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Creation of better environment for SME growth
Gediminas RainysGediminas RainysUnderUnder--Secretary, Ministry of Economy of Secretary, Ministry of Economy of LithuaniaLithuania
Small and Medium Business is the cornerstone of the economy and the
main condition for the successful process of the middle-class formation
Small and Medium Business
The role of SMEs in the economy of Lithuania
SMEs account for 99,4% of the total number of enterprises in Lithuania
SMEs employ 69,7% of the total number of the employed people
Structure of Lithuanian Enterprises by the Number of Employeesas at 31 December 2003, percent
18 , 0%
4 , 0% 0 , 6%
77 , 4%
up to 9
10-49
50-249
over 250
Our goal is:
to create favourable conditionsfor the development of small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)to promote their competitiveness
and smooth as well as fasterintegration into the EU single
market
Making Lithuania the best place to start and grow a
business
Development of safe and
uncomplicated legal and economic
environment
Development of financial support for
SMEs
Promoting entrepreneurship
in regions
Promoting the competitiveness
of SMEs
Legal basis
Long-term Economic Development Strategy of Lithuania until year 2015
Strategic Guidelines and Measures for SME Development for the year2005-2008
Government’s Working Programme
Government of Lithuania
Science and Technology Commission
Parliament of Lithuania
Lithuanian Science Council
Lithuanian Academy of
SciencesMinistry of EconomyOther ministries
and governmental organizations
Industry and Business Department
Ministry of Education and Science
Science and Higher Education Department
State Universities, research institutes
Science and Education Bodies
Lithuanian State Science and Studies
Foundation
Agency for International Science and Technology
Development Programmes
Innovation Centres (1+5)
Business information centres (42)
Business Incubators
(7)
Science & Technology
Parks (6)
SME’sDevelopment
Agency
Lithuanian Development
Agency
Companies
INVEGA & Business Support
Agency
Public business support infrastructure
7 business incubators (BI)42 business information centers (BIC)3 Euro info centres (EIC)6 science and technology parksLithuanian innovation centerSmall and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDA)Lithuanian Development Agency (LDA)Investment and Business Guarantees (INVEGA)Lithuanian Business Support Agency
Lithuanian Innovation Centre(Non-profit organisation. Shareholders: MoE, ESM,
Lithuania Industrialists’ Confederation)
IRC Lithuania(since 1999)
Regional innovation support network (coordination unit)
Other innovation and technology related projects
Kaunas
Klaipėda
Šiauliai
Panevėžys
Alytus
Transnational technology transfer:•Technology export•Technology import•Technology audits•Technology missions, brokerage days….
PHARE ESC “Innovation Capacity”(2002-2004)
Utenos r. sav.
Visagino m. sav.Zarasų r. sav.
Rokiškio r. sav.
Ignalinos r. sav.
Vilniaus r. sav.Širvintų r. sav.
Švenčionių r. sav.Ukmergės r. sav.Molėtų r. sav.
Šalčininkų r. sav.
Varėnos r. sav.
Vilniaus m. sav.Trakų r. sav.
Anykščių r. sav.
Biržų r. sav.
Kupiškio r. sav.Panevėžio m. sav.
Panevėžio r. sav.
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Kauno m. sav.
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Elektrėnų sav.
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Birštono sav.
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Alytaus r. sav.
Pakruojo r. sav.
Jurbarko r. sav.
Akmenės r. sav.Joniškio r. sav.
Kelmės r. sav.Radviliškio r. sav.
Raseinių r. sav.
Šiaulių m. sav.
Šiaulių r. sav.
Mažeikių r. sav.
Pagėgių sav.
Šilalės r. sav.
Tauragės r. sav.
Plungės r. sav.Telšių r. sav.
Rietavo sav.Klaipėdos r. sav.
Neringos sav.
Palangos m. sav.
Kretingos r. sav.
Skuodo r. sav.
Šilutės r. sav.
Klaipėdos m. sav.
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Business incubators (7)
Business information centres (42)
Science and technology parks (6)
Public business services institutions network
Public business services institutions network (2)
Public – non-profit institutions (stakeholders – mostly State and Local Governments, universities)
Objective – provision of public services for business, such as business information, consulting and training for entrepreneurs
Main activities:Training on business start-up, marketing, accounting, support from EU Structural fundsConsultationsProvision of informationRent of premises and equipment (only BI and STP)
Financial support to SME
Activities of INVEGAObjective - to create better conditions for funding
of small and medium sized businesses by providing state guarantees for SME bank loans and reimbursing
interests
Guarantee scheme:guaranteeing up to 80 % of SME’s bank loan;reimbursing up to 50% of interests to SMEs.
From 2004 - EIF counter-guarantee 50 %
Activities of INVEGA
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179 175
020406080
100120140160180
2002 2003 2004
Number of guarantees
20
3844
05
1015202530354045
2002 2003 2004
Amount of loans guaranteed,million LTL
Other forms of support to SMEs
Innovative projects implementationParticipation in exhibitionsBusiness or experts’ missions organizationConferences and seminars organizationInformational publications preparationPatenting costs compensationCommercial attachesNon-market risk for exporters restitutionOthers
Future guidelines
Follow-up of set up policies
Development of wider range of financial instruments for supporting SMEs: micro-credits, risk capital, etc.
Focus on promoting target groups’, in particular, youth and women entrepreneurship
SMEs – the engine of the Stateseconomic development
For this reason, the Stateseeks to become not thefoundress of barriers, butpartner of enterprises andhelper in their everyday
activity