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Title A Framework to Support Small Firms in Developing Countries Navigate Crises and Build Resilience
Published Genève : International Labour Organisation (ILO), 2021
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Description 1 online resource (70 p.)
Contents Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Purpose -- Scope and methodology -- How to use this framework -- Chapter 1: The threat of shocks on small firms -- The three types of shocks -- What makes small firms in developing countries more vulnerable -- The importance of supporting small firms overcome shocks -- Chapter 2: Supporting small firms in times of crisis -- Objective A: Improving financial stability and liquidity -- Objective B: Supporting operational continuity and adaptation -- Objective C: Supporting employment continuity and adaptation
Objective D: Facilitating restructuring procedures -- Chapter 3: Building risk mitigation and resilience capacity -- Lever 1: Enterprise risk management awareness and capabilities -- Lever 2: Tools and systems -- Lever 3: Products and services -- Chapter 4: Implementation considerations -- Understanding the crisis and defining the focus segments -- Choosing the best-fit levers and tailoring the measures -- Deploying, monitoring, and adapting measures -- Supporting special targets -- Conclusion
Summary This wide-ranging report addresses the key challenges that shocks pose to small firms in developing countries. It outlines a range of policy options that can help small firms during crisis conditions, and presents measures derived from previous shocks and the COVID-19 pandemic
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 15, 2023)
Subject Small business -- Developing countries -- Management
Crisis management -- Developing countries
Crisis management
Small business -- Management
Developing countries
Form Electronic book
Author International Labour Organization, publisher.
ISBN 9220358492
9789220358498