Acta academica karviniensia 2016, 16(2):54-66 | DOI: 10.25142/aak.2016.014

PERCEPTION OF BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BY SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

Šárka Sobotovičová¹, Beáta Blechová²

¹ Slezská univerzita, Obchodně podnikatelská fakulta, Univerzitní nám. 1934/3, 733 40 Karviná, Email:sobotovicova@opf.slu.cz

² Slezská univerzita, Obchodně podnikatelská fakulta, Univerzitní nám. 1934/3, 733 40 Karviná, Email:blechova@opf.slu.cz

Paper focuses on small and medium-sized enterprises in context of their perception of the business environment. Small and medium-sized enterprises need for their development and operation a favourable business environment and a level of support in business activities, both from the state and from their environment. The aim of the research is to identify and verify how small and medium-sized enterprises in the Czech Republic perceive the public's attitude toward their business activities, the level of administrative burden and business conditions created by the state. Based on the survey, it was found that despite the measures taken by state to improve conditions for business, respondents don't feel the improvement of business conditions or reduction of administrative burden.

Keywords: administrative burden, business environment, small and medium-sized enterprises, state support

JEL classification: H3, K2, M1

Received: April 28, 2016; Accepted: August 24, 2016; Published: June 30, 2016  Show citation