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No. 6 | 22 Feb 2018 |
Fostering Markets for SME Finance
The 2008-09 global financial crisis had a profound impact on the availability of bank credit for SMEs. Although a decline in the demand for bank credit played an important role, banks have also become more reluctant to lend, including as a... |
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No. 3 | 22 Feb 2018 |
Credit Mediation for SMEs
In the wake of the 2008-09 financial crisis, a number of European OECD countries introduced credit mediation schemes, as a new, often temporary mechanism to help ease access to finance by SMEs. This report investigates the nature of credit mediation... |
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No. 1 | 22 Feb 2018 |
SME and Entrepreneurship Financing
Credit Guarantee Schemes (CGSs) are a widely used policy tool to ease access to finance by SMEs, which, in some countries, ramped up in the aftermath of the 2008-09 financial crisis. The present study aims to improve understanding about the role,... |
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No. 2 | 22 Feb 2018 |
Alternative Financing Instruments for SMEs and Entrepreneurs
OECD governments have long assigned a high priority to improving conditions for access to finance for new, innovative and fast-growing SMEs and established firms pursuing expansion. This report analyses the potential and challenges of mezzanine... |
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No. 4 | 22 Feb 2018 |
Case study on crowdfunding
The present report is a case study on crowdfunding as a finance instrument for SMEs and entrepreneurs. The report aims to examine the characteristics, diffusion and uptake by new firms and existing SMEs, assessing its effectiveness in supporting... |
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No. 7 | 22 Feb 2018 |
2018 OECD Ministerial Conference on SMEs
SMEs are key to strengthening productivity, delivering more inclusive growth and adapting to the major transformations of our time. SMEs that grow have a considerable positive impact on employment creation, innovation, productivity growth and... |
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No. 5 | 28 May 2018 |
The SME Ombudsman
Ombudsmen in OECD countries have a tradition which dates back to the 1960s. However, the establishment of SME-dedicated ombudsmen is a more recent trend which has developed along three main models: redress model; clearing house model; and advocacy... |
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No. 8 | 14 Jun 2018 |
Policy Brief on Women’s Entrepreneurship
This policy brief on women in entrepreneurship was produced by the OECD and the European Commission. It explores the gender gap in entrepreneurship, the differences between male- and female-owned businesses, and the unique challenges that female... |
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No. 9 | 13 Sept 2018 |
G20/OECD Effective Approaches for Implementing the G20/OECD High-Level Principles on SME Financing
This report identifies effective approaches adopted by countries to implement the G20/OECD High-Level Principles on SME Financing, welcomed by the G20 Leaders at their Antalya Summit in 2015. It draws on participating countries’ replies to dedicated... |
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No. 10 | 10 Dec 2018 |
Alternative Financing Instruments for SMEs and Entrepreneurs
The present report analyses the extent to which capital markets have provided capital to SMEs since the GFC, focusing on three kinds of financial instruments that have proven especially important in providing finance to SMEs undergoing major... |
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No. 11 | 19 Dec 2018 |
Policy Brief on Home-Based Businesses
This policy brief examines the phenomenon of home-based entrepreneurship. It provides information on the types of businesses that entrepreneurs are most likely to operate out of the home, their reasons for this choice, and barriers to the development... |
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No. 12 | 08 Jan 2019 |
Fostering the use of intangibles to strengthen SME access to finance
The document sets out how intangible assets can be relevant for SMEs to obtain external funding; the challenges and opportunities in this area; and the rationale for policy intervention. It provides some policy trends from a selected group of... |
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No. 13 | 02 May 2019 |
Policy brief on incubators and accelerators that support inclusive entrepreneurship
This policy brief explores the benefits of incubators and accelerators, how they support inclusive entrepreneurship, what makes them successful and how the EU can learn from the experiences of other countries. While there are relatively few examples... |
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No. 14 | 19 Jun 2019 |
Policy brief on refugee entrepreneurship
This policy brief assesses the potential of entrepreneurship to be used as a tool for the integration of refugees into the labour market. It discusses the challenges faced in business creation by these potential entrepreneurs, as well as the... |
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No. 15 | 26 Jun 2019 |
Data Analytics in SMEs
The report contextualises the role of data analytics in the ongoing digital revolution andits potential for SME performance, including for enhancing SME productivity. It presentsevidence on the use of data analytics in SMEs, discusses main internal... |
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No. 16 | 27 Jun 2019 |
Enhancing SME productivity
Based on an extensive review of the academic and policy literature, this paper focuses on the role of managerial skills, workforce skills and business linkages in enhancing SME productivity. The paper is structured as follows. First, it presents... |
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No. 17 | 10 Dec 2019 |
Workplace organisation and innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises
This paper examines the relationship between workplace organisation and innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It uses data for 30 countries, drawn from the European Company Survey, the OECD Programme for International Assessment of... |
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No. 18 | 26 Feb 2020 |
Blockchain for SMEs and entrepreneurs in Israel
This report investigates the development of the Blockchain ecosystem in Israel, against the background of the SME and entrepreneurship structure and trends in the country. The report analyses in particular the characteristics and trends of companies... |
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No. 19 | 27 Mar 2020 |
Policy brief on recent developments in youth entrepreneurship
This policy brief on youth entrepreneurship was produced by the OECD and the European Commission. It explores the scale and nature of entrepreneurship activities undertaken by youth, and describes the main barriers faced. The brief provides an... |
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No. 21 | 07 Jul 2020 |
Digital business diagnostic tools for SMEs and entrepreneurship
This report examines international policy experiences in designing and implementing online business diagnostic tools for SME and entrepreneurship development. These tools offer entrepreneurs and small business managers an individual online assessment... |
OECD SME and Entrepreneurship Papers
The series provides comparative evidence and analysis on SME and entrepreneurship performance and trends and on a broad range of policy areas, including SME financing, innovation, productivity, skills, internationalisation, and others.
English
- ISSN: 26164353 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/f493861e-en
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Fostering Markets for SME Finance
Kris Boschmans and Lora Pissareva
22 Feb 2018
The 2008-09 global financial crisis had a profound impact on the availability of bank credit for SMEs. Although a decline in the demand for bank credit played an important role, banks have also become more reluctant to lend, including as a...
Credit Mediation for SMEs
Lucia Cusmano
22 Feb 2018
In the wake of the 2008-09 financial crisis, a number of European OECD countries introduced credit mediation schemes, as a new, often temporary mechanism to help ease access to finance by SMEs. This report investigates the nature of credit mediation...
SME and Entrepreneurship Financing
Lucia Cusmano
22 Feb 2018
Credit Guarantee Schemes (CGSs) are a widely used policy tool to ease access to finance by SMEs, which, in some countries, ramped up in the aftermath of the 2008-09 financial crisis. The present study aims to improve understanding about the role,...
Alternative Financing Instruments for SMEs and Entrepreneurs
Lucia Cusmano and John Thompson
22 Feb 2018
OECD governments have long assigned a high priority to improving conditions for access to finance for new, innovative and fast-growing SMEs and established firms pursuing expansion. This report analyses the potential and challenges of mezzanine...
Case study on crowdfunding
Virginia Robano
22 Feb 2018
The present report is a case study on crowdfunding as a finance instrument for SMEs and entrepreneurs. The report aims to examine the characteristics, diffusion and uptake by new firms and existing SMEs, assessing its effectiveness in supporting...
2018 OECD Ministerial Conference on SMEs
Lucia Cusmano, Miriam Koreen and Lora Pissareva
22 Feb 2018
SMEs are key to strengthening productivity, delivering more inclusive growth and adapting to the major transformations of our time. SMEs that grow have a considerable positive impact on employment creation, innovation, productivity growth and...
The SME Ombudsman
Marco Marchese and Jonathan Potter
28 May 2018
Ombudsmen in OECD countries have a tradition which dates back to the 1960s. However, the establishment of SME-dedicated ombudsmen is a more recent trend which has developed along three main models: redress model; clearing house model; and advocacy...
Policy Brief on Women’s Entrepreneurship
David Halabisky
14 Jun 2018
This policy brief on women in entrepreneurship was produced by the OECD and the European Commission. It explores the gender gap in entrepreneurship, the differences between male- and female-owned businesses, and the unique challenges that female...
G20/OECD Effective Approaches for Implementing the G20/OECD High-Level Principles on SME Financing
Miriam Koreen, André Laboul and Naima Smaini
13 Sept 2018
This report identifies effective approaches adopted by countries to implement the G20/OECD High-Level Principles on SME Financing, welcomed by the G20 Leaders at their Antalya Summit in 2015. It draws on participating countries’ replies to dedicated...
Alternative Financing Instruments for SMEs and Entrepreneurs
John Thompson, Kris Boschmans and Lora Pissareva
10 Dec 2018
The present report analyses the extent to which capital markets have provided capital to SMEs since the GFC, focusing on three kinds of financial instruments that have proven especially important in providing finance to SMEs undergoing major...
Policy Brief on Home-Based Businesses
Darja Reuschke and Markieta Domecka
19 Dec 2018
This policy brief examines the phenomenon of home-based entrepreneurship. It provides information on the types of businesses that entrepreneurs are most likely to operate out of the home, their reasons for this choice, and barriers to the development...
Fostering the use of intangibles to strengthen SME access to finance
Martin Brassell and Kris Boschmans
08 Jan 2019
The document sets out how intangible assets can be relevant for SMEs to obtain external funding; the challenges and opportunities in this area; and the rationale for policy intervention. It provides some policy trends from a selected group of...
Policy brief on incubators and accelerators that support inclusive entrepreneurship
OECD and European Commission
02 May 2019
This policy brief explores the benefits of incubators and accelerators, how they support inclusive entrepreneurship, what makes them successful and how the EU can learn from the experiences of other countries. While there are relatively few examples...
Policy brief on refugee entrepreneurship
OECD
19 Jun 2019
This policy brief assesses the potential of entrepreneurship to be used as a tool for the integration of refugees into the labour market. It discusses the challenges faced in business creation by these potential entrepreneurs, as well as the...
Data Analytics in SMEs
Marco Bianchini and Veronika Michalkova
26 Jun 2019
The report contextualises the role of data analytics in the ongoing digital revolution andits potential for SME performance, including for enhancing SME productivity. It presentsevidence on the use of data analytics in SMEs, discusses main internal...
Enhancing SME productivity
Marco Marchese, Elisa Giuliani, Juan Carlos Salazar-Elena and Ian Stone
27 Jun 2019
Based on an extensive review of the academic and policy literature, this paper focuses on the role of managerial skills, workforce skills and business linkages in enhancing SME productivity. The paper is structured as follows. First, it presents...
Workplace organisation and innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises
Edward Lorenz and Jonathan Potter
10 Dec 2019
This paper examines the relationship between workplace organisation and innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It uses data for 30 countries, drawn from the European Company Survey, the OECD Programme for International Assessment of...
Blockchain for SMEs and entrepreneurs in Israel
Marco Bianchini and Insung Kwon
26 Feb 2020
This report investigates the development of the Blockchain ecosystem in Israel, against the background of the SME and entrepreneurship structure and trends in the country. The report analyses in particular the characteristics and trends of companies...
Policy brief on recent developments in youth entrepreneurship
OECD and European Commission
27 Mar 2020
This policy brief on youth entrepreneurship was produced by the OECD and the European Commission. It explores the scale and nature of entrepreneurship activities undertaken by youth, and describes the main barriers faced. The brief provides an...
Digital business diagnostic tools for SMEs and entrepreneurship
OECD
07 Jul 2020
This report examines international policy experiences in designing and implementing online business diagnostic tools for SME and entrepreneurship development. These tools offer entrepreneurs and small business managers an individual online assessment...