OECD Studies on SMEs and Entrepreneurship Understanding Firm Growth Helping SMEs Scale Up

"Few small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) scale up, but these few fast growing firms are the major driver of new jobs added to OECD economies. This report helps policy makers get a grip on growth of those few SMEs by considering the transformation they undergo before, during and after thei...

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Autor principal: OECD (-)
Autor Corporativo: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, issuing body (issuing body)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: OECD Publishing
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Sumario:"Few small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) scale up, but these few fast growing firms are the major driver of new jobs added to OECD economies. This report helps policy makers get a grip on growth of those few SMEs by considering the transformation they undergo before, during and after their high-growth phase. Based on analysis of detailed firm-level data in a pilot project implemented for Finland, Italy, Portugal, the Slovak Republic and Spain, the report shows that SMEs in all types of places, of all ages and in all sectors have the potential to scale up. The strength of the potential does, however, vary. Getting a grip on growth of SMEs can pay important dividends as scalers contribute the majority of new jobs created by SMEs during their high-growth phase, but also continue to contribute positively to aggregate job creation and aggregate growth in turnover in the following years. A closer look at the characteristics of SMEs that scale up compared to similar “peers” that do not, shows that scaling is likely a strategic choice and includes investments and other preparatory transformation in the years preceding scaling up."--Page 4 of cover.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (128 p.)
ISBN:9789264578760
9789264374799