I've been a huge fan of enterprise and entrepreneurship since 1993.

DMSs can provide solutions for business to business (B2B) and business to consumer (B2C) e commerce.

(d) Issue orders to a given establishment or part thereof to stop its activity if it is unable to eliminate infringements immediately

(c) The way in which local indigenous entrepreneurs and industries could prepare themselves for such a role

This is particularly true of manufacturing firms, which are the main focus of this document.

454. Statistics on the activities of small enterprises and microenterprises tend to underestimate the role of women as entrepreneurs, mainly because it tends to be assumed that family businesses are run by the head of the household.

This measure could remove one important obstacle to growing microenterprises into SMEs.

The Business of Business is More Than Business

With respect to the types of enterprises, one may distinguish between informal sector enterprises, essentially microenterprises, and enterprises in the formal sector, which include some microenterprises, SMEs and large firms.

While SMEs in the software sector are less export oriented in their OFDI activities, compared with larger ones, they are relatively more export oriented in the manufacturing sector.

It would also provide a framework for the development of a national CSR policy and a methodology for the implementation of CSR principles by SMEs.

The number of developing country firms among the Fortune 500 companies rose from 29 in 1998 to 45 in 2005.

The Viet Nam Association of Young Entrepreneurs provides assistance to young people in starting up and running their businesses.

creating a favourable environment for women entrepreneurs, especially those starting small scale businesses

In the product market, a firm competes with other firms for market shares.

Only 1.46 per cent of women are classified as employers or business partners.

Distribution services encompass a number of different activities related to bringing together producers and consumers, dealing both with business to business transactions and transactions between business and the final consumer.

These results were for large businesses, since micro and small businesses were mostly unaware of the programme (62 per cent to date).

Article 1 With a view to strengthening the financial management of enterprises, regulating the financial behaviors of the enterprises, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the enterprises and related parties and boosting the establishment of modern enterprise system, the present General Rules are formulated under the provisions of the related laws and administrative regulations.

The number of jobs generated by women owned businesses is low in relation to the number of women owned businesses, owing to the small size of this sector and the low proportion of women who work in businesses owned by men.

c. Provision of credit for small businesses

Although the proportion of enterprises with broadband access increases with the size of the enterprise, recent growth in adoption has been stronger among SMEs.

In addition, coursework on entrepreneurship and business management should also be part of school curricula.

Has this kind of assistance enabled microenterprises to grow into SMEs?

44. Collective agreements, at both above establishment and establishment level, are concluded for all employees of establishments covered by the agreement (unless the parties decide otherwise).

Innovative strategies, policies and cooperative behaviour of enterprises so far mainly in the developed countries have created opportunities and challenges for the enterprise sector.

Mr. Toru Ueno, Principal Administrator, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development (CFE), Small and Medium sized Enterprise (SME) and Entrepreneurship Division, OECD

In 2000, the micro enterprises training sector promoted training courses for small and medium entrepreneurs.

Malaysia felt that there was an increasing need for the public and private sectors to share the burden of national development.

(iii) The development of innovation, entrepreneurial and technological capabilities as essential inputs for the development and growth of enterprises

Many such firms were family firms, which found it difficult to develop an entrepreneurial outlook.

Furthermore, national youth led business funds could be established in order to provide necessary assistance to young entrepreneurs.

As a group, OECD countries also show high proportions of Internet access by enterprises, although differences persist among them as well as between SMEs and large enterprises.

The development of innovation, entrepreneurial and technological capabilities as essential inputs for the development and growth of enterprises and

In the catalogue of most successful businesses of 2001 they make up only 4 6 of the total number of managers in county level businesses 5 10 , in small businesses about 11 and in various other businesses about 14 on average (the analysis is based on various TOP lists published in the business newspaper Äripäev in 2002 Raitviir, 2003b).

The first set of activities is associated with the operations of larger established firms that influence economic growth primarily through advancing market opportunities for smaller enterprises, which in turn create jobs.26 Those are influenced by general business conditions termed the general national framework conditions .

(b) Except as specifically provided in the agreement between the applicant and the Enterprise, the Enterprise shall not by reason of its participation be otherwise obligated to provide funds or credits or issue guarantees or otherwise accept any financial liability whatsoever for, or on behalf of, the joint venture arrangement, nor shall the Enterprise be required to subscribe for additional participation so as to maintain its proportionate participation in the joint venture arrangement.

SMEs provide a breeding ground for entrepreneurs.

But kids could be entrepreneurs as well.

I was groomed as an entrepreneur.

People today we call social entrepreneurs.

Finally, the Government also provided tax incentives for enterprise development, and the media were used to build up an enterprise culture.

In this context, the pros and cons of umbrella organizations vs. specialized organizations for SMEs need to be taken into account.

The beginning of joint ventures abroad by manufacturing SMEs can be traced back to two different time periods depending on the size of firms (medium sized versus small enterprises).

Some participants pointed out the need for investment and credit policies focusing on the self employed and on micro , small and medium sized enterprises, since they created the bulk of jobs in virtually every country.