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V delu diplomskega projekta na podlagi teoretičnih predpostavk proučujemo rast in razvoj izbranega podjetja Belta, d. o. o. Če se vprašamo, kaj je rast podjetja se nam zdi vprašanje preprosto, ampak če skušamo nanj odgovoriti vidimo, da temu še zdaleč ni tako in tudi tako velja za razvoj. Čeprav veliko ljudi meni, da med rastjo in razvojem ni nobene razlike, vendar če se malenkost bolj poglobimo v teoretična izhodišča in primer podjetja ugotovimo, da temu ni tako. Rast je tesno povezana s povečano količino proizvodov in storitev, ki jih podjetja proizvajajo na trgu, vendar podjetje pa raste tudi takrat, kadar poveča svoj dohodek, poveča delovno silo, kupi nove proizvodne stroje itd. Razvoj pa je ciljno usmerjen proces spreminjanja podjetja na boljše. Razvoj se dotika področja procesov v podjetju. V diplomskem delu bomo proučili značilnosti rasti in razvoja, njune razlike, dejavnike rasti, dejavnike razvoja, ovire rasti in ovire razvoja. Osredotočili smo se tudi na življenjski cikel in življenjsko okolje podjetja, ki smo ga proučili glede na zunanje in notranje dejavnike, ki vplivajo na podjetje (s pomočjo tabel IFAS in EFAS), ter strateške dejavnike (s pomočjo matrike SFAS), ki smo jih nato proučili, kako vplivajo na rast in razvoj izbranega podjetja Belta, d. o. o. Vse štiri izbrane hipoteze smo potrdili, saj izbrano podjetje uspešno raste in se razvija, na to pa vplivajo notranji in zunanji dejavniki podjetja, pri svojem poslovanju pa je naletelo tudi na nekaj ovir. Abstract in this work we are, based on teoretical assumptions, studying growth and development of the company "Belta d.o.o.". The answer on the question "what is growth of the company?" seems quite simple, but when we ask the same question and change the word "growth" with "development" it gets harder to answer. Various people is of the same opinion that there is no difference between the growth and the development of the company, but if we look a bit closer in the theoretical assumptions and the example of the company provided, we can see that this is not the case. The growth of the company is closely linked to the increased quantity of its products and services that the company provides, and on the other hand the company also grows when it increases its income, employs more people, buys new production machines etc. However, development is a targeted proces that focus on making the company a better one. Development is linked to the field of the process in the company. In the diploma we will examine the characteristics of growth and development and their differences, growth factors, development factors and growth and development hurdles. We will also focus on the life cycle and living environment of the company Belta d.o.o., which we examined in terms of internal and external factors that influence on the company, with the help of IFAS and EFAS tables, and the strategic factors using a SFAS matrix. Further on, we examined how the strategic factors affect the growth and development of the company. We confirmed all four hypothesis as the selected company succesfully grows and developes, which is influenced by internal and external factors of the company – keeping in mind that the company also encountered some obstacles during its existance.

SMEs are drivers of economic growth and job creation in developing countries. It is paramount to determine the factors that hinder their growth. This paper uses the Enterprise Survey from the World Bank which covers data from 119 developing countries to investigate the biggest obstacles SMEs are confronting and the determinants that influence the obstacles as perceived by enterprise managers. The results show that SMEs perceive access to finance as the most significant obstacle which hinders their growth. The key determinants among firms’ characteristics are size, age and growth rate of firms as well as the ownership of the firm. The latter – the role of the state in financing SME - is particularly intriguing. External reasons for the financing dilemma are also examined. It is shown that the main barriers to external financing are high costs of borrowing and a lack of consultant support.

Doing business sheds light on how easy or difficult it is for a local entrepreneur to open and run a small to medium-size business when complying with relevant regulations. It measures and tracks changes in regulations affecting 10 areas in the life cycle of a business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. In a series of annual reports doing business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 183 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, over time. This economy profile presents the doing business indicators for European Union. To allow useful comparison, it also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) for each indicator. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2011 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January December 2010).

Doing Business sheds light on how easy or difficult it is for a local entrepreneur to open and run a small to medium-size business when complying with relevant regulations. It measures and tracks changes in regulations affecting 10 areas in the life cycle of a business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. In a series of annual reports Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 183 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, over time. This economy profile presents the Doing Business indicators for China. To allow useful comparison, it also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) for each indicator. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2011 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January- December 2010). The data not only highlight the extent of obstacles to doing business; they also help identify the source of those obstacles, supporting policy makers in designing regulatory reform.

Nors globalizacija žurnalistų ir politikų dažnai yra vertinama skeptiškai, ekonomistai paprastai turi teigiamą nuomonę apie šį reiškinį. Daugelis žurnalistų ir politikų yra susirūpinę dėl senojo žemyno tarptautinio konkurencingumo. Jie tikisi, kad šalys kovoja dėl konkurencinių pozicijų. Ekonomistai laikosi nuomonės, kad pramonės ir įmonės konkuruoja. Šalies tarptautinio konkurencingumo koncepcija atrodo labai svarbi plačiajai visuomenei, taip kad ekonomistai negali jos nepaisyti. Pasaulio Ekonomikos Forumas pristato savo kasmetinėse pasaulio konkurencingumo ataskaitose konkrečias idėjas, kaip išreikšti nacionalinį konkurencingumą ir Lisabonos apžvalgose svarsto apie galimą konkurencingumo efektą šalies gerovei. Šiame straipsnyje autorius pateikia bendrą nuomonę apie minimą reiškinį ir detaliau apžvelgia Baltijos šalis. Autorių labiausiai domina rangavimas ir Baltijos šalių palyginimas su Pasaulio Ekonomikos Forumo Pasaulio konkurencingumo ataskaitoje paminėtomis šalimis. Be to, kai kurios statistinės koreliacijos tarp globalizacijos, gyvenimo lygio, gyvenimo kokybės ir tarptautinio konkurencingumo yra aptartos Europos kontekste. Nors ekonomika ir 2007–2009 m. finansinė krizė smogė Baltijos šalims nepaprastai stipriai, atrodo, kad jų ekonomikos vystymasis atsigauna. Todėl straipsnio pabaigoje aptariama, ar gali egzistuoti kliūtys Baltijos šalims sugrįžti prie aukštų augimo tempų ir vystymosi trajektorijos, kuri buvo 1995–2007 m., ir ar yra galimybės šioms šalims pasiekti bendrą Europos Sąjungos ekonomikos lygį. Although journalists and politicians usually sceptically evaluate the globalisation, most economists express a positive attitude towards this phenomenon. The majority of journalists and politicians are concerned with the international competitiveness of the Old Continent. They believe that countries struggle for competitive positions. Economists believe that competition takes place between industries and companies. The general public believes the concept of the international competitiveness to be very important, and economists cannot ignore it. In its annual reports on global competition, the World Economic Forum offers methods for expression of national competitiveness, and in Lisbon reviews, it contemplates on the impact competitiveness may have on the welfare of the state. The author of the article presents the general attitude towards the above phenomenon with a detailed review of the Baltic States. The author is mostly interested in outsourcing and the comparison of the Baltic States with the states mentioned in the global competitiveness report by the World Economic Forum. In addition, certain statistical correlations between globalisation, standard of living, life quality and international competitiveness are discussed in the context of Europe. Although economy and the financial crisis of 2007–2009 stroke the Baltic States very hard, they seem to have their economic development recovering. Therefore, the author of the article discusses whether the Baltic States may face obstacles on their way back to the rapid growth and development direction of 1995–2007, and whether these states have the possibility of reaching the common level of economy of the European Union.

A major problem in the transition countries of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) during the transition was the breakdown of the relationships of farms with input suppliers and output markets. The simultaneous privatization and restructuring of the farms and of the up- and downstream companies in the agrifood chain has caused major disruptions. The result is that many farms and rural households face serious constraints in accessing essential inputs (feed, fertilizer, seeds, capital, etc.) and in selling their products. The problems are worsened by the lack of public institutions necessary to support market-based transactions, such as for enforcing property rights and contractual agreements. The objective of the study is to analyze Vertical Coordination (VC) in agrifood supply chains in ECA and to identify options for improved policies, institutions, and investments which Governments could make, and which the World Bank could support, in order to improve links in the agricultural marketing and processing chain and increase access of farmers to input and output markets. This is especially important in those countries where contractual arrangements are slow to develop. It is also important if farmers are to be lifted out of subsistence farming and into a modern agrifood economy.

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a major role in economic development, particularly in emerging countries. Access to finance remains a key constraint to SME development in emerging economies. Closing the credit gap for formal SMEs will be less daunting than for informal SMEs. The SME finance gap is the result of a mismatch between the needs of the small firms and the supply of financial services, which typically are easier for larger firms to access. Deficiencies in the enabling environment and residual market failures have motivated government interventions to foster SME access to financing. The stocktaking exercise confirms the rise in various parts of the world of specific business models aimed at providing financial services to SMEs in a cost-effective manner. Effective SME financing models can be implemented in different country and market environments, but greater outreach is achieved in the most developed environments for the financial sector. Although SME banking and microfinance models are successfully being rolled out in an increasing number of countries and regions, equity financing remains a challenge in developing economies. The role of international finance institutions (IFIs) and development finance institutions (DFIs) to foster SME financing in the developing world has been significant so far. Increasing access to finance can only be successful if qualitative aspects are taken into account.

Doing business in India 2009 is the first country specific subnational report of the doing business series that measures business regulations and their enforcement across India. Doing business in India 2009 covers 10 out of the 12 previously measured cities, and documents their progress. It adds 7 new locations, expanding the study to 17 locations. Comparisons with the rest of the world are based on the indicators in doing business 2009. The indicators in doing business in India 2009 are also comparable with the data in other subnational and regional doing business reports. The indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and identify what reforms have worked, where, and why. Other areas that significantly affect business, such as a country's proximity to markets, the quality of infrastructure services (other than services related to the trading across borders indicator), the security of property from theft and looting, the transparency of government procurement, macroeconomic conditions, or the underlying strength of institutions, are not directly studied by doing business.

What role does the business environment play in promoting or restraining firm growth? Recent literature points to a number of factors as obstacles to growth. Inefficient functioning of financial markets, inadequate security and enforcement of property rights, poor provision of infrastructure, inefficient regulation and taxation, and broader governance features such as corruption and macroeconomic stability are all discussed without any comparative evidence on their ordering. Using firm-level survey data on the relative importance of different features of the business environment, the article finds that although firms report many obstacles to growth, not all the obstacles are equally constraining. Some affect firm growth only indirectly through their influence on other obstacles, or not at all. Analyses using directed acyclic graph methodology and regressions find that only obstacles related to finance, crime, and policy instability directly affect firm growth. The finance result is shown to be the most robust. The results have important implications for the priority of reforms. Maintaining policy stability, keeping crime under control, and undertaking financial sector reforms to relax financing constraints are likely to be the most effective routes to promote firm growth. Copyright The Author 2008. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / the world bank . All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org, Oxford University Press.

Doing Business in Egypt 2008 covers three topics at the sub national level: starting a business, dealing with licenses and registering property. These indicators have been selected because they cover areas of local jurisdiction and practice. In the last two years, doing business in Egypt has become more affordable the minimum capital required to start a business and the costs of registering property and dealing with licenses have been slashed. Doing Business in Egypt 2008 records all procedures required for a business in the construction industry to build a standardized warehouse. Doing Business in Egypt 2008 records the full sequence of procedures necessary when a business purchases land and a building to transfer the property title from another business so that the buyer can use the property for expanding its business, as collateral in taking new loans or, if necessary, to sell to another business. The ease of doing business index is limited in scope. The Doing Business indicators provide a new empirical data set that may improve understanding of these issues.

Following several years of disappointing economic performance, Senegal has made an important turnaround, with real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth averaging over 5 percent annually during 1995-2005. This paper shows that macroeconomic and structural reforms are key factors explaining this recovery. Drivers of sound economic policy decisions in Senegal have included enhanced democratic processes, political commitment to the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), and donor community conditionalities.

In the early 1990s the World Bank launched the Regional Program on Enterprise Development in several African countries, a key component of which was the collection of manufacturing firm-level data. In this paper the authors review the research based on the data sets generated by these and subsequent firm surveys in Africa, with a special view to what they think are the most important policy implications. The authors survey the research on the African business environment, focusing on market size, risk, access to credit, labor, and infrastructure. They cover the research on how firms choose to organize themselves and how firms do business. They review the research on firm performance, including firm growth, investment and technology acquisition, and exports. They conclude with an extended discussion of the policy lessons.