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

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.

Finally, the programme runs a very efficient and cost effective small and microenterprise training programme in the Gaza Strip, which contributes to the promotion of entrepreneurship and the improvement of business skills in the local enterprise community.

If there are several unions based on an enterprise, on an industry, or both, competing in the same enterprise, the collective agreement shall be concluded with the union with the greatest number of members in the enterprise

Previously, these services were available only for business to business operations, mainly tour operators and travel agencies.

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.

Sensitizing and informing employers and enterprises

(b) Small enterprise and business development

OFDI by Argentine SMEs in the autoparts, agricultural machinery and software sector is prominent.

(4) assessing enterprise finance, monitoring the operation status of enterprise finance

The Business of Business is More Than Business

In this respect, access to finance for new and expanding firms greatly influences firm development and growth.

Experience shows that the development of subcontracting arrangements between large firms and SMEs can give an incentive for large firms to provide financial, technical and other assistance to SMEs.

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

Table 7. Top ten SMEs and large sized enterprises from Indian manufacturing

The Board is empowered to invest money in industrial and commercial undertakings, establish and operate commercial and industrial enterprises and develop immovable property.

The objective of the Indonesian Association of Women Entrepreneurs (IWAPI) is the empowerment of women entrepreneurs, in particular those in micro, small and medium enterprises.

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.

Experts emphasized the need to help SMEs work together and move online and, in particular, to help them compete with larger players in the industry.

In addition, the Ministry of Industry was focusing on the relocation of industries to rural areas, investment in SMEs and cottage industries with economic potential with a view to encouraging their participation in the international economy, and promoting and improving linkages between SMEs and main industries.

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

An expert reported that a recent Brazilian study of enterprise survival factors had found that the enterprises more likely to survive and thrive were those which were market oriented and which had links with other organizations and firms.

Article 62 An enterprise shall gradually create conditions to plan the resource of the enterprise as a whole, comprehensively integrate and regulate the financial and operation flow, and conduct integrated management and operation of the logistics, capital flow and information flow of the enterprise.

Employees of coal mining enterprises must abide by the laws and regulations governing safety in production, rules and regulations for the coal industry and rules of coal mining enterprises.

Similarly, a uniform (high) interest rate applied to all industries and firms would penalize those firms in need of high levels of working capital.

With this reform under way, the State plans to evaluate the land and determine which lands can be used for industry, agro industry and the like.

Fifth, large scale enterprises are running steadily, and the business conditions of small enterprises continue to improve.

The development of enterprises, especially small and medium sized enterprises, is essential to economic growth and employment.

Table XX Activities in which women owned businesses are concentrated

With regard to the former, crime drives away business and investment and increases the costs for businesses, both local and international, that conduct commercial activities in Africa.

In addition to its microfinance services, the microfinance and microenterprise programme continued to provide a number of business training and entrepreneurship courses through its small and microenterprise training programme.

Vocational schools were closely linked to large industrial enterprises and collective agriculture.

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

The range of business services to which SMEs need access reflects the fact that SMEs must rely on external resources for services which larger firms can provide in house.

(c) Assistance to the revival of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)

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

They provide support and training for workers in micro enterprises and small and medium sized enterprises, as well as for owners.

(1) if he she gains the stock equity of the enterprise, he she shall take part in the profit distribution in common with other investors and

In particular, how can indigenous food processing be developed into viable exports?

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).

These programmes comprised the business partnership programme, information services, SME cluster and network development, export consortia, rural and women's entrepreneurship development, and SME enabling framework and institutional support.

SMEs provide a breeding ground for entrepreneurs.

The second focus area is aimed at facilitating the entry of SMEs into international markets and value chains through the promotion of export consortia and the promotion of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and business partnerships.

Collecting data from small sized and unincorporated enterprises is particularly difficult.

17.11 Substantive responsibility for the execution of this subprogramme rests with the Women and Development Unit of the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Commission.