Survey on The Need to Finance and Develop SME Businesses in Kaunas County  Cover Image

Smulkaus ir vidutinio verslo plėtojimo ir finansavimo poreikis Kauno apskrityje
Survey on The Need to Finance and Develop SME Businesses in Kaunas County

Author(s): Zita Tamašauskienė, Jekaterina Trifonova
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: VšĮ Šiaulių universiteto leidykla
Keywords: Small and medium size business; SME; financial support; state support; SME promoting fund; development.

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to identify development and financing possibilities of small and medium size businesses in Lithuania. Because of limited opportunities for practical analysis of SMEs the authors have chosen current situation in Kaunas county hoping that results will anable to generalize and provide conclusions for the SME sector in Lithuania. The paper focuses on the ways of elimination of financial problems and intensification of SME development possibilities through financial support from the state and European Union Structural Funds. According to survey results main conclusions are made; some means for both the development of SME and prevention of financial problems in this sector are suggested.

  • Issue Year: 2006
  • Issue No: 2(9)
  • Page Range: 43-49
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Lithuanian