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Effects of the Strategy of economic growth on small and medium enterprises. Karel Havlíček January 2006. Ing. Karel Havlíček , Ph.D., MBA. Vice President UEAPME UNION EUROPEENNE DE L’ARTISANAT ET DES PETITES ET MOYENNES ENTREPRISES
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Effects of the Strategy of economic growth on small and medium enterprises Karel Havlíček January 2006
Ing. Karel Havlíček, Ph.D., MBA • Vice President UEAPME UNION EUROPEENNE DE L’ARTISANAT ET DES PETITES ET MOYENNES ENTREPRISES EUROPEAN ASSOCIATON OF CRAFT, SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES • Vice-Chairman AMSP CZ • Director M&S Strategy SINDAT GROUP
Contents • Opportunities and threats for small and medium enterprises in the Central Europe • The most critical factors of growth of the small and medium enterprises
Environment for the small and medium enterprises in the EU Strengths Stable environment (safety, economy, law) Consumer and commercial demand Technological facilities Tradition of business conduct High level of education Opportunities New EU countries:trade and investment Brand products Products with application Growing consumption of businesses and consumers Open resources of workforce Weaknesses EU = social and expensive state Hyper-competitive environment Different territories (culture, history, language) Low level of mobility of labour Lack of marketing and trade Threats Steady rise of costs Growing competition from Asia Transfer of manufacturing to Asia High level of bureaucracy
Factors of economic growth of the small and medium enterprises "People are competitive advantage, neither price nor product" It is necessary to: provide, manage, and educate human resources PEOPLE Human resources development
Factors of economic growth of the small and medium enterprises "Change is a way out of the hyper-competitive environment" Change of products, processes, communication, and relations (from 4P to 4C) IDEAS Research, development and innovations
Factors of economic growth of the small and medium enterprises "Flexibility is a starting point of reduction of product life cycle" Flexibility of decision-making, labour, adaptation, and territorial change AVAILABILITY Infrastructure
Factors of economic growth of the small and medium enterprises "Accurate and timely information is a basis of managing financial resources" Information on bank, private, public, and European funding resources MONEY Sources of financing
Factors of economic growth of the small and medium enterprises "Partnership and respect between State and entrepreneur is the only way towards mutual prosperity" The State has to understand that the company is its customer. The entrepreneur has to respect that the State is its stakeholder. PLAYGROUND Institutional environment
Contact Karel Havlíček Karel.Havlicek@sindatsro.cz www.ueapme.com