Executive Summary
Key findings of the Small Business Act assessment
Scores and methodology
Part I. Overview of Eastern Partner countries and the SBA assessment process
Chapter 1. Economic overview and the role of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Eastern Partner countries
Chapter 2. Approach and overview of the Small Business Act assessment process
Part II. Small Business Act assessment
Chapter 3. Entrepreneurial learning and women’s entrepreneurship (Dimension 1)Chapter 4. Bankruptcy and second chance for SMEs (Dimension 2)
Chapter 5. Regulatory framework for SME policy making (Dimension 3)
Chapter 6. Operational environment for SMEs (Dimension 4)
Chapter 7. Support services for SMEs and start-ups and public procurement (Dimensions 5a and 5b)
Chapter 8. Access to finance for SMEs (Dimension 6)
Chapter 9. Standards and technical regulations (Dimension 7)
Chapter 10. Enterprise skills and innovation (Dimensions 8a and 8b)
Chapter 11. SMEs in a green economy (Dimension 9)
Chapter 12. Internationalisation of SMEs (Dimension 10)
Part III. Eastern Partner Country Profiles
Chapter 13. SBA country profile: Armenia
Chapter 14. SBA country profile: Azerbaijan
Chapter 15. SBA country profile: Belarus
Chapter 16. SBA country profile: Georgia
Chapter 17. SBA country profile: Republic of Moldova
Chapter 18. SBA country profile: Ukraine
Annex 1. Small Business Act assessment framework
Annex 2. Declaration on fostering SMEs, entrepreneurship and competitiveness in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus