Report on the Implementation of the European Charter for Small Enterprises in the Western Balkans [electronic resource]: SME Policy Index 2007 /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
European Commission.Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General.
Investment Compact for South East Europe (Organization)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
SourceOECD (Online service)
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2008.
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of Western Balkan economies but until recently received relatively little attention from policy makers. Governments focused on consolidating macroeconomic stabilisation and the restructuring and privatisation of large companies. The adoption in 2003 of the European Charter for Small Enterprises contributed to a change in policy perspective. The SME Policy Index 2007 presents the first comprehensive and comparative assessment of progress made in implementing the Charter. The assessment is based on the SME Policy Index, an analytical tool designed by the OECD Investment Compact and the European Commission, and uses collaborative benchmarking to measure progress in the ten dimensions of the Charter: • Education and training for entrepreneurship • Cheaper and faster start-up • Better legislation and regulation • Availability of skills • Improving online access for tax filing and company registration • Getting more out of the single market • Taxation and financial matters • Strengthening the technological capacity of small enterprises • Successful e-business models and top class business support • Developing stronger, more effective representation of small enterprises Governments of the region have already started to take action based on the results of the report through the creation in April 2007 of a South East European Investment Committee which aims to develop detailed guidelines on how to implement reforms in priority areas including the SME environment. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and UNMIK/Kosovo are assessed in this report. A second SME Policy evaluation will be conducted and published in 2009.
"In consultation with: the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Training Foundation."
"Published with the financial support of the European Commission and the OECD Investment Compact for South East Europe."
Includes bibliographical references.
pt. 1. Introduction. The charter process in the western Balkans and the SME policy index methodology -- An overview of the small enterprise sector in the Western Balkans -- pt. 2. Policy findings by charter dimension. Education and training for entrepreneurship -- Cheaper and faster start-up -- Better legislation and regulation -- Availability of skills -- Improving on-line access -- Getting more out of the single market -- Taxation and financial matters -- Strengthening the technological capacity of small enterprises -- Successful e-business models and top-class business support -- Developing stronger and more effective representation of small enterprises' interests -- pt. 3. Country reports. Albania -- Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Croatia -- UNMIK/Kosovo -- The former Yoguslav Republic of Macedonia -- Montenegro -- Serbia.
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of Western Balkan economies but until recently received relatively little attention from policy makers. Governments focused on consolidating macroeconomic stabilisation and the restructuring and privatisation of large companies. The adoption in 2003 of the European Charter for Small Enterprises contributed to a change in policy perspective. The SME Policy Index 2007 presents the first comprehensive and comparative assessment of progress made in implementing the Charter. The assessment is based on the SME Policy Index, an analytical tool designed by the OECD Investment Compact and the European Commission, and uses collaborative benchmarking to measure progress in the ten dimensions of the Charter: • Education and training for entrepreneurship • Cheaper and faster start-up • Better legislation and regulation • Availability of skills • Improving online access for tax filing and company registration • Getting more out of the single market • Taxation and financial matters • Strengthening the technological capacity of small enterprises • Successful e-business models and top class business support • Developing stronger, more effective representation of small enterprises Governments of the region have already started to take action based on the results of the report through the creation in April 2007 of a South East European Investment Committee which aims to develop detailed guidelines on how to implement reforms in priority areas including the SME environment. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and UNMIK/Kosovo are assessed in this report. A second SME Policy evaluation will be conducted and published in 2009.
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