The report was produced as part of the Supporting SME Competitiveness Reforms in the Eastern Partner countries programme, implemented by the OECD under the EU4Business initiative. It is based on discussions and reviews by members of the dedicated project Working Group and Steering Group in Belarus, who have jointly identified challenges and discussed recommendations for the SME policy reform roadmap. Project findings also benefit from the results of two surveys of SMEs and business development services providers in Belarus.
“Developing business capabilities through targeted support services would help remove an important obstacle to firm growth and lead to a more competitive SME sector,” the report says. “In doing so, it is important to allow for the emergence of a sustainable market for business development services, in which private consulting companies can grow and play a major role in provision.”
