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LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:Micro-\, Small\, and Medium-sized Enterprises Day:  Empretec Global
  Network event
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Micro-\, small and medium-sized enterprises are the lifeblood o
 f every community and key drivers of sustainable development at local leve
 l. For them to succeed and gain access to the global economy they need to 
 be future-ready through the adoption of new technologies\, sustainable and
  innovative practices and resilient strategies to navigate today’s econo
 mic landscape and seize emerging opportunities.The Empretec Global Network
  supports MSMEs and start-ups in their development\, spotlighting the impo
 rtance of creating conducive business ecosystems where these enterprises c
 an access education\, funding\, talent\, innovation and peer-to-peer netwo
 rks to scale up.This event will bring together representatives from intern
 ational organizations\, the public sector\, industry experts\, tech pionee
 rs and future-driven thought leaders to explore the best strategies for MS
 MEs to thrive and discuss the design of supportive business environments. 
 It will focus on the need for small businesses to digitalize\, the up-skil
 ling and re-skilling of MSMEs\, women entrepreneurs in the logistic sector
  and innovative financing for MSMEs.The United Nations General Assembly de
 signated 27 June as International MSME Day to acknowledge the importance o
 f micro-\, small\, and medium-sized enterprises for every economy and thei
 r critical role in driving economic growth and sustainable development.___
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 youtu.be/xCISL8hD32I&lt\;p class=&quot\;text-align-justify\n\nView meeting
  on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/micro-small-and-medium-sized-en
 terprises-day-empretec-global-network-event
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