Comparing SME Policies: A Case Study between Detroit and Brazil

The purpose of this research is to create a framework which investigates the different factors that play a role in the effects that SME’s present to a society. This project will be case study based. It will define the differences between the micro-region of Detroit and a macro-region, the country of Brazil. The framework will be built to determine how the different variables impacted the effect that an SME policy had on the economic region. The objectives of this project are to compare the effects that SME policies, and the SME’s themselves, have had on the economic growth for Detroit and Brazil. By analyzing the structure of the policies and comparing their outcomes, we can understand the effects that they have on economies, society, and innovation. This research will outline the effects that different SME policies can have in a specified economic region. Whether that is economic, social, or otherwise, by comparing the effects that specific SME policies have had for the Detroit renaissance with Brazil, this project can bring a better understanding as to the better formulation for these business oriented policies.

Faculty Supervisor:

Francine Schlosser

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Partner:

Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Windsor

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