and entrepreneurship climate, reviews SME and entrepreneurship issues and policies at national and local levels, and …The rapid growth of entrepreneurship and small firms has been one of the greatest successes in post … barriers to further growth remain in the business environment for SMEs and entrepreneurs. This book sets out the current SME …

concerning entrepreneurship and local economic development. While primarily aimed at the pragmatic policymakers, who will find it …

This Framework provides policy makers with a practical and accessible guide to best practice evaluation methods for SME … and entrepreneurship policies and programmes. It uses case studies from a wide range of OECD countries to examine the … benefits of evaluation and how best to address common issues that arise when commissioning and undertaking SME and …