SME´s semi-formality rate in Costa Rica: a clusters approach
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2015-07Publisher
Fundación para el Análisis Estratégico y el Desarrollo de la Pequeña y Mediana EmpresaBibliographic Citation
BRENES BONILLA, Lizette, BERMÚDEZ MESÉN, Ligia, BERMÚDEZ VARGAS, Katherine. SME´s semi-formality rate in Costa Rica: a clusters approach=Tasa de semiformalidad de la mipyme en Costa Rica: un enfoque por grupos. En: Faedpyme international review, vol. 4, n.7. Cartagena, Murcia: Fundación Faedpyme, 2015. p. 47-52. ISSN: 2255-078XKeywords
Semi-formal enterprisesFormal enterprises
Municipal operating licenses
Clusters
Semiformalidad empresarial
Formalidad empresarial
Licencias municipales
Conglomerados
Abstract
[ENG] The MSME Observatory has been studying MSMEs in Costa Rica. Its findings show that for every formal enterprise, there are 2.4 semi-formal ones. The latter refers to those enterprises that have already started the formalization process with the corresponding municipality but that still do not have all the formalization requirements. Owing to the importance of the semi-formal sector in the economic activity of Costa Rica, this study analyzed this business park and the role of municipal management concerning MSMEs, calculated the correlation among semi-formality, competitiveness, and development, and finally, proposed a cluster design to deal with the state of affairs. It should be noted that this type of analysis has never been undertaken in the country. [ESP] El Observatorio de Mipymes de Costa Rica ha estudiado el parque empresarial desde el 2005. De acuerdo con sus hallazgos, por cada empresa formal, existen aproximadamente 2,4 empresas semiformales, denominándose así a las mipymes ...
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