Removing barriers to SME access to international markets

Although SMEs are a major source of growth and job creation, SMEs appear to be under-represented in the international economy relative to their contribution in national and local economies. Two original OECD-APEC surveys investigated how SME policy makers and SMEs perceive the barriers to SME access...

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Main Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Corporate Authors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), OECD Working Party on SMEs and Entrepreneurship, APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Working Group
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Paris : OECD c2008.
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Summary:Although SMEs are a major source of growth and job creation, SMEs appear to be under-represented in the international economy relative to their contribution in national and local economies. Two original OECD-APEC surveys investigated how SME policy makers and SMEs perceive the barriers to SME access to international markets. This proceedings presents a report on the results of the surveys, a synthesis of the conference discussions, and the main outcome of the conference: the Athens Action Plan for Removing Barriers to SME Access to International Markets.
Item Description:Includes a background report for and presentations from a global conference organized by the OECD Working Party on SMEs and Entrepreneurship in co-operation with the APEC SME Working Group, and held in Athens, Nov. 6-8, 2006.
Also available in French under the title: Supprimer les obstacles a l'acces des PME aux marches internationaux.
Physical Description:1 online resource (217 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781281719423
9786611719425
9789264045866