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SME Development - The European Small Business ActRegional & Local Implementation
Christian WEINBERGER, Senior Adviser - Entrepreneurship & SME Policy European Commission - DG Enterprise
EGTC Approval Authorities Annual ConferenceBudapest, 18 April 2015
7.000
70.000
250.000
1,600.000
5,700.000
13,000.000
Stock Exchange Listed
Large
Medium
Small
Micro
OPE
100 %
99,98%
99,7%
98,7%
91%
57%
Why are SMEs important ?Why are SMEs important ?
SMEs play a significant roleSMEs play a significant role
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SMEs
Large
58% of total turnover = €14.000 billion/a
SMEs provide employmentSMEs provide employmentSME employment share
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Share of private employment
29%
21%17%
33%
Micro Small Medium Large
85% of new jobs are 85% of new jobs are created by SMEscreated by SMEs
What is the SBA?What is the SBA?+ A set of politically binding principles+ A package of concrete measures (legislative and non-
legislative)+ An implementation mechanism embedded in the EU
2020 strategy
in order to
1 - Improve the overall policy approach to entrepreneurship2 - Anchor the “Think Small First” principle in policy-making3 - Promote SMEs’ growth
10 politically binding 10 politically binding principlesprinciples
1. Create an environment for entrepreneurs and family businesses to thrive and entrepreneurship to be rewarded
2. Ensure that honest entrepreneurs who have faced bankruptcy quickly get a second Chance
3. Design rules according to the “Think Small First” principle
4. Make public administrations responsive to SMEs’ needs
5. Facilitate SMEs’ participation in Public Procurement and better use State Aid possibilities for SMEs
10 politically binding 10 politically binding principles (ctd.)principles (ctd.)
6. Facilitate SMEs’ access to finance and support timely payments in commercial transactions
7. Help SMEs to benefit more from the opportunities offered by the Single Market
8. Promote the upgrading of skills in SMEs and all forms of innovation
9. Enable SMEs to turn environmental challenges into opportunities
10. Encourage and support SMEs to benefit from the growth of markets
?Entrepreneurship refers to an individual’s ability to turn ideas
into action.
It includes creativity, innovation and risk acceptance, as well as the ability to plan and manage projects in order to achieve objectives.
This supports everyone in day-to-day life at home and in society, makes employees more aware of the context of their work
and better able to seize opportunities, and provides a foundation for entrepreneurs establishing a
social or commercial activity
(Council Recommendation on Key Competences for Lifelong Learning COM(2005)548)
To enterprise
Regions play a key role in the SBA implementation
Regional/local authorities are closer to SME
Main Regional challenges creating a business environment
with positive conditions creating tailor-made infrastructure innovation-orientated funding supporting the development of
networks supporting lifelong learning
Different SME Policy topics
Short layout of the relevant EU Policy
Presenting a number of actions to be taken
Potential for funding from EU Structural Funds
All based on existing verified good practices
SME Policy Guidebook Series
Concrete recommendations & inspiration
Describing Example Regions
Listing Good Practices
Advising on actions to be taken
Listing links with the Thematic Objectives
Explaining the background to the regional SME Policy dimension
1) Building Entrepreneurial Mindsets and Skills in the EU
2) Using Standards to Support Growth, Competitiveness and Innovation
3) Facilitating Transfer of Business
4) The Smart Guide to Service Innovation
5) SBA Implementation at Regional Level
6) How to Use Structural Funds for SME & Entrepreneurship Policy ("Cookbook")
7) Supporting the Internationalisation of SMEs
8) Public Procurement for SMEs
9) Fostering Investments into SMEs by Business Angels
Available in different formats and languages
• PDF• eBook• Printed copy
EN - FR - DE - IT - ES - EL - BG - CS - DA - ET - LV - LT - HU - NL - PL - PT - RO - SK - SL - FI - SV - HR
Download & Ordering : http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/regional-sme-policies/
index_en.htm
Also available in reasonable quantities for conferences
EEN - Enterprise Europe EEN - Enterprise Europe NetworkNetwork
• EU Network offering high quality services to the benefit of SMEs• Organizing business cooperation
across boarders
• Help accessing EU projects and funding
• Advising on EU legislation, standards and intellectual property rights
• Assist SMEs in raising their innovative capacities
• Support to going international
• Collecting SME feedback to legislative initiatives
The broadest range of tailored services for SMEs in the EU and beyond
more than 550 regional organisations
almost 4.000 experienced professionals
active in 40 European countries
Increasing the Momentum for the Future
SMEs as a priority in the ESIF Operational Programs
More regional SME Envoys and regional SBA implementation initiatives
Better exploitation of existing good practices
More focus on Entrepreneurial Mindsets
• SBAhttp://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/entrepreneurship/sba_en.htm
• SME Portalhttp://ec.europa.eu/small-business
• SME Performance Reviewhttp://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/facts-figures-analysis/performance-review/
• SME Policy Good Practices Catalog http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/best-practices/index_en.htm
• SME Policy Guidebooks http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/regional-sme-policies/index_en.htm