Transcript CIP General presentation

The European Small Business Act
Focus on Implementation
Conference on SBA implementation in Slovakia
Bratislava, 11 October 2013
Christian WEINBERGER,
Senior Adviser - Entrepreneurship & SME Policy
European Commission - DG Enterprise
Why are SMEs important ?
Stock Exchange Listed
7.000
100 %
Large
70.000
99,97%
Medium
250.000
99,7%
Small
1,600.000
98,7%
Micro
5,700.000
91%
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13,000.000
57%
SMEs play a significant role
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SMEs provide employment
SME employment share
Share of private employment
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
33%
29%
17%
Micro
Small
21%
Medium
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EL
PT
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EE
LV
BG
LT
HU
PL
NO
CZ
IE
NL
BE
AT
DK
SI
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DE
FR
RO
FI
SK
UK
SMEs create employment
Gains and losses
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30,0%
25,0%
15,0%
10,0%
5,0%
0,0%
Micro
Small
Medium
 85% of new jobs are created by SMEs
Large
Business
Services
Transport &
Communication
Tourism
Distribution
-20,0%
Construction
-15,0%
Energy
-10,0%
Manufacturing
-5,0%
Mining
% change over 3 years
20,0%
What is the SBA?
+ A set of politically binding principles
+ A package of concrete measures (legislative and
non-legislative)
+ An implementation mechanism embedded in the EU
2020 strategy
in order to
1 - Improve the overall policy approach to entrepreneurship
2 - Anchor the “Think Small First” principle in policy-making
3 - Promote SMEs’ growth
10 politically binding principles
1.
Create an environment for entrepreneurs and family
businesses to thrive and entrepreneurship to be rewarded
2.
Ensure that honest entrepreneurs who have faced bankruptcy
quickly get a second Chance
3.
Design rules according to the “Think Small First” principle
4.
Make public administrations responsive to SMEs’ needs
5.
Facilitate SMEs’ participation in Public Procurement and
better use State Aid possibilities for SMEs
10 politically binding principles (ctd.)
6.
Facilitate SMEs’ access to finance and support timely
payments in commercial transactions
7. Help SMEs to benefit more from the opportunities
offered by the Single Market
8. Promote the upgrading of skills in SMEs and all forms of
innovation
9. Enable SMEs to turn environmental challenges into
opportunities
10. Encourage and support SMEs to benefit from the growth
of markets
The SME Envoys
The 28 national SME-Envoys
(incl. HR)
EU SME-Envoy
Role and Tasks
Inside
• watchdog function
(Think Small First)
• burden reduction
( SME Test)
• Co-ordination of
Public Services
• Identify and spread
Good Practices
• Build links
Outside
• Dialogue with SME
organisations
• Inform and Communicate with "SME Public"
• Focal point for complaints & suggestions
• Collect Feedback on new
initiatives & legislation
• Facilitate Access to SME
Programs & Support
Guidebook Series
• Short layout of the relevant EU
PolicyEU
• Presenting a number of actions
to be taken
• Potential for funding from EU
Structural Funds
• List of Current topics :
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How to support SME Policy from SF
Transfer of Businesses
Entrepreneurship Education
Service Innovation
SME Standardisation
Regional SBA implementation
SME Test
SBA implementation at regional level
• A number of regions have indicated their
intentions
• Only one region has a full implementation :
Catalunya (ES)
• 11 regions had signed up for regional
implementation of the Small Business Charter
• Guidebook in preparation
SBA Fact sheets
SME Performance Review
• Annual Report
• SBA Fact Overview of size
and structure of SMEs in EU
• Trends, short-term outlook
and benchmarking
• Fact Sheets
• Monitoring SBA implementation in MS
• Input to EU2020 / Competitiveness reporting
• Stimulate policy debate in MS between administration and
stakeholders
SBA Profile for Slovakia
SBA Performance in Slovakia
SBA Implementation in Slovakia
 Very low share of Microenterprises
 Only one item better than EU
average (single market)
 Slow progress in performance
improvement
 Deficit particularly on actual
implementation of plans
 SME Test ?
Implementing the European
Small Business Act!
Find out more about Slovakia:
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/factsfigures-analysis/performance-review/files/countriessheets/2012/slovakia_en.pdf
• SBA
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/entrepreneurship/sba_en.htm
• SME Portal
http://ec.europa.eu/small-business
• SME Performance Review
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/facts-figuresanalysis/performance-review/
• SME Policy Good Practices Catalog
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/best-practices/index_en.htm
• SME Policy Guidebooks
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/regional-smepolicies/index_en.htm
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