SMEs: Engines for Recovery?
Date: Wednesday 30 June 10 - 09:30 am to 10:45 am
Type: Interactive sessions
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make up 99% of all companies in the EU, providing two out of three jobs in Europe. SMEs are the true engine for growth, job creation and innovation, but often neglected by policy-makers. SMEs call for a more business-friendly environment, a transparent and easy regulatory framework, a cut in red tape, easy access to finance and flexible labour, and prompt public and private payment. Will Europe finally anchor the “think Small First” principle in all its policies and turn policy papers like the Small Business Act into real action? How can we better enable SMEs to spur the economic recovery and long term growth we need?
Please click here to find the Briefing Note of this session!
Moderator
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Christophe Leclercq
Founder & Publisher, EurActiv.com
Speakers
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Christian Mandl
Chairman, Maporama Solutions
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Françoise Le Bail
Deputy Director General & SME Envoy, DG Enterprise, European Commisson
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Hugh Morgan-Williams
Chair, BUSINESSEUROPE SME committee
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Richard Pelly
Chief Executive, European Investment Fund
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Tuomo Tuikka
Senior Research Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland