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SME Competitiveness: The Power of Networking and Subcontracting

Berry, Albert - Inter-American Development Bank - 1997

While there has been some progress on other aspects of SME policy (especially credit provision), it is generally recognized that "linkage-inducing" policy, is for the most part and in most places, a new and experimental area, with considerable potential. The purpose of this document is to...

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Promoting SME's through Enterprise Network

Humphrey, John - Inter-American Development Bank - 1999

This presentation discusses the promotion of SMEs through enterprise networks. Some of the benefits of clustering can …

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Supply Chain Dynamics in Asia

Banomyong, Ruth - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009

LSPs in handling supply chain dynamics. Included are case studies of Asian SMEs and their involvement at the global and …

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Innovation and Employment Growth in Costa Rica: A Firm-level Analysis

Monge-González, Ricardo; Rodríguez-Alvarez, Juan A.; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

generation by SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises). …

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Social and Environmental Responsibility in Small and Medium Enterprises in Latin America

Vives, Antonio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2005

This technical paper determines the extent to which small and medium enterprises (SMEs) behave responsibly, and propose … measures to enhance and promote corporate social responsibility in SMEs. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has taken on a … Latin America and over 1,300 firms surveyed. As SMEs represent over 95 percent of all firms in Latin America, provide …

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Innovation Policy and Employment: Evidence from an Impact Evaluation in Argentina

Castillo, Victoria; Maffioli, Alessandro; Rojo, Sofía; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

This paper presents the evaluation of the Enterprise Restructuring Support Program in Argentina. The aim of the program was to increase the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises by cofinancing technical assistance that can be classified as either support for process innovation or...

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Logistics as a Competitiveness Factor for Small and Medium Enterprises in Latin America and the Caribbean

Kirby, Carlos; Brosa, Nicolau - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

key element for companies in a country or region in general, and its small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in … years, structural logistics problems persist, creating obstacles to exports for firms in the region, particularly SMEs. This …. Moreover, on the basis of case studies the region, the paper analyzes what measures can be taken by SMEs to improve their …

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Effects of Innovation on Employment in Latin America: The Microeconometric Evidence

Crespi, Gustavo; Tacsir, Ezequiel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

This presentation provides the comparative results of a project carried out by the Inter-American Development Bank to understand the links between innovation and employment in Latin America and the Caribbean. Special attention is paid to the importance of sectoral and size difference in both...

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Strengthening the SME Sector

Saavedra, José Jorge - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009

To enhance private sector development and increase the impact of Private Sector Development (PSD) Strategy Projects, there is a need for a comprehensive program that will link business climate reforms to cluster development initiatives and to improvements at the firm level. To develop such an...

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The Impact of the Seed Capital Program of SERCOTEC in Chile

Bonilla, Claudio A.; Cancino, Christian A. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

This paper seeks to measure the impact on small businesses in Chile of the Seed Capital Program implemented by Chile's Technical Cooperation Services (Servicio de Cooperación Técnica SERCOTEC). The results are mixed. On the one hand, the impact of sales is positive but its statistical...

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