The Digitalisation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Portugal

The Digitalisation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Portugal
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Total Pages:
Release: 2019
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ISBN: 9789286143557

This study provides an overview of the digitalisation landscape for small and medium enterprises in Portugal, and outlines potential support measures. Such actions aim to maximise access-to-funding for digital projects, enhance awareness and capabilities essential for the integration of digital solutions, and ultimately improve company productivity.

The digitalisation of SMEs in Portugal: Models for financing digital projects

The digitalisation of SMEs in Portugal: Models for financing digital projects
Author: European Investment Bank
Publisher: European Investment Bank
Total Pages: 53
Release: 2019-11-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9286143567

This study provides an overview of the digitalisation landscape for small and medium enterprises in Portugal, and outlines potential support measures. Such actions aim to maximise access-to-funding for digital projects, enhance awareness and capabilities essential for the integration of digital solutions, and ultimately improve company productivity.

Financing the digitalisation of small and medium-sized enterprises

Financing the digitalisation of small and medium-sized enterprises
Author: European Investment Bank
Publisher: European Investment Bank
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2020-08-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9286145772

The study provides an overview of the role of digital innovation hubs and snapshot of the status of digitalisation in Europe. It comes in a very timely moment. The current COVID-19 crisis has highlighted even more the importance of digitalisation. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are at the centre of the economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and containment measures, more now than during the 2008 financial crisis. This has clearly shown the importance and the need to accelerate the digital transformation to make businesses more resilient and agile. The study reviews access-to-finance conditions for the digitalisation of SMEs and the role of digital innovation hubs as key enablers in the wider ecosystem. It highlights how the propensity to digitalisation and digital maturity of SMEs is not only affected by financial factors (access to finance) but also by non-financial factors (knowledge and ambition to digitalise). In particular, the study shows the crucial role of digital innovation hubs and the wider eco-system in supporting the digitalisation of SMEs. Many digital innovation hubs have taken rapid actions to respond to the COVID-19 crisis and better help SMEs in the current circumstances. The study was carried out by InnovFin Advisory in collaboration with the European Investment Advisory Hub, with the support of Gartner.

Digital Challenges for the Small and Medium Enterprises of the Textile and Clothing Industry in Portugal

Digital Challenges for the Small and Medium Enterprises of the Textile and Clothing Industry in Portugal
Author: João Leitão
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Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
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Nowadays of increasing functioning of network competitors, the Portuguese Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) of the Textile and Clothing Industry are facing new digital challenges. In order to strengthen their market power and reduce their dependence on foreign subcontractors, they need to create a brand image. Within this new digital and interactive context, they must interact with their consumers and take full advantage of the opportunities provided by new communication and media networks, by implementing Intranets and Extranets as privileged systems of external communication with clients, suppliers, and partners in a competitive environment. This essay analyses the competitive advantages and TOWS Matrix's Model is used for tracing dominant strategic alternatives and convenient recommendations for managers and public administrators taking into consideration the operating changes in the new economic platform, namely Internet. The Portuguese Government is committed to encouraging entrepreneurship and acts as a unifying agent, working with SME to pursue the creation of a selective set of Portuguese brands, which might better, represent products labelled "Made in Portugal". Furthermore, the Textile and Clothing Industry should be promoted using incentives to encourage SME production, and especially where innovative products are concerned, in connection with the main suppliers of raw materials, in order to encourage Cluster Networks and Technological Poles. Also relations should be encouraged by the construction of a vertical chain sheltered by a selective set of Portuguese brands supported and promoted by responsible national agents. This is a sine qua non condition to create an International Store Chain, which could offer the SME products the needed visibility.

The Changing Role of SMEs in Global Business

The Changing Role of SMEs in Global Business
Author: Alkis Thrassou
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2020-11-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030458318

SMEs are significant job creators and drivers of innovation and competition in most economic sectors. Furthermore, the traditional constraints of small and medium enterprises, such as geographic operations, are now being dissolved by technological developments. This means that there are new opportunities for SMEs, and their fundamental principles are being redefined: the aims, competencies, strategy, management, practice, and scope of these businesses are changing, with wide-ranging implications. This is the first part of a two volume work that incorporates scientific chapters on SME business theory and practice. Authors provide a balanced perspective of the present and future of SMEs across all business disciplines, including management, strategy, marketing, economics, and finance. While Volume II explores external issues such as contextual forces, the effects of the financial crisis, and macro-economic effects, this first volume focuses on the individual SME and internal issues such as innovation, quality, and digitization.

Financing the Digitalisation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Financing the Digitalisation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2019
Genre:
ISBN: 9789286138690

The executive summary provides an overview of the role of digital innovation hubs and snapshot of the status of digitalisation in Europe. It summarises the key findings and recommendations of the study. The study reviews access-to-finance conditions for the digitalisation of SMEs and the role of digital innovation hubs as key enablers in the wider ecosystem. It highlights how the propensity to digitalisation and digital maturity of SMEs is not only affected by financial factors (access to finance) but also by non-financial factors (knowledge and ambition to digitalise). In particular, the study shows the crucial role of digital innovation hubs and the wider eco-system in supporting the digitalisation of SMEs. The study proposes a comprehensive approach to address the challenges of digitalisation of SMEs. It includes recommendations and potential policy actions to strengthen the ecosystem and ways to improve access to finance condition for digital projects. The study was carried out by InnovFin Advisory in collaboration with the European Investment Advisory Hub, with the support of Gartner.

OECD Economic Surveys: Portugal 2021

OECD Economic Surveys: Portugal 2021
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2021-12-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9264641955

As in most OECD countries, the pandemic triggered a deep recession in Portugal and put huge pressure on the healthcare system. The policy response helped to weather the shock and the recovery has gained speed, sustained by progress in vaccination.

OECD Studies on SMEs and Entrepreneurship The Digital Transformation of SMEs

OECD Studies on SMEs and Entrepreneurship The Digital Transformation of SMEs
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2021-02-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9264367608

Despite potentially tremendous benefits, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) lag in the digital transformation. Emerging technologies, as diverse as they are, offer a range of applications for them to improve performance and overcome the size-related limitations they face in doing business. However, SMEs must be better prepared, and stakes are high. SMEs make the most of the industrial fabric in many countries and regions, they create jobs (most jobs sometimes) and are the cement of inclusive and sustainable societies.