Abstract
EVALUATION OF SUPPORT AND SERVICES OF AĞRI SMDEO DIRECTORATE
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization (SMDEO) is founded in 1990 with the law no. 3624. SMDEO is a ministerial institution that is either related with the Ministry of Industry and Technology or has a legal entity and subject to the provisions of private law in all its operations. Its aim; to increase the share and efficiency of SMEs and entrepreneurs in meeting the economic and social needs of the country, increase their competitiveness and levels and achieve integration in industry in accordance with economic developments.
Supporting SMEs in the manufacturing industry until 2009, the institution has started to support the service and trade sectors with the decision of the Council of Ministers with the law no. 2009/15431. Therefore, national manufacturing, service and trade sectors are included in the areas in which SMDEO is responsible for the development.
The aim of the study is to bring the level of contribution to the economic life of the province provided by SMDEO to the agenda. In this context, Ağrı SMDEO Provincial Directorate has been taken as a sample and the activities of Ağrı SMDEO Directorate for the development of the province have been discussed. After interviews with officials of SMDEO among our findings are; started its activities in 2011, to support the entrepreneurs and SMEs to contribute to Ağrı's economy and future since its foundation, more than 5,000 entrepreneurship certificates were issued until 2019 and supports more than 10 million TL refundable / non-refundable support to SMEs.
Keywords
City, SMDEO, SMDEO Supports, Entrepreneurship, SME
