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Sme Policy Index: Western Balkans and Turkey 2012: Progress in the Implementation of the Small Business Act for Europe Oecd Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Part I of this book provides a comparative overview across the region for SME policy development in 10 thematic areas.  Part II provides a series of country profiles presenting analysis of the particular situation of the SME sector and the SME policy environment in every partner country. Part III provides a comparative overview across the region on the level of SME policy development in 10 thematic areas at the sub-national levels and  provides country-specific analysis of the particular situation of the SME sector and the SME policy environment in every partner country at sub-national level. Annexes provide a list of abbreviations, an assessment grid and a list of SBA coordinators.

Table of Content :

Executive summary
Key findings of the Small Business Act assessment
Scores and methodology
Overview of the SBA assessment process and SME sector
Part I. Small Business Act assessment
Chapter 1. Entrepreneurial learning and womens entrepreneurship
Chapter 2. Bankruptcy and second chance for SMEs
Chapter 3. Regulatory framework for SME policy making
Chapter 4. Operational environment for SMEs
Chapter 5. Support services for SMEs and public procurement
Chapter 6. Access to finance for SMEs
Chapter 7. Standards and technical regulations
Chapter 8. Enterprise skills and innovation
Chapter 9. SMEs in a green economy
Chapter 10. Internationalisation of SMEs
Part II. Profiles of the EU pre-accession region
Chapter 11. SBA profile: Albania
Chapter 12. SBA profile: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Chapter 13. SBA profile: Croatia
Chapter 14. SBA profile: Kosovo*
Chapter 15. SBA profile: The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Chapter 16. SBA profile: Montenegro
Chapter 17. SBA profile: Serbia
Chapter 18. SBA profile: Turkey
AnnexA. OECD company survey
Annex B. Overview of the sub-national SBA assessment
Annex C. Small Business Act assessment framework
Annex D. List of SBA Co-ordinators