Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Committee


Chair
Patrik Kovács

Lead
Rokas Morkūnas
Policy Manager
Vice-Chair
Lars Jagrén
Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (Sweden)
Vice-Chair
Fernando Antonio Treviño Núñez
Rivadeneyra Treviño y de campo (Mexico)
Vice-Chair
Martina Le Gall Maláková
National Union of Employers - RUZ (Slovakia)
Vice-Chair
Guy Primrose
Suasor Commercial Consultants (Australia)
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01.
Overview
Our Committee on SMEs provides expert support and input to engage with the OECD on SME and entrepreneurship activities. The Committee’s scope encompasses SME finance, digitalization of SMEs, participation in global value chains, administrative hurdles for SMEs, employment policies, and targeted SME support in the context of Covid-19 – including long-term recovery efforts.
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Business engagement at OECD
The OECD work provides governments with the analytical basis to develop economic policies that are both effective and economically efficient for SMEs. This work includes economic performance reviews, data collection, projections, and other policy analysis in multiple areas of interest to SMEs.The Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Committee contributes to the work of the following OECD bodies:- OECD Committee on Industry, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- OECD Committee on SMEs and Entrepreneurship
- OECD Group of Friends of SMEs
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2023 priorities
- Access to finance at adequate terms for SMEs
- Burden of regulation for SMEs and good governance
- Culture of innovation and entrepreneurship
- SME recovery from the Covid-19 crisis and long-term resilience
- SME digital and green transformation and empowerment
- SME internationalization and engagement in global value chains
- SME support for young entrepreneurs in universities, dedicated training and coaching via incubators
Documents & Releases
7 July 2023
Key Business Takeaways - SME Stakeholder Dialogue Event
26 June 2023
SME Survey - Looking for the New Normal 2.0
13 December 2022
SME Survey - Energy Crisis Impact for SMEs
21 April 2022
SME Survey - Looking for the New Normal
14 April 2022
Supporting tourism recovery and looking ahead with global solutions
8 June 2021
Policy recommendations for SME recovery and long term resilience