… of innovation activities in SMEs based on a large data set of German firms. We look at different
stages of the innovation process (… innovation activities is beneficial to an SME’s economic …

… Other factors are at play, however, which may be impeding SMEs’ access to the global
economy. One major factor said to continue to impede SMEs contribution to the global economy …

… (SME) sector in a global market place. We recognise that the deepening global economic
crisis … mediumsized enterprises (SMEs), Promoting Entrepreneurship and Innovative SMEs in a …

… SMEs in their domestic economies as well as within one of the most dynamic and rapidly
developing regions of the global economy… economic reforms, and the significance of innovation …

… economic development, institutional arrangements and political context across the economies
… may choose to draw in promoting innovative SMEs in the global economy. In broad terms, …

… innovative SMEs 78 4.4 Share of new or improved products in business turnover 79 4.5 Main
characteristics of Spanish fashion innovation … conference–SMEs in a globalised economy. …

… focuses on the collaborative innovative activity of the SME, it is not … that SMEs have also to
devote resources to other aspects of the value chain. They must seek to achieve economies of …

… SMEs that are active players in the global economy make special efforts to search for
diversified growth by pursuing innovation-… factors inhibiting the globalisation of SMEs are lack of …

… global economic crisis has revealed the main weaknesses of the European Union’s economy…
SME competitiveness and innovation capacities. Also, the EU is providing the possibility to …

… SMEs with their dynamism, flexibility and innovative spirit will have to adapt themselves
to the fast changing needs of the market – driven economy, where the Government acts as a …