A possible way to overcome the economic crisis in Portugal is rapid change in favour of an innovative approach to economic development through increasing investments in human resources and implementing new ideas in its high-tech sector, gradually shifting towards alternative energy sources.

In Serbia, as well as in all the countries in transition, the process of political and economic transition is based on the development of the private sector and entrepreneurship. This also implies creating a favourable business environment for the development of SMEs. The purpose of this chapter...