 An Assessment of the Access by Romanian SMEs to Structural FundsDANUBE: Law and Economics Review, 2011, issue 4, 19-49 Abstract: In the context of the research underlying this paper, a standardized survey was implemented as an instrument for collecting primary data on the situation, the demands of and the development barriers to Romanian SMEs. The results of the survey were verified in focus groups with consultants and SME administrators. The results reflect first-hand information on the problems of SMEs with the implementation of EU funds. The main findings of the project reveal that Romanian SMEs are at a rudimentary stage of skills, organization and market knowledge if compared with similar economic units in more advanced EU member states. Their development aims are rather short-term and not very complex. They lack the knowledge, expertise and staff to participate in complex tenders and in application processes. Weighing the identified needs of SMEs against the key areas of intervention and indicative operations of the EU support programmes, one can conclude that most needs of SMEs are covered by the two current operational programmes in one way or the other. However, the way the support package was designed and structured is deficient in supporting the development of SMEs. SMEs need more simple and transparent mechanisms which they can understand and cope with. Keywords: SMEs; EU Support Programmes; Structural Funds; Romania (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:cmn:journl:y:2011:i:4:p:19-49 Access Statistics for this article More articles in DANUBE: Law and Economics Review from European Association Comenius - EACO |
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