Small business

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This guide is published by OECD and UNIDO as a follow-up to the work of the Transition
Economies Forum on Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (TE FEED). The FEED process
brought together extensive and practical case experience from transition countries, which was
reviewed at a series of FEED meetings in the OECD Centre for Private Sector Development, Istanbul,
Turkey. This review work was complemented by an analysis of a wide range of international experience
and engagement with practitioners in a number of transition and developing economies. It resulted
in recommendations for best practice policy development and recommended action on
entrepreneurship and enterprise development
2
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The guide presented here provides a further ‘building block’ for policy makers in transition and
developing economies. It provides a systematic approach to reviewing policies and designing
strategic plans for SME development  at national, regional and local levels. It is designed to be of
use to a wide constituency. Readers may include politicians and key policy makers; civil service staff
at national, regional and local levels; and the staff of small and medium enterprise stakeholder agencies
such as chambers of commerce and business associations, NGOs, local development agencies and
consultancies, and training organisations. 
This guide was prepared by Professor Allan Gibb, policy advisor to the OECD/ UNIDO Forum on
Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development, and draws on meetings with experts from OECD
countries, international institutions and private sector representatives. It has been edited and
prepared for publication by OECD and UNIDO.
The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the OECD or UNIDO or of their respective
Members countries.
2. “Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development in Transition Economies – Policy Guidelines and Recommendations”,
published by OECD and UNIDO, 2001

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