This paper provides an analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on SMEs and entrepreneurs, and the SME and … lessons learned for policy going forward, to assist governments build evidence-based policies to support SME recovery and …

relations between SME intellectual asset management, innovation and competitiveness in different national and sectoral contexts … instruments directed to SMEs. This is in part due the pace of technological innovation, which often exceeds the time it takes for … and policy measures to support SME access to IPRs, identifying best practices and proposing policy recommendations …

have jumped from the state of start-ups to that of top international businesses, has pointed to innovation as a key factor … in the high growth of firms. These high-growth enterprises often drive job creation and innovation, so policy makers are …

are likely to be affected by the current coronavirus epidemic, reports on early evidence and estimates about the impact …, and provides a preliminary inventory of country responses to foster SME resilience. …

The COVID-19 crisis has had a profound impact on SME access to finance. In particular, the sudden drop in revenues … SMEs and Entrepreneurs, focuses on the impacts of COVID-19 on SME access to finance, along with government policy responses …. It reveals that the pre-crisis financing environment was broadly favourable for SMEs and entrepreneurs, who benefited …

to banks and its benefits to borrowers, investors/funders and the market for SME financing. It also covers the risks this … the COVID-19 crisis, the report analyses the involvement of MPL and FinTech lenders in the roll-out of government … to their participation and derives lessons for future crisis support programmes. …