| CODE | EST3030 | ||||||
| TITLE | Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the European Union | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | European Studies | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Content: 1.Introduction: - Definition of SMEs - The role of SMEs in the EU - The role of SMEs in the new Member States - The role of SMEs outside Europe (USA, Japan and North Africa) 2. European Charter of Small Enterprises: - The Charter of Small Enterprises - Implementation reports - Critique 3. Multiannual Programmes: - The EU Multiannual Programme for enterprise and entrepreneurship (2001-2005) - Evaluation 4. Financial Assistance and Financial Engineering for SMEs: - Specific Community financial instruments for SMEs - Budget-based funds - European Investment Fund - Venture Capital - The way forward 5. Taxation: - Tax structures - Tax treatment of transnational operations - Stock Options - Transfer Of Business 6. Regulatory Environment: - Late payments - The European Company statute - European Economic Interest Groupings (EEIGs) 7. Networking, Information, Training and Employment: - The network and services of Euro Info Centres - Training programmes - Employment and SMEs 8. SMEs in Malta: - SMEs in Malta - SME policy in Malta: Malta Enterprise - Malta's implementation reports re Charter for Small Enterprises Reading List: -Introduction: "European Commission, Recommendation concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises,6 May 2003 Feira European Council 19-20 June 2000, Presidency Conclusions - European Charter of Small Enterprises: European Charter for Small Enterprises The fourth report on Implementation of the European Charter for small Enterprises was adopted on 11 February 2004 - COM (2004) 64 2004 Implementation Report on the European Charter for Small Enterprises: Consultation on national reports - Multiannual Programmes: Proposal for a Council Decision on a Multiannual Programme for Enterprise and entrepreneurship (2001-2005) Communication from the Commission: Challenges for enterprise policy in the knowledge driven economy COM(2000) 256final of 26.04.2000 - Financial Assistance and Financial Engineering for SMEs: European Commission, Risk Capital markets, a key to job creation in Europe. From fragmentation to integration, Euro papers, January 1999 European Commission, Merits and Possibilities of a European Fund Structure for Venture Capital Funds, Report from a workshop held on 21 June 2005, Brussels European Commission, Innovative instruments for raising equity for SMEs in Europe Study prepared for DG Enterprise by Bannock Consulting, June 2001 Commission Staff Working Paper, Microcredit for European Small Business, SEC(2004)1156, Brussels 11.090.2004 Enterprises' access to finance Commission staff working paper SEC (2001) 1667 of 19.10.2001 European Investment Fund website -Taxation: European Commission, Recommendation of 7 December 1994 on the transfer of small and medium sized enterprises, 94/1069/EC European Commission, Final report of the expert group on the transfer of small and medium sized enterprises, May 2002 - Regulatory Environment: Council Regulation 2137/85 of 25 July 1985 on the European Economic Interest Grouping Communication from the Commission: Participation of European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIGs) in public contracts and programmes financed by public funds Directive 2000/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating late payment in commercial transactions - Networking, Information, Training and Employment: Commission Staff Working Paper, Creating Top-Class Business Support Services, SEC(2001)1937, Brussels 28.11.01 European Forum, Top-Class Business Support Services, Cardiff 11-12 October 2001 NJM European, Economic and Management Consultants Ltd, A Study and Analysis of Management Training Techniques for the Heads of SMEs, particularly using ICTs, 22 December 2000 - Malta and the Accession Process: Malta Enterprise website |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Students are required to register for Level 1 units if they are in Year 1, for Level 2 units if they are in Year 2 and for Level 3 units if they are in Year 3 or 4 of their course. Students are also required to have a sound Economics background, i.e. Macro/ Micro/Trade Theory/International Economics. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Jean Micallef Grimaud |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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