Analysis of the Risks of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Zilina Region

  • Maria Hudakova
  • Katarina Buganova
  • Jan Dvorsky
  • Jaroslav Belas
  • Leo-Paul Dana
Keywords: enterprise, risk, dependence, business environment

Abstract

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are very sensitive to changes in the business environment which after a certain time are always reflected into quantitative characteristics of this sector. In 2013, we accomplished a statistical survey on current trends in the field of business risks for SMEs in selected regions of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In this article we want to analyze the effects of selected risks of the survey with respect to the length of the small and medium-sized business enterprises in the Zilina region. SMEs should be aware of their risks, mainly due to their importance in the economic system of the Slovak Republic, which mostly lies in their inconsiderable share to create job positions in the region.

Author Biographies

Maria Hudakova

Faculty of Security Engineering, University of Zilina, Department of Crisis Management, Slovakia

Katarina Buganova

Faculty of Security Engineering, University of Zilina, Department of Crisis Management, Slovakia

Jan Dvorsky

Faculty of Security Engineering, University of Zilina, Department of Crisis Management, Slovakia

Jaroslav Belas

Faculty of Management and Economics, Tomas Bata University of Zlin, Department of Enterprise Economics, Czech Republic

Leo-Paul Dana

Faculty of Business and Economics, GSCM Montpelier Business School, France

Published
2015-02-28
How to Cite
Hudakova, M., Buganova, K., Dvorsky, J., Belas, J., & Dana, L.-P. (2015). Analysis of the Risks of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Zilina Region. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 17(1), 34-39. Retrieved from http://journals.uniza.sk/index.php/communications/article/view/390
Issue
Vol 17 No 1 (2015)
Section
Articles