Vol.6, No 2, 2009 pp. 177 - 183
UDC 334.012.63/.64
SMALL BUSINESS ACT - TOOL FOR BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY
Gorica Bošković1, Aleksandra Jovanović2
1Faculty of Economics, University of Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia
2National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, European Integrations Committee
gorica.boskovic@eknfak.ni.ac.rs, a.jovanovic@parlament.rs
The issue of regional development is very complex and very important both for economically developed countries and countries in transition, or today already, posttransitional countries. There are various factors that are important for strengthening local and regional economic development and consequently various support programmes, which are created by public authorities. Economic policy makers in the EU adopted the Small Business Act as special instrument in order to support the development of small and medium sized enterprises. The Act aims to encourage balanced regional development of industry and improvement and revitalization of economic life in EU member countries, as well as in the potential candidate countries.
Key Words:  SMEs policy, industry, Small Business Act, regional development, business environment.
AKT O MALOM BIZNISU - SREDSTVO ZA UNAPREĐENJE POSLOVANJA I REGIONALNOG RAZVOJA INDUSTRIJE
Pitanje regionalnog razvoja jako je složeno i podjednako važno kako za ekonomski razvijene zemlje, tako i za zemlje u tranziciji, ili danas već, posttranzicione zemlje. Postoje razni faktori koji su od značaja za jačanje lokalnog i regionalnog ekonomskog razvoja i različiti programi za podršku, koji se kreiraju od strane javnih vlasti. Kreatori ekonomske politike u EU usvojili su Akt o malom biznisu, kao poseban instrument u cilju podrške razvoju malih i srednjih preduzeća. Ovaj akt ima za cilj podsticanje ravnomernijeg regionalnog razvoja industrije i unapređenje i revitalizaciju ekonomskog života, kako u zemljama članicama, tako i u zemljama potencijalnim kandidatima.
Ključne reči: politika malih i srednjih preduzeća, industrija, Akt o malom biznisu, regionalni razvoj, poslovno okruženje