The Support of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Foreign Trade of Slovakia

KAŠŤÁKOVÁ, Elena – BARINKOVÁ, Natália. The Support of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Foreign Trade of Slovakia. In Trends and Challenges in the European Business Environment: Trade, International Business and Tourism. International Scientific Conference. Trends and Challenges in the European Business Environment: Trade, International Business and Tourism : Proceedings of the 6th International Scientific Conference, October 17 – 18, 2019 (Mojmírovce, Slovak Republic). – Bratislava : Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM, 2019. ISBN 978-80-225-4646-1, pp. 198-208 CD-ROM. VEGA 1/0546/17.

This paper examines the position and importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in foreign trade of Slovakia in the period of ongoing geopolitical changes that actively shape global integration processes in the world economy. At present, SMEs in Slovakia are of great importance for the development of the economy and foreign trade, especially in the area of supporting their internationalization. The research will evaluate the impact of SMEs on the development of Slovakia’s foreign trade and their institutional support for export. At the same time, it will point out the problems of SMEs in Slovakia related to internationalization and provide further possibilities to support their exports to foreign markets.