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The current situation of small and medium-sized industrial enterprises in Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados and St. Lucia
(ECLAC, 2000-08)
Abstract This study analyses the period 1990 to 1996 of the current situation of the small and medium-sized industrial enterprises (SMIs) in Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and St. Lucia. It describes the evolution of SMIs, ...
Greening small businesses in small States: the case of Barbados
(2021-04-30)
Barbados has embarked on a bold initiative to green its economy and has already made significant progress in some economic sectors (e.g. energy). This study investigates the extent to which small- and medium-sized enterprises ...
Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Latin America
(2003-04)
This article presents the characteristics and situation of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in a number of Latin American countries. First of all, it considers the most common definitions used in each country and ...
Policies for small and medium-sized enterprises in Chile
(2001-08)
In 1991, the Government of Chile began to pursue a new business development strategy. The Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Support Programme (Programa de Apoyo a la Pequeña y Mediana Empresa); provides for a number of ...
Promoting corporate social responsibility in small and medium enterprises in the Caribbean: methodology report
(ECLAC, 2008-12)
Over the past decade, a growing number of companies have recognized the business benefits of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policies and practices. Their experiences are bolstered by a growing body of empirical ...
Research on policies and institutions to support small and medium scale enterprise in the Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago report
(ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, 2009-12-28)
The Government of Trinidad and Tobago continues to provide support to SMEs in order to enhance their
international competitiveness. The increasing effects of globalization and the reality of several trade
agreements ...
Creditor protection, information sharing and credit for small and medium-sized enterprises: cross-country evidence
(2016-12)
Using World Business Environment Survey results for firms in 61 countries, together with country dummies that allow us to deal with observed and unobserved country-specific components, as well as with partial endogeneity, ...
Small-scale mining: a new entrepreneurial approach
(ECLAC, 2003-08)
Summary In the second half of the twentieth century some of the Latin American countries suggested a system of stratification for mining activity, which was never actually applied, based on criteria such as the volume ...
E-commerce and export promotion policies for small- and medium-sized enterprises: East Asian and Latin American experiences
(ECLAC, 2001-10)
Abstract As in other parts of the world, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Latin America are important generators of employment while contributing to establishing certain social as well as regional 'equilibria' ...
The importance of local production and small-scale enterprises for Latin American development
(1997-12)
The generation dynamic competitive advantages in Latin America and the Caribbean cannot be assumed to result automatically from the achievement of the necessary macroeconomic stability and the incorporation of part of the ...