It supports the development of the microenterprise and small scale business sector by providing working capital and capital investment loan products.

stepped up the transformation and development of this enterprise.

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.

are being transformed from traditional manufacturing industries.

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

UNDP has also continued support for the Empretec Programme, which promotes entrepreneurship and development of small and medium sized enterprises in economies in transition.

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).

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.

SSE Small scale enterprise

In the period of economic transformation and privatization, one of the possibilities for employment is the opening of a private business.

Bankruptcies in the microenterprise and small business sectors.

SMET Small and microenterprise training

The solution is a rapid shift from China s export based growth model to one based on domestic demand from infrastructure to consumption from the dominance of large state owned enterprises (SOEs) to that of small and medium size private enterprises from industry to services and, more broadly, from bureaucratic control to market control.

In developing countries and transition economies, it is the local firms small and medium enterprises (SMEs) which are responsible for most economic activity. On the one hand, there are modern SMEs in the developing countries that need to be nurtured into efficient and competitive enterprises.

3. At the core of this vision of the globalized economy is the enterprise whether micro, small, medium or large in scale.

UNRWA s MEC programme continued to provide working capital loans to meet the needs of the estimated 18,000 microenterprises in the Gaza Strip, which employed some 40 per cent of the labour force.

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

For example, contrary to market economies, at the beginning of the transformation process, the overwhelming majority of enterprises in countries in transition were State owned enterprises (SOEs).

External financing also covers a good portion of operating expenses for health projects and programmes.

Small scale enterprise product

MEC Microenterprise credit

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

Small and microenterprise training programme

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

SMEs in the software industry are disproportionately more internationalized than SMEs in manufacturing activities This reflects the competitiveness of Indian SMEs in software activities.

(a) Microenterprise Credit (MEC)

60. Small scale enterprise programme.

67. Small scale enterprise programme.

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.

63. Small and micro enterprise training programme.

(c) Women in micro enterprises and small businesses

70. Small and microenterprise training programme.

Not just large Chinese enterprises but SMEs too are investing abroad.

Further, the quality and quantity of firm specific assets owned are also different between SMEs, and larger enterprises.

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

Microenterprise credit product

Needs of Small and Medium sized 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.

Percentage of all women owned micro enterprises and small businesses

And there we worked with leading CEOs on African issues, and African companies on turnarounds, making the companies not just the best in Africa but the best globally.

53. In the field of SME development, a programme for countries with economies in transition has continued to be implemented to assist these countries in formulating national SME policy, designing promotion programmes, developing the relevant infrastructure and helping new entrepreneurs.

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

It is also providing technical advice and training to women entrepreneurs of Africa and in countries with economies in transition in business start up operations, particularly in the food processing, textile and garment industries.

A related initiative was the micro enterprise credit (MEC) programme, aimed at providing working capital loans to meet the growing needs of the estimated 18,000 micro enterprises in Gaza, which employed 40 per cent of the labour force.

In the development of markets and firms, the focus of policy makers has shifted increasingly to the new, rapidly growing SME sector.