This book seeks to provide insights on managerial functions of SMEs by focusing on practical
implications of SMEs operating in Turkey. It covers six areas of opportunity: governance
sustainability internationalization foreign trade and exporting strategies management
information systems finance and accounting.SMEs have a lot of potential. But it is
indispensable that they professionalize their business approach. This involves all levels of
entrepreneurial activities. External expertise on financing alternatives management skills
mastering transformation processes from family businesses to management led companies language
skills and open mindedness towards new techniques investment in high quality production
adaption to demand of international markets and constant innovation of ideas that can be turned
into marketable products and last but not least the willingness to find cooperation
partners.SMEs need a lot of support to achieve all these goals and all relevant stakeholders
foremost governmental institutions are called upon to strengthen their efforts and widen their
scope of help they offer to the benefit of SMEs in Turkey.
