The Future Path of SMEs: How to Grow in the New Global Economy

This book supports the elaboration and implementation of strategies and to foster SMEs and entrepreneurship development.

Most  of businesses fall within the category of start-up, small and medium  size enterprises. Therefore, governments in part of their quest to  reform the economy and related regulatory management systems as well as  the entrepreneurship support ecosystem. This was done with a view to  securing the national governance empowerment deemed necessary for the  economic and political fostering, adaptation, growth and progress of  this sector.

These endeavors serve as an essential  part of the economic reform needed to generally guide the economy to a  balanced and sustained growth vision. This vision aims specifically at  achieving a balanced and diversified skill-based economy that is  ultimately dependent on knowledge, innovation and competitiveness. This  obviously arises from the ventures of entrepreneurs, startups as well as  small and medium size enterprises (SMEs).

In this  context, this book tries to support the elaboration and implementation  of strategies and to foster SMEs and entrepreneurship development. This  will include contribution to set a guide to illustrate the scientific  way for the identification of stakeholders and dialogue platforms as  well as the institutionalization of the processes and systems required  to improve the regulatory framework for SME development.

The  book also provides the consultancy effort needed to support governments  in setting targets for SME policy development and to identify strategic  priorities to further improve the business environment.