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WUSME NEWSFLASH No.1 - September 2014

World Union of Small and Medium Enterprises

In Special Consultative Status at United Nations ECOSOC since 2013

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INTERNATIONAL

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UN ECOSOC AND

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MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT

Esteemed Members and Friends of WUSME,

In globalized economy with more than 95% of all companies

being Micro- Small- and Medium Enterprises, information

about national and international developments is paramount

for doing successful business. WUSME is committed to

provide our Members and Associates updated information on

a monthly basis about financing, taxes and legislation, market

trends, useful guides and tools offered by SMEs and Crafts

Supporting International Organizations, Governments, NGOs

and last but not least of our own WUSME Office Bearers and

experienced Members. READ AND LEAD shall be the main

purpose of our new WUSME NEWSFLASH.

Kindest regards from San Marino,

Gian Franco Terenzi

President

UN ECOSOC:

Keynote Address by His Excellency Mr. Martin

Sajdik, President of the Economic and Social

Council

President of the General Assembly’s High-

level Stocktaking Event “Post-2015

development agenda: contributions to the

Secretary-General's synthesis report”

Read the full text:

http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/president/statement

_2014/statement_ecosoc_president_11_september

_2014.pdf

OECD

FARM SUPPORT

More action needed to move away

from market-distorting farm

support, says OECD

Learn more about OECD and SMEs

support:

http://www.oecd.org/

UNDP

UNDP PROJECTS

Welcome to open.undp.org, which

presents detailed information on

the UNDP’s 6,000+ development

projects in 177 countries and

territories worldwide. Browse the

summaries, click a filter on the

right, or search through the full

list of projects.

Projects in your Country:

http://open.undp.org/#2014

UNIDO

WUSME PRO DOMO

SME - BREAKING NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS

New Partnership

between UNIDO and Barbados to help

build a resource-efficient low carbon

economy through inclusive and

sustainable industrial development.

More……http://www.unido.org/news/pre

ss/new-thr.html

FSB in Scotland on referendum No vote

Scotland has voted against becoming an independent

Country.

More……

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/scotti

sh-referendum-results-david-cameron-did-the-right-

thing-so-why-does-scotlands-vote-feel-like-a-defeat-

9742766.html

THE SCOTLAND VOTE IN PICTURES

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-29250391

WUSME President Dr. Gian Franco Terenzi

elected Captain Regent (Head of State) for the

period from 1st October 2014 to 31st March

2015. We congratulate and wish him God’s

blessings.

WUSME General Sectretary Prof. Dr. Norbert

Knoll von Dornhoff, Mrs. Susanne Forstinger

and Mr. Alexander Forstinger appointed

Permanent Representatives of WUSME at the

United Nations Office in Vienna (UNOV).

WUSME General Meeting and Workshop

„Waste to Energy” held in San Marino on 6th

September 2014.

More….http://www.openpr.com/news/295

154/BILLION-TONS-OF-WASTE-TRASH-OR-

GOLD.html?SID=27c19adb7fa9072d3e196

de1dedee2ba

UNOPS

ESCAP

Established in 1947 with its

headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand,

ESCAP works to overcome some of the

region’s greatest challenges by

providing results oriented projects,

technical assistance and capacity

UEAPME presents Crafts and SME priorities to

nominated Commissioners

Competitiveness is key to investments and job creation; better

balance needed between support for growth and reforms.

Read more….

http://www.ueapme.com/IMG/pdf/140910_pr_UEAPME2020.

pdf

ARTICLE OF THE MONTH

SME FINANCE – TAXES - LEGISLATION

UN MARKET

HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE UNITED

NATIONS.

Here is all what SMEs and Crafts need to

know:

http://globalsmes.org/news/index.php?fu

n=listAll&catalog=05&lan=en

Most Indian SMEs wish to adopt cloud computing

MUMBAI: Ninety per cent of SMEs in the country feel cloud

adoption is increasingly important to enable business

success to innovate as well as do things faster, smarter and

more sustainably, according to a Circle Research Global

Report sponsored by SAP SE released today. The total

addressable market is expected to grow to $88 billion by

2017 and hence Indian small and medium enterprises

(SMEs) look for cloud, analytics and mobile solutions to

improve operations and become more efficient, the report

said. "SMEs have greater opportunities than before to

expand and diversify. They utilise technology to support

business growth and achieve operational excellence," SAP's

president for Asia-Pacific Japan, Adaire Fox-Martin said.

More…..http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/

2014-09-09/news/53730724_1_indian-smes-business-

growth-cloud-computing

The SME Finance Forum brings together financial institutions, technology

companies, and development finance institutions to

share knowledge, spur innovation, and promote the

growth of SMEs.

See the details:

http://smefinanceforum.org/

Country Pages

This section provides country-based and

aggregate information on national and

regional research systems and policies.

Country access is provided via the map

below, the list of countries at the bottom

and the top menus for country selection.

See the map:

http://erawatch.jrc.ec.europa.eu/erawatch

/opencms/information/country_pages/

UNOPS offers SMEs and Crafts short- and

long-term work opportunities in diverse

and challenging environments.

Watch this video to learn more about

gender and diversity in the UNOPS

workplace.

https://www.unops.org/english/Opportu

nities/Pages/default.aspx

building to member States in the

following areas: Sustainable

Development, Macroeconomic Policy

and Development, Trade and

Investment, Transport, Social

Development, Environment and

Development, Information and

Communications Technology, Disaster

Risk Reduction, Statistics.

Website: http://www.unescap.org/

Sub-regional activities for development

EUROPEN UNION

MEMBERS ACTIVITIES

TOOLS AND GUIDES

ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH

INSME ACADEMY

A Webinar-based Training Program – offering one

Lunch-time-Seminar per month addressing relevnt SME topics.

http://www.insme.org/files/insmeAcademyFlyer.pdf

Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research

is affiliated with the Faculty of Entrepreneurship and the

UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship at the University of

Tehran.

Learn more….. http://www.journal-jger.com/

WUSME Member, Mrs. Yina Yan,

President of the Hungarian-Chinese

Business Association, brought

Delegates of China Machiner

Engineering Corp. to the Workshop in

S. Marino.Investments in African

Countries, e.g. Gabon for hydro-

power-plants envisaged.

What is Horizon 2020?

Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU

Research and Innovation programme

ever with nearly €80 billion of funding

available over 7 years (2014 to 2020) –

in addition to the private investment

that this money will attract. It promises

more breakthroughs, discoveries and

world-firsts by taking great ideas from

the lab to the market.

Learn more…..

http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horiz

on2020/en

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

WOMEN AND YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS

GLOBAL MACRO ECONOMY

9 AMAZING ORGANIZATIONS FOR

FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS

More……http://theyec.org/9-amazing-organizations-for-female-

entrepreneurs/

WORLD BANK: Female Entrepreneurship Resource Point: Women’s

Leadership in Small and Medium Enterprises.

More…..http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTGE

NDER/0,,contentMDK:23394111~pagePK:210058~piPK:210062~theSit

ePK:336868,00.html

Comparing Labor Costs per Employee Across Countries –

See more at:

http://www.economonitor.com/blog/2014/08/comparing-labor-costs-

per-employee-across-countries/#sthash.lUTN3mK2.dpuf

UNIDO - Industrial Development

Board, 42nd session (Vienna, 25-27

November 2014)

OECD -Green Growth and

Sustainable Development Forum

2014: Addressing the social

implications of green growth,

13-14. November, Paris, France

Details:

http://www.oecd.org/greengro

wth/ggsd-2014.htm

2015 ICSB World Conference

June 6-9, 2015, Dubai, UAE

Call for Papers

Entrepreneurship at a Global

Crossroads

Registration:

http://www.icsb.org/2014/08/0

1/icsb-2015-conference-now-

accepting-submissions/

XXIV Latin American Congress

on Entrepreneurship,

to be held in March 18,19 and

20, 2015 in Cali, Colombia.

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