A framework for the analysis of the SME sector in the Republic of Moldova in the context of entrepreneurship development

Abstract

Recognizing that entrepreneurship is an important driver of economic growth, employment, innovation and productivity, increasingly arouses the interest of theorists and practitioners in identifying both the entrepreneurial level and the premises and conditions that would ”measure” the complexity of entrepreneurship. In this context, the objective of this research is to review the literature on the evaluation of entrepreneurship and the development of a conventional ”framework” for the analysis of the small and medium enterprises (SME) sector in the Republic of Moldova in the context of entrepreneurship development. The following methods and techniques were used in the research process: desk research, critical analysis and generalization of specialized literature, analytical materials, rankings and international databases. The research resulted in the development of a ”framework” for the analysis of the SME sector in the Republic of Moldova in the context of the entrepreneurship development, based on foreign experience in the field and the main sources of documentation on SME and entrepreneurship policies, such as: a series of statistical data and information on the activity of SMEs produced by the public authorities of the Republic of Moldova, reports and studies in the field of entrepreneurship, prepared by international organizations (World Bank, World Economic Forum etc.)

Keywords

• entrepreneurship
• small and medium enterprises
• entrepreneurship indicators.