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European CommissionEnterprise and Industry 6th EU-Russia Dialogue on Industrial and Enterprise Policy Working Group 12 May

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EU SME Policy – The SBA review

EU-Russia Dialogue on Industrial and Enterprise Policy Working

Group

Brussels, 12 May 2011


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SMEs in the EU economysome 23.000.000 SMEs = 99.8% of EU businesses

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SMEs - EU’s growth engine

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SMEs - EU’s growth engine58% of total business turnover = €14.000 billion

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Why a need for the SBA Review?

• Need to continue improving SME business and administrative environment to prepare for new challenges

• Need for strong SMEs, particularly in a situation of economic crisis, as they have lost 3.25 milliion jobs


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What do we propose in the Review?


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Enhanced governance:the SME Envoy’s role

Acting at EU level :the SME Envoy is there to listen to SMEs and their representatives and act as internal “watchdog” for EU policy making.

Acting on the ground is even more crucial: Member States are therefore invited to appoint their national SME Envoy.


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Enhanced governance: Give SMEs a greater role

SMEs will have their say with the SME Assembly:representatives of small businesses from all over the 27 Member States will gather yearly

SME Performance Review:Commission will scrutinise and analyse a wide range of success indicators upon all 10 SBA principles and report regularly to the informal Competitiveness Council, setting benchmarks for Member States


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What do we propose in the Review?Smart regulation for smart growth –

Better start-up conditionsNew goal: start a business in 3 days for €100


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What do we propose in the Review?Smart regulation for smart growth -

Simplification of administrative rules

• SME Test for all proposals for new legislation

• One-stop-shops – no need to resubmit documents that are already with administration


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What do we propose in the Review?Better and easier access to capital

• EU guarantee for SME bank loans: 200.000 additional SMEs to benefit till 2012

• Access to capital – Promote investment from Venture capitals into SMEs

• €1.1 billion of Competitiveness and Innovation funding will allow SMEs to benefit from €30 billion financing (2007-2013)

• Simplify rules for greater access of SMEs to EU funds

• Greater and easier access for SMEs to internet data on financing opportunities and in their own language


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What do we propose in the Review?Better and easier access to markets

Improve access to public procurement for SMEs: divide contracts into lots and boost e-procurement

SMEs Large

•34% of public contracts value for SMEs

SMEs Large

58% contribution to economic added value


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What do we propose in the Review?

Better and easier access to markets

• Facing unfair commercial practice • Take advantage of origin labelling for goods

• A new strategy for EU SMEs going international


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More information

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/small-business-act/

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Thank you Victoria PetrovaHead of Unit E4

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