Rural tourism development of South-east region of the Republic of Macedonia and its financial support
Rural tourism development of South-east region of the Republic of Macedonia and its financial support

Summary/Abstract: Tourism is an area that fosters economic development with a major impact on the process of establishing specialized companies in the field of rural tourism. Studies show that the demands of modern tourists are aimed at bringing them closer to nature, natural beauties and tradition. The development of rural tourism is associated with the presents of small and medium-sized enterprises and creation of specialized financial programs designed for these enterprises.For that purpose, theoretical and empirical questions will be treated in this paper. Within the framework of theoretical approach, an overview of specific characteristics of this type of tourism, as an alternative form of tourism development as well as supply and demand in this area, will be presented. For the empirical research, for gathering data, structured questionnaire has been used. It shows the situation of SMEs in the field of rural tourism in South –East region from the possibilities for financing point of view (realization and success), as well as the confirmation of the basic hypothesis that the enterprises and entrepreneurs are not sufficiently informed about the possibilities for financing the "rural business "generally from banking sources, state resources and European funds.

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