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- Title
DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN REGIONS OF LATVIA.
- Authors
RATANOVA, INESE; RESHINA, GALINA; BRUNA, SILVIJA; GROSS, EDUARDS
- Abstract
For successful economic transition to the new stage of development improvements in business environment, as also the entrepreneurs who are ready to start your own business and to set up new companies. One of the main challenges the EU Member States face is the need to boost their level of entrepreneurship and to become more competitive in the global market. That was one of the main objectives set by the Lisbon European Council, in March 2000, with a view to improving the Union's performance in terms of employment, economic reform and social cohesion. Entrepreneurship is not only a driving force in the creation of new jobs, but it also increases and enhances competitiveness and growth, personal fulfilment and the achievement of social objectives. The authors pay specific attention to the need to examine factors that affect the business environment development and entrepreneurship in regions of Latvia, which determine the complexity of the existing conditions and factors in each region in Latvia.
- Subjects
SMALL business; COMMUNITY development; BUSINESSPEOPLE; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; JOB creation
- Publication
Regional Formation & Development Studies, 2013, Issue 11, p189
- ISSN
2029-9370
- Publication type
Article