TY  - GEN
AU  - Freshwater,David
AU  - Garcilazo,Enrique
AU  - Latto,Julia
AU  - Pace,Julian
AU  - Simms,Alvin
AU  - Ward,Jamie
AU  - Wojan,Tim
TI  - Business development and the growth of rural SMEs
T2  - OECD Regional Development Working Papers,
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Paris
PB  - OECD Publishing
KW  - Urban, Rural and Regional Development
N2  - The paper reviews the role of Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) as drivers of employment and economic growth in rural regions across a number of OECD geographies. It argues that SME creation is especially important for rural economic development and identified lessons for national level policy that can help strengthen the performance of SMEs and enhance the creation of new SMEs. This working paper focuses on four cases studies in Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Scotland and the United States to derive general findings and recommendations
UR  - https://s443-doi-org.br.lsproxy.net/10.1787/74256611-en
ER  -