Assessment of the European Union Phare Programme : Country: Multi Country ; Sector: Ad Hoc Report on Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Development

Phare support to SME development has mainly consisted of technical assistance and advisory services to national institutions, support to SME policy and legislative development and financial support for SME development. Progress has been made in tackling problems inherited from the past, as well as in developing a favourable environment for the creation of new companies. However, formation and survival rates of SME are still well below the EU average and as such there are a number of challenges to be faced at both the enterprise and government levels. ... The principal objective of this Report is to identify lessons and make recommendations for the design of future SME programmes, based on a desk analysis of the conclusions and findings of Phare Programme Monitoring and Assessment Reports, Country Assessment Reviews, other monitoring data and strategic planning documents produced within the Candidate countries, and interviews with key stakeholders.

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Year of publication:	2002-10-21
Institutions:	OMAS ; EMS Consortium ; Europäische Kommission / Generaldirektion Erweiterung (contributor)
Subject:	Bewertung \| evaluation \| Bulgarien \| Bulgaria \| Entwicklungshilfe \| development aid \| Estland \| Estonia \| EU \| EU-Beitritt \| joining of the European Union \| Kleinbetrieb \| small-scale business \| Lettland \| Latvia \| Litauen \| Lithuania \| Mittelbetrieb \| medium-sized firm \| Polen \| Poland \| Rumänien \| Romania \| Slowakei \| Slovakia \| Slowenien \| Slovenia \| Tschechische Republik \| Czech Republic \| Ungarn \| Hungary

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ABSTRACT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PREFACEI. THE REPORT
1. BACKGROUND
2. OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF WORK
3. THE PRESENT STATUS OF SME DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CANDIDATE COUNTRIES
3.1The Analysis
4. THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PHARE PROGRAMME TO SME DEVELOPMENT
4.1 Phare support to the SME Sector
4.2 Phare National Programmes
5. RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Completing structural reforms
5.2 Benchmarking the SME sector at national level
5.3 Definition and approval of multi-annual SME Development Strategies
5.4 Contribute to the development of a coherent National Business Support System
5.5 Improving the business environment
5.6 Specific measures to support and encourage innovative approaches
5.7 Promoting better access to finance
5.8 Addressing the future utilisation of Structural Funds
5.9 Human resources development programmes to strengthen entrepreneurial skills
II ANNEXES
ANNEX 1. FACT-FINDING MEETINGS WITH PHARE COUNTRY CO-ORDINATORS AND IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITIES TO BE ADDRESSED AT COUNTRY LEVEL
ANNEX 2. INVESTMENT SUPPORT FROM STRUCTURAL FUNDS
ANNEX 3. THEMATIC ASSESSMENT MATRIX DEFINING EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR SELECTED MEASURES
ANNEX 4. POLICY, REGULATORY, SUPPORT AND INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED AT COUNTRY LEVEL
ANNEX 5. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AN SME BENCHMARK ANALYSIS
ANNEX 6. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AN APPROACH TO THE RATIONALISATION OF THE BUSINESS SUPPORT NETWORKS
ANNEX 7. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE STRENGTHENING OF THE BUSINESS INCUBATOR NETWORKS
ANNEX 8. COUNTRY STUDIES STATISTICAL SUMMARY
ANNEX 9. COUNTRY STUDIES
BULGARIA
CZECH REPUBLIC
ESTONIA
HUNGARY
LATVIA
LITHUANIA
POLAND
ROMANIA
SLOVAKIA
SLOVENIA
ANNEX 10. NINE KEY OBJECTIVES FOR THE ACQUIS COMMUNAUTAIRE FOR SME DEVELOPMENT
ANNEX 11. STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PHARE-EBRD SME FACILITY
ANNEX 12. LIST OF INTERVIEWS

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