Supporting SMEs in creating jobs
Supporting SMEs in creating jobs

Summary/Abstract: SMEs are the most dynamic sector of the economy, representing a key factor in employmentgrowth. Although SMEs have been severely affected by the economic crisis from 2008, they continue to bean more and more important source of generating jobs, regardless of size class. Given the differentiatedcontribution of SMEs to job creation as a result of their heterogeneity, the article analyses the dynamics ofstaff in enterprises by size classes and activities of the national economy. The statistical analysis is followedby a SWOT analysis of policies and tools to support SMEs in creating jobs both with direct action -management, recruitment, training and indirectly action by addressing general business issues. Supportingmeasures of the economic growth of SMEs through internationalization, innovation and improved access tofinance foster competitiveness and, implicitly, the creation of new jobs.

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