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Financial Decisions of Micro-Enterprises in Albania and Hungary

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  • Alexandra Vécsey

    (Óbuda University)

  • Elona Shehu

    (European University of Tirana)

Abstract

This paper examines the characteristics of Small and Medium Enterprises, specially the financial behaviours of micro-enterprises in Hungary based on the SME Competitiveness Research (Kadocsa, 2015). In the second part of the article the authors examine Albanian micro-enterprises. Further this article provides evidence regarding the main characteristics of SME-s in Albania and Hungary. The aim of the paper is to explore, whether there are any differences between thinking and behaviour of the two countries?

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  • Alexandra Vécsey & Elona Shehu, 2016. "Financial Decisions of Micro-Enterprises in Albania and Hungary," Proceedings- 11th International Conference on Mangement, Enterprise and Benchmarking (MEB 2016),, Óbuda University, Keleti Faculty of Business and Management.
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