SUPPORT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES THROUGH FINANCIAL RESOURCES FROM EU FUNDS

This paper focuses on the importance of sector small and medium enterprises (SME) in each economic system and necessity of support of development and of entrepreneurship of this sector. The first part deals with an analysis of development of quantitative parameters of SME through selected macroeconomic indicators and with present situation of development in EU and Slovakia. The main part analyses support of entrepreneurship of SME through EU funds and programmes and utilization of financing through EU funds in Slovakia in practice. In the end of the paper are outline new trends and ways of the financing of SME and its effects on international competitiveness and cooperation for SME in EU.