The Future of European SMEs: Seven strategic axes for the re-globalization phase

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Roland Benedikter

12 July 2022

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The Future of European SMEs: Seven strategic axes for the re-globalization phase

As it has long been known, SMEs and crafts are structured differently from region to region across the north, south, east, and west of Europe, and therefore require differentiated continuity and innovation strategies. - © Adobe Stock/Вадим Каштанов

The Coronavirus crisis which started at the end of 2019 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 have cut deep into the tissue of Europe’s socio-economic backbone, namely impacting its small and medium sized enterprises. On the basis of seven strategic axes, Roland Benedikter provides an outlook on the future perspective of European SMEs.

Roland Benedikter

Roland Benedikter is Co-Head of the Center for Advanced Studies at Eurac Research and Research Professor in residence for Multidisciplinary Policy Analysis at the Willy Brandt Center, University of Wroclaw.