be shared between the PDM system and the CAE supporting system. Since all engineering tasks such as geometric modeling, mesh generation, static stress and vibration analysis, and fatigue durability analysis are automated in the CAE supporting system, the user in charge of the CAE have only to configure the concerned values of design variables and result data through the web page. The existing Change Management module of the PDM system is modified for seamless data exchange, i.e. sending the Engineering Change Order (ECO) data to the CAE supporting system and receiving the CAE result data back. The bi-directional data transfers between the PDM system and the CAE supporting system is made possible by adaptors based on the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP). The current approach will be very helpful for SMEs that only have the PDM system and have no adequate infrastructure for CAE.
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Klepić, Iva, and Zdenko Klepić. "THE INFLUENCE OF DETERMINATION OF THE REQUIRED COMPETENCIES ON THE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES." In Tourism and hospitality industry. University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.20867/thi.26.5.

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Purpose - Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are very important from a social and economic point of view. They account for two-thirds of jobs in the private sector and are responsible for more than half of the total added value attained by companies in the EU. Competency management consists of three phases: determining the required competencies; determining current competencies and the competency gap; and undertaking activities to ensure and develop the necessary competencies. The required competencies determine the key activities and behaviors required in each key area of work. They represent the basis for the quality performance of other phases of competency management. The primary aim of this research is to determine whether and to what extent determining the required human resources competencies influence the business performance of small and medium enterprises. Methodology - The empirical research was conducted on 234 SMEs in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FB&H) in January 2021. The percentage of processed SMEs reflects the real situation according to statistical data on the number of SMEs in the FB&H. An original questionnaire was created for the survey. Data collected by the conducted empirical research were analyzed using graphic representations; descriptive statistics; structural analysis; KolmogorovSmirnov test; Mann-Whitney U test; Kruskal-Wallis test; correlation analysis; factor analysis; and hierarchical multiple regression models. Findings - The research results showed the correlation between the studied variables and the influence of determining the required human resources competencies on the business performance of SMEs. The paper includes a comparison with similar research and recommendations for future research. Contribution - Given that very little research in this area is available in the literature, and that research has not been conducted in this way so far, the contributions of the paper are reflected in several achievements that have made a significant departure from other research on this issue. The same or similar research has not been conducted in Bosnia and Herzegovina so far. The subject of research has been set in a new and original way linking the determining the required human resources competencies and business performance of SMEs through the development of a theoretical model of the relationship between defined variables. An original theoretical and empirical model has been formed, the purpose of which is to determine the impact, direction, and intensity of the links between the first phase of human resources competency management and the business performance of SMEs. A model for measuring business performance has been developed using a balanced scorecard model that includes four perspectives (financial, customer, internal business processes, and learning and growth). Empirical verification of the defined model expanded and deepened the insight into the paradigm of modern business, the first phase of human resources competency management, and its development and affirmation in the field of management and business success.
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Devarapalli, Ratna, and Vijaya Lakshmi Velivelli. "The Ergonomics Edge for Small Enterprises – Case Studies from the State of Telangana, India." In 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2022). AHFE International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1002665.

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Terms like Ergonomic Fit, Ergonomic design, ergonomically correct / incorrect, etc have become synonymous with the term ‘Ergonomics’ and anyone interested increasing output / productivity without compromising on comfort. These terms have become a common phrase when talking about the design of tools and equipment or any design for that matter. But the word ‘Ergonomics’ has a great mystic around it because off its link with Engineering and industry especially when it comes to small industries. There are still a lot of apprehensions and doubts with the application of ergonomics at the small / medium enterprises. Hence there is need to understand and explain what constitutes good ergonomic design and how to understand what is "ergonomically in correct product" and choose products / changes which are not very expensive / involve major cost incurring for the small and medium enterprises. Four key physical risk factors associated with complaints of discomfort in the work environment such as: awkward postures, biomechanical stresses, repetition and force and environmental factors. For which the key is to eliminate the risk by providing a well-designed environment and affordable costs. It can also be mentioned as the process of adapting a space to meet human requirements which involves the study of how the human body functions in order to design spaces, furniture and devices which reduce fatigue and discomfort to improve operability and productivity along with affordability. While an increased emphasis on this concept, research data generated both corporate and at educational research centres over the past few years has shown that minor / minimum changes can amount to major benefits. With this objective, The department of Resource Management and Consumer Science (RMCS), College of Community Science (previously Home Science) has been teaching and conducting student research in the area of Ergonomics in various small enterprises in Telangana, India and this paper explains and highlights the importance of minor, small ergonomic cost effective interventions like extension of a handle, adding a sheath to the handle, increasing the height of the seating / workplace, improving the lighting, ensuring good ventilation have received good response from the users. This paper gives the details of all such research interventions done with the small and medium enterprises like weaving, metal and basketry works, classroom furniture etc, in the last 15years by the PG and PhD students and how the cost effective ergonomic edge was obtained or can be obtained and further demystify ergonomics for all.
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Reports on the topic "Very small and medium-Sized enterprises"

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Piza, Caio, and Tulio Cravo. The Impact of Business Support Services for Small and Medium Enterprises on Firm Performance in Low -and Middle- Income Countries: A Meta-Analysis. Inter-American Development Bank, June 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011748.

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Interventions designed to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are popular among policy makers, given the role SMEs play in job creation around the world. Business support interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are often based on the assumption that market failures and institutional constraints impede the growth of SME growth. Significant resources from governments and international organizations are directed to SMEs to maximize their socioeconomic impact. Business-support interventions in LMICs most often relate to formalization and business environments, exports, value chains and clusters, training and technical assistance, and access to credit and innovation. Very little is known about the impact of such interventions despite the abundance of resources directed to SME business-support services. This paper systematically reviews and summarizes 40 rigorous evaluations of SME-support services in LMICs and presents evidence to help inform policy debates. The study found indicative evidence that overall business-support interventions help improve firm performances and create jobs. However, little is still known about which interventions work best for SMEs and why. More rigorous impact evaluations are needed to fill the large knowledge gap in the field.
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Bröckl, Marika, Julia Illman, Laura Oja, and Iivo Vehviläinen. Energy Efficiency in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. Nordic Council of Ministers, February 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.6027/tn2014-510.

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Cull, Robert, Lance Davis, Naomi Lamoreaux, and Jean-Laurent Rosenthal. Historical Financing of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, October 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w11695.

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Gallien, Max, Giovanni Occhiali, and Vanessa van den Boogaard. Catch Them If You Can: the Politics and Practice of a Taxpayer Registration Exercise. Institute of Development Studies, April 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/ictd.2023.012.

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Tax registration drives have become an increasingly popular intervention to expand the coverage of tax nets across sub-Saharan Africa. However, doubts have recently been casted on their impact, as there is increasing evidence that they do not lead to a substantial increase in revenue, and might skew the tax registry so that towards vulnerable groups are overrepresented. There is little explanation available for these outcomes, as the literature focuses on the outcomes of these exercises – rather than on their processes and premises. We seek to fill this gap through an evaluation of a tax registration exercise of small- and medium-sized enterprises in Freetown, Sierra Leone, implemented by the National Revenue Authority. We argue that the conflicting objectives between national and international stakeholders, as well as between street- and higher-level officials, combined with a technocratic view of the exercise that underestimated its political nature, led to its likely unsatisfactory outcome in revenue terms. However, we also identify non-revenue outcomes that may still be seen as positive from the perspective of policymakers, such as familiarising many businesses with a revenue authority that they previously had very little engagement with. While this outcome of registration exercises is frequently overlooked by similar evaluations, it is one that local officials recognise as important in ‘building future taxpayers’.
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Helgeson, Jennifer F., Juan F. Fung, Alfredo R. Roa Henriquez, Yating Zhang, Ariela Zycherman, Claudia Nierenberg, David T. Butry, and Donna Ramkissoon. Complex event resilience of small- and medium-sized enterprises:. Gaithersburg, MD: National Institute of Standards and Technology, September 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nist.sp.1258.

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Helgeson, Jennifer F., Juan F. Fung, Alfredo R. Roa Henriquez, Yating Zhang, Ariela Zycherman, Claudia Nierenberg, David T. Butry, and Donna Ramkissoon. Complex event resilience of small- and medium-sized enterprises:. Gaithersburg, MD: National Institute of Standards and Technology, September 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nist.sp.1259.

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Chen, Jinqiang, and Bolormaa Luvsandorj. Rebuilding Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises Post-COVID-19 in Mongolia. Asian Development Bank, October 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/brf230408-2.

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This brief looks at how projects to build entrepreneurial capacity and improve access to finance and equipment can strengthen the resilience of Mongolia’s micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). It details how MSMEs, which account for around 70% of Mongolia’s employment, suffered financially during the COVID-19 pandemic and shares feedback from needs assessments, capacity building, and equipment provision programs. It recommends future programs focus on improving access to loans, offer e-commerce and digital marketing training, and support the growth of local cooperatives to bolster income equality and build more sustainable businesses.
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Izumi, Atsuko, Yasuyuki Sawada, Yasutora Watanabe, and Yesim Elhan-Kayalar. Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Digital Platforms, and Competition Policies in Asia. Asian Development Bank, November 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/wps230501-2.

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This paper reviews the overall micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise landscape in Asia, including the challenges and constraints faced by enterprises in physical (offline) and online markets. It explores the unique circumstances and externalities that arise due to the special characteristics of platforms and how they impact merchants and other platform users. Findings suggest that the unique features of platforms, and the two-sided market structure they foster, require a bespoke policy approach from competition authorities and policymakers.
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Bialus, Diana, Le Thanh Tam, Thi Thu Hien Nguyen, and Chu Hong Minh. Financial Access of Women-Owned Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Viet Nam. Asian Development Bank, December 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/wps220612-2.

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This working paper identifies challenges in access to finance for women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Viet Nam and recommends ways to improve it. Out of 27 banks surveyed, the authors found that only 5 cater to the specific needs of SMEs owned by women. The paper proposes ways of incentivizing financial institutions to invest in this market segment. These include requiring gender-disaggregated data reporting, boosting knowledge on gender lens investing, improving guarantee schemes, and promoting lending to women-owned SMEs as an active hedge against portfolio deterioration. The paper recommends that financial institutions introduce regular tracking of gender-disaggregated data at portfolio level, design and implement gender lens strategies, and develop products and services better tailored to the needs and preferences of women-owned businesses.
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Micco, Alejandro, and Arturo Galindo. Bank Credit to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: The Role of Creditor Protection. Inter-American Development Bank, December 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0010766.

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This paper develops a model showing that inefficient legal protections disproportionately increase financial restrictions for creditors that have less wealth. Due to fixed monitoring costs in equilibrium, banks will not monitor small firms, and therefore these firms will adopt risky technologies that imply a higher probability of bankruptcy. This implies that inefficiencies in the bankruptcy procedure will have a greater effect on small firms vis-à-vis large ones. Using a survey of firms in 62 countries around the world (WBES) and econometric techniques that allow us to deal with observed and unobserved country-specific components, as well as with partial endogeneity, the paper explore the role of creditor protection on small and medium-size enterprises access to bank credit. It is found that better protection of creditors reduces the financing gap between small and large firms.
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