Small and medium enterprises in our region, as well as in other parts of the world, have similar features and are confronted by similar problems such as the lack of: •  Finance;  •  entrepreneurial/managerial skills;  •  access to appropriate technology and information systems; and  •  appropriate policy and guidelines.
As practitioners, you are all no doubt better placed to share your views and experiences on how to solve the problems that deny growth, fair competition and survival of small and medium enterprises in this new era of globalisation. However, it is better to embrace change and grow with it, and take advantage of globalisation and benefit from the positive impact it can have.