SME Conference 2017 - 2nd SME Conference International

After the success of the 1st National SME Conference, the 2nd SME Conference is planned to be held on 15th
-16th March 2017 in Lahore, Pakistan. This time, the conference aims to bring together International SME
representative bodies from developed and developing countries, academia, government departments,
international development agencies, nancial institutions, large scale enterprises, and researchers. It will
highlight the challenges and prospects of SME sector in Pakistan in light of international best practices, and
furnish declarations for all stakeholders, in general; and policy makers in particular.
We welcome case studies, empirical and conceptual scholarly contributions related to SME Sector of
Pakistan in the following thematic areas:
1. Conducive Business Environment (Long Term Policy Framework, Fiscal Policy, Trade Policy, Legislation,
Doing Business, Competitiveness, Level Playing Field etc.)
2. Access to Finance (SME Financing, Leasing, Credit, Venture Capital, Angel Investment, SME Stock
Exchanges etc.)
3. Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Development (Business Creation, Human Resource Development,
Foreign Direct Investment, Cluster Development etc.)
4. Local & International Market Development for SMEs (Integrating SMEs into Global Value Chains,
Market Access, Trade Openness, Quality and Technology, Certications, Branding, Joint Ventures,
Trade Agreements etc.)