unequal. Many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), some regions and social groups have lagged behind. Poland …-intensive products that incorporate little domestic value added. The coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has put additional pressures on SMEs …. A broad range of well-coordinated policies is required to boost SMEs’ internationalisation and their productivity, while …

in its size. Nonetheless, exports as a share of GDP and the stock of foreign direct investment remain below that of other … incentivise exporting firms to expand and improve their competitiveness, both through lower price and improved quality. For … quality of intermediate inputs. Increasing the efficiency of domestic infrastructure is also key, especially through …

Enterprises (SMEs). These companies play an important role in shaping the dynamism of the economy's sectoral composition …

-and-acquisition market and foster entrepreneurship. A creative economy also depends on making SMEs, which account for 87% of employment, more … government funding programmes, which discourage the expansion of SMEs. The growth of small firms also depends on resolving labour …

innovation - are more common among young SMEs, while innovators - i.e. firms that do R&D and introduce new products, processes or … new to the market. To further explore why young SMEs are not more active in innovation, we explore their access to finance … partly addressing the external financing access problem for leading innovators, but not for young SMEs. …

these firms and domestic SMEs, notably by establishing applied research centres. Entrepreneurship should be fostered by …

medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could significantly contribute to strengthening Greece’s export performance, thereby helping … SMEs in export activity. The paper also discusses the potential role of a development bank and stresses the importance of …