Challenges of SMEs in Latin America

March 21, 2014

SMEs account for over 90% of all enterprises in Latin America, generating more than half of the total jobs and a quarter of GDP. Their growth opportunities multiply annually, but they also have challenges to face: interregional trade, management education, bureaucracy, fear of failure, among others.

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