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The European Small Business Act Focus on Implementation

The European Small Business Act Focus on Implementation. Conference on SBA implementation in Slovakia Bratislava, 11 October 2013. Christian WEINBERGER, Senior Adviser - Entrepreneurship & SME Policy European Commission - DG Enterprise. Stock Exchange Listed Large Medium Small Micro

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The European Small Business Act Focus on Implementation

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  1. The European Small Business ActFocus on Implementation Conference on SBA implementation in Slovakia Bratislava, 11 October 2013 Christian WEINBERGER, Senior Adviser - Entrepreneurship & SME Policy European Commission - DG Enterprise

  2. Stock Exchange Listed Large Medium Small Micro OPE 100 % 99,97% 99,7% 98,7% 91% 57% Why are SMEs important ?

  3. SMEs play a significant role 58% of total turnover = €14.000 billion/a

  4. SMEs provide employment

  5. SMEs create employment  85% of new jobs are created by SMEs

  6. What is the SBA? + A set of politically binding principles + A package of concrete measures (legislative and non-legislative) + An implementation mechanism embedded in the EU 2020 strategy in orderto 1 - Improve the overall policy approach to entrepreneurship 2 - Anchor the “Think Small First” principle in policy-making 3 - Promote SMEs’ growth

  7. 10 politically binding principles • Create an environment for entrepreneurs and family businesses to thrive and entrepreneurship to be rewarded • Ensure that honest entrepreneurs who have faced bankruptcy quickly get a second Chance • Design rules according to the “Think Small First” principle • Make public administrations responsive to SMEs’ needs • Facilitate SMEs’ participation in Public Procurement and better use State Aid possibilities for SMEs

  8. 10 politically binding principles (ctd.) • Facilitate SMEs’ access to finance and support timely payments in commercial transactions • Help SMEs to benefit more from the opportunities offered by the Single Market • Promote the upgrading of skills in SMEs and all forms of innovation • Enable SMEs to turn environmental challenges into opportunities • Encourage and support SMEs to benefit from the growth of markets

  9. The SME Envoys The 28 national SME-Envoys (incl. HR) EU SME-Envoy

  10. Role and Tasks Outside • Dialoguewith SME organisations • InformandCommuni-catewith "SME Public" • Focalpointforcom-plaints & suggestions • Collect Feedback on new initiatives & legislation • Facilitate Access to SME Programs & Support Inside • watchdog function (Think Small First) • burden reduction ( SME Test) • Co-ordination of Public Services • Identify and spread Good Practices • Build links

  11. Guidebook Series • Short layout of the relevant EU PolicyEU • Presenting a number of actions to be taken • Potential for funding from EU Structural Funds • List of Current topics : • How to support SME Policy from SF • Transfer of Businesses • Entrepreneurship Education • Service Innovation • SME Standardisation • Regional SBA implementation

  12. SME Test

  13. SBA implementation at regional level A number of regions have indicated their intentions Only one region has a full implementation : Catalunya (ES) 11 regions had signed up for regional implementation of the Small Business Charter Guidebook in preparation

  14. SBA Fact sheets

  15. SME Performance Review • Annual Report • SBA Fact Overview of size and structure of SMEs in EU • Trends, short-term outlook and benchmarking • Fact Sheets • Monitoring SBA implementation in MS • Input to EU2020 / Competitiveness reporting • Stimulate policy debate in MS between administration and stakeholders

  16. SBA Profile forSlovakia

  17. SBA Performance in Slovakia

  18. SBA Implementation in Slovakia • Very low share of Microenterprises • Only one item better than EU average (single market) • Slow progress in performance improvement • Deficit particularly on actual implementation of plans • SME Test ?

  19. Implementing the European Small Business Act! Find out more about Slovakia: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/facts-figures-analysis/performance-review/files/countries-sheets/2012/slovakia_en.pdf

  20. SBA http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/entrepreneurship/sba_en.htm • SME Portal http://ec.europa.eu/small-business • SME Performance Review http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/facts-figures-analysis/performance-review/ • SME Policy Good Practices Cataloghttp://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/best-practices/index_en.htm • SME Policy Guidebookshttp://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/regional-sme-policies/index_en.htm Entr-sme-envoy@ec.europa.eu

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