A Nation Of SMEs

A Nation of SMEs: The German Experience By: Siegfried Herzog

Competitiveness and SMEs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Competitiveness translates into trade ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Source: World Trade Developments ( http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/its2008_e/its08_world_trade_dev_e.pdf)

The role of SMEs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Competitiveness by definition ,[object Object],[object Object]

The twelve pillars of competitiveness Source: World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Report 2008-2009

Source: World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Report 2008-2009

Institutions: some insights ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Institutions: some insights ,[object Object],[object Object]

Institutions and SMEs ,[object Object],[object Object]

Infrastructure: some insights ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Infrastructure and SMEs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Goods market efficiency: some insights ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Labor market efficiency: some insights ,[object Object],[object Object]

Business Sophistication: some insights ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Higher Education and Training: some insights ,[object Object],[object Object]

What‘s missing: vocational training ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Effects of Vocational Training ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Flaig Carpenters – an illustration ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Conclusions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Appendix: Details on Germany‘s competitiveness

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