Programs of financial support to SMEs in Serbia by non-banking institutions

Abstract

The development of small and medium-sized enterprises plays a key role in the recovery of Serbian economy. SMEs are the engine of economic development and the key factor to achieve economic stabilization and economic growth. For years the SME sector in Serbia is in a poor state, faced with numerous problems. One of the biggest problems of local entrepreneurs is to find and provide the financial resources necessary to start a business, purchase necessary resources, ongoing maintenance of liquidity and investment operations, in order to achieve growth and business development. Bank loans are mostly expensive and difficult to access for entrepreneurs, which is why this problem is even more important. As an alternative to bank loans, there are programs of financial support to SMEs in Serbia, introduced by different institutions. This paper presents the analysis of such sources of funding for SMEs in Serbia.

Keywords

• small and medium-sized enterprises
• programs of financial support
• competition