EU SME policy
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a decisive role in the competitiveness and dynamic of the European economy. To help them realise their growth potential, the EU is working towards promoting entrepreneurship and creating a friendlier business environment for small businesses.
- "Small Business Act (SBA)" for Europe
- Improving the business environment: starting, running and growing a business
- Promoting entrepreneurship
- Access to markets
- Good practices
Improving the business environment: starting, running and growing a business
- A second chance in business
- Access to public procurement
- Accounting systems
- Better regulation
- Common commencement dates
- Driving the EU recovery
- Employee stock options
- European Private Company
- Industrial competitiveness
- Management skills
- Models to reduce the disproportionate regulatory burden
- Recruiting a first employee
- Reduction of administrative burdens
- Second career
- SMEs and the environment
- Smooth transfer of businesses
- Start-up procedures
- Taxation
- Training and mobility
