BARRIERS OF SME'S IN KOSOVO
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35120/kij4701181dKeywords:
enterprises, environment, activity, innovationAbstract
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a very important role for the economic success of any country, due to their contribution to the functioning of the economic network, job creation, development of entrepreneurial skills, innovation and the improvement of economic well-being. For the functioning and development of SMEs also plays an important role their financing, which is defined as key factors for the functioning of the business, as well as for its long-term development. Despite their importance in the economy, they face a number of obstacles that affect their development, where in most research of SMEs in Kosovo access to finance is considered as the main barrier. The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyze the barriers faced by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Kosovo during the exercise of their business activity and is based on quantitative data using the quantitative method. Data collection was conducted through a survey conducted with 200 SMEs and the instrument used for data collection is the questionnaire. Assessing barriers to doing business by businesses themselves is an important insight which serves various entrepreneurs in an effort to improve the business environment. Despite the importance of small and medium enterprises in their role in the economic development of the country, we can say that the business environment has not always been favorable for these enterprises. From this research we can conclude that small enterprises in our country are not sufficiently developed they face many problems during the development of their activity. The study concludes with a number of conclusions, where these can address a large number of obstacles faced by businesses on the path of doing business in Kosovo, trying to create a conducive environment in which companies can be helped to overcome, or face these obstacles.
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