Romania joined the European Union- EU -in 2007, as an emerging economy and rural by excellence and this feature is keeping even in 2012. Difficulty in establishing investment priorities for rural development in Romania is caused by the large size and fragility of the rural area and the fact that...

Many factors (internal and external) can make a business vulnerable. In the context of the international financial crisis, the firms, and especially the small and mediume enterprises (SMEs) have to face new challenges. Smaller businesses are particularly prone to financial difficulties as they...