The objectives of this report were to determine: (1) the share of procurement dollar awards made to small businesses in … selected federal programs; (2) if barriers exist for small businesses participating in on-line procurement programs; (3) what … steps the federal procurement program shave taken to educate businesses on using electronic commerce; and (4) to what extent …

coverage can be extended to assist their SME suppliers. While such support is beneficial to the suppliers, an issue arises … regarding the motivation of the large buyers to join and support the SME suppliers. In practice, SMEs are often attractive but … riskier sources of supply. Supporting SME suppliers through the financial guarantee may bring even more risk concern to buyers …

find that countries with better quality procurement regulation have higher SME participation and win ratios. Dividing …This paper investigates the relationship between the quality of regulatory policies governing public procurement and … participation in public tenders by small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Using a large dataset on European procurement contracts, we …

procurement of innovation policies. The case study findings suggest that few of the challenges innovating SME's are facing would … be ameliorated by developing public procurement of innovation policies specifically targeting SME promotion. Research ….Originality/value: Unlike many studies and policy reports connecting ostensibly public procurement of innovation policies with SME promotion …

This book presents a business model on how to structure the relationship between financial services and procurement … procurement. It is becoming more and more important to take into account complex international transactions with notably long … provision and payments. This book presents an end-to-end support to procurement, including trade finance, supply chain finance …