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Business Model Innovation in Established SMEs: A

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are at the heart of a nationrsquo s wealth creation employment generation and economic development To help SMEs stay competitive in a fast-changing environment researchers have recently emphasized the relevance of business model innovation (BMI) However BMI and its performance are not linear but rather a complex phenomenon that depends on

Article Business Model Innovation in Established SMEs: A

environment is intensifying pressure on SMEs leading to increasing interest from researchers and practitioners looking at business model innovation (BMI) through the lens of SMEs [2 3] It is commonly accepted that business models represent the business logic of a company

Coronavirus (COVID

Chapter 2 discusses the background to SME impact and policy responses including the most recent forecasts on the impact of COVID-19 Chapter 3 has been significantly updated and discusses the increasing evidence on the impact on SMEs from over 40 surveys among SMEs world-wide and a growing body of economic analysis

European Commission

Feb 19 2018European Commission MEMO Brussels 26 November 2013 Performance of SMEs in 2012: amidst challenges prospects improving for most Member States Every year the European Commission analyses how much progress European countries made in implementing the Small Business Act (SBA) 1 This memo describes the results of the 2012 assessments which were

The European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) is an action of the Cluster Internationalisation Programme for SMEs funded under COSME launched by DG GROW of the European Commission in 2016 The ECCP provides networking and information support for clusters and their members aiming to improve their performance and increase their

Government's spending with small and medium

outcomes Although government set its first target for spending with SMEs in 2010 the underlying policy is not new Government has sought to increase its work with SMEs for similar reasons since the 1990s (paragraphs 1 5 to 1 9 and Figure 1) 8 In order to track performance the CCS has

Family board ownership generational involvement and

In order to deepen our knowledge of governance of family firms the purpose of this paper is to focus our attention on the relation between family owners who are members of the board of directors and firm performance Also this study sheds more light on how the generation in charge of the family firm affects that relationship as generational involvement may be a unique predictor of

Innovative capability strategic goals and financial

Aug 13 2018This paper aims to investigate the moderating role of innovation capability and strategic goals in the financial performance of small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana Innovative capabilities and strategic goals in SMEs and their influence on financial performance were recognized and briefly debated according to the existing literature

The European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) is an action of the Cluster Internationalisation Programme for SMEs funded under COSME launched by DG GROW of the European Commission in 2016 The ECCP provides networking and information support for clusters and their members aiming to improve their performance and increase their

SMALL BUSINESSES JOB CREATION AND GROWTH: FACTS

Support for SMEs Most OECD countries have programmes which support SMEs One-quarter of all public support programmes reported to the OECD primarily target SMEs Germany Iceland Japan and New Zealand dedicated more than 50 per cent of their entire public support programmes to SMEs In

The European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) is an action of the Cluster Internationalisation Programme for SMEs funded under COSME launched by DG GROW of the European Commission in 2016 The ECCP provides networking and information support for clusters and their members aiming to improve their performance and increase their

Innovative capability strategic goals and financial

Aug 13 2018This paper aims to investigate the moderating role of innovation capability and strategic goals in the financial performance of small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana Innovative capabilities and strategic goals in SMEs and their influence on financial performance were recognized and briefly debated according to the existing literature

European SMEs amidst the COVID

Jul 11 2020We consider how the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged European small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector and draw suggests policy implications The sudden onslaught of the pandemic has acted as an economic shock and we consider how it is likely to affect different types of manufacturing SMEs We distinguish between immediate effects a result of the

The Role of SMEs in Employment Creation and Economic

The abbreviation SME stands for Small to Medium Enterprise Almost every company we know of today began as an SME SMEs globally have a very significant contribution to the provision of goods and services to the society Without SMEs big companies may not be able to meet the

Policy for research and technological development

European policy for research and technological development (RTD) has been an important area of European legislation since the first Community Treaties were signed and was extended in the early 1980s with the establishment of a European framework programme for research

Family board ownership generational involvement and

In order to deepen our knowledge of governance of family firms the purpose of this paper is to focus our attention on the relation between family owners who are members of the board of directors and firm performance Also this study sheds more light on how the generation in charge of the family firm affects that relationship as generational involvement may be a unique predictor of

Support to SMEs

This is the First Intermediate Report of the ex-post evaluation of Support to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) – Increasing Research and Innovation in SMEs and SME development The objective of the evaluation is to assess the effectiveness and the impact of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) with regards to support for

Fast tracking innovation in manufacturing SMEs

Feb 01 2006Despite the obvious importance of SMEs () there is a paucity of research and consequently a lack of understanding on SME needs and requirements To date most SME research focuses on factors that contribute to their survival such as financing rather than a greater understanding of the growth process and the achievement of sustainable competitive advantage (Storey 1994)

Small and medium

employment is lower in SMEs should not lead to an abandonment of SME promotion their contribution to job creation is too important Instead the objective should be to support SMEs in increasing their productivity and improving the quality of jobs With that in mind the ILO has made productivity and working conditions in SMEs one of its

SME 4 0: The Role of Small

The research project "SME 4 0" with the full title "Industry 4 0 for SMEs—Smart Manufacturing and Logistics for SMEs in an X-to-order and Mass Customization Environment" and a project volume of €954 000 received €783 000 funding from the European Commission H2020 MSCA Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) program

Free support offered to SMEs to help innovate and redress

Innovation Call: A cross-sector call for new and innovative business ideas in response to the Covid-19 outbreak which will address the multiple issues that have so far arisen from the crisis The programme offers an online Accelerator package over eight weeks to assist in the development of these ideas

Bulgaria: ERM Comparative Analytical Report on 'Public

They organise training for development of entrepreneurialship for employed and unemployed and support the SME programmes and projects under the OP Competitiveness which is designed mainly to suport SMEs' development including innovation support services etc Part 2: Support instruments 2

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Digitalisation is changing the way people live work and travel and has opened up new opportunities for tourism businesses to compete in global markets This chapter examines the impact of digitalisation on tourism with a particular focus on SMEs It highlights the important role of government in creating the right framework conditions for the digital transformation of tourism business

An exploratory study of innovation strategies of the

Aug 07 2017This study aims to suggest directions for innovation-driving paths for sustainable growth through an in-depth case analysis of a successful Internet of Things (IoT) in small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) in South Korea IoT is expected to play a significant role in the future industry 4 0 platform Yet little is known about how SMEs in the IoT industry (IoT-SMEs hereafter) pursue

Business Model Innovation in Established SMEs: A

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are at the heart of a nationrsquo s wealth creation employment generation and economic development To help SMEs stay competitive in a fast-changing environment researchers have recently emphasized the relevance of business model innovation (BMI) However BMI and its performance are not linear but rather a complex phenomenon that depends on

DELIVERABLE 3 1 INNOVATION EXPERIMENT GUIDELINES

Work Package LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 SmartAgriHubs Management Structure 9 Figure 2 Relation between DIHs WPs RCs and IEs 12 Figure 3 Regional Clusters as the intermediate connection within SmartAgriHubs project 20 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 SmartAgriHubs WPLs WPCLs 15 Table 2 Regional Cluster Leads and Co-leaders 17

Fast tracking innovation in manufacturing SMEs

Feb 01 2006Despite the obvious importance of SMEs () there is a paucity of research and consequently a lack of understanding on SME needs and requirements To date most SME research focuses on factors that contribute to their survival such as financing rather than a greater understanding of the growth process and the achievement of sustainable competitive advantage (Storey 1994)

Effectiveness of policies for SMEs (own

Improving the effectiveness of EU policies for SMEs (own-initiative opinion) For the attention of the study group members Study group meeting 09/03/2017 10:00 Contact inteesc ropa Administrator Daniel SQUERZI Document date DD/MM/2017 Rapporteur:

The European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) is an action of the Cluster Internationalisation Programme for SMEs funded under COSME launched by DG GROW of the European Commission in 2016 The ECCP provides networking and information support for clusters and their members aiming to improve their performance and increase their