Innovation Challenges and Opportunities in European Rural SMEs
Summary. Rural small and medium enterprises across Europe face significant barriers to innovation adoption, including weak innovation environments, inadequate policies, skill shortages, and difficulty attracting talent compared to urban competitors. The paper identifies these obstacles through literature review and stakeholder consultations in six European countries, then recommends policy solutions focused on fostering business networks, training programs, targeted innovation support, improved marketing, and workforce development.
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Uvarova, I., & Vītola, A.. (2019). Innovation Challenges and Opportunities in European Rural SMEs. Public Policy And Administration. https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.ppaa.18.1.23134
Uvarova, Inga, and Alise Vītola. “Innovation Challenges and Opportunities in European Rural SMEs.” Public Policy And Administration, 2019. https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.ppaa.18.1.23134.
Uvarova, Inga, and Alise Vītola. 2019. “Innovation Challenges and Opportunities in European Rural SMEs.” Public Policy And Administration. https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.ppaa.18.1.23134.
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author = {Inga Uvarova and Alise Vītola},
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year = {2019},
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- DOI
- 10.5755/j01.ppaa.18.1.23134
- Countries
- Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Slovenia
- Regions
- Europe
- Categories
- policy, entrepreneurship, regional-innovation-systems
- Added
- 2026-04-28