Beáta Gavurová|Jaroslav Belás|Yuriy Bilan|Jakub Horák
Study of legislative and administrative obstacles to SMEs business in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Technical University of Košice|Tomas Bata University in Zlín|Rzeszów University of Technology|Institute of Technology and Business
research background smes represent integral part economy environment majority countries world signify efficient progressive important part advanced economies longterm effort eu countries well advanced economies create quality stable conditions development order able respond possible changes business environment changed comprehensive recent timex0d purpose article objective contribution examine administrative legislative obstacles smes business czech republic slovakia quantification differences perceiving legislative administrative obstacles business entrepreneurs countriesx0d methods questionnaire survey conducted within smes czech republic slovakia 2019 research sample included 641 smes 312 czech republic 329 slovakia focused 5 dimensions related legislative administrative obstacles smes business within selected statements examined contingency tables used analyze ratios examined variablesx0d findings amp value added differences detected countries respondents perception assessment evidence changes business environment countries giving rise questions extent legislative administrative obstacles well obstacles related law enforcement bureaucracy acceptable groups entrepreneurs results research provide valuable findings creators regional national policies represent valuable basis creation concepts focused smes development countries results study also support implementation followup research area reveal determinants affecting development smes also create valuable platform construction national international benchmarking indicators area implementation comparative analyses also support methodological area necessary creation highquality concepts strategies