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LEBANON CAN, SMES LEBANON@POTENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF LEBANESE INDUSTRIALISTS DR. FADY JOSEPH GEMAYEL JULY 11 TH , 2017 AGENDA SMES AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE WORLD ECONOMY SMES AS A DRIVER OF BUSINESS : GERMANY SMES IN LEBANON


  1. LEBANON CAN, SME’S LEBANON@POTENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF LEBANESE INDUSTRIALISTS DR. FADY JOSEPH GEMAYEL JULY 11 TH , 2017

  2. AGENDA • SME’S AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE WORLD ECONOMY • SME’S AS A DRIVER OF BUSINESS : GERMANY • SME’S IN LEBANON : FLEXIBILITY, AND EXPERTISE IN MANAGING CRISIS • EMPOWERING SME’S IN LEBANON: A WINNING MODEL FOR A STRONG AND PROSPEROUS ECONOMY

  3. SME’S IN EU DEFINITION Company Staff Turnover Balance sheet total category headcount Medium-sized < 250 ≤ € 50 m ≤ € 43 m Small < 50 ≤ € 10 m ≤ € 10 m Micro < 10 ≤ € 2 m ≤ € 2 m Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent 99% of all businesses in the EU.

  4. LEARNING FROM GURUS IN MANAGEMENT

  5. SUCCESS STORIES FROM LEBANON TO THE WORLD YEARLY >20 mil USD 5 TO 20 1 To 5 USD 0 TO 1 USD SALES USD 5 % 10 % 23 % 62 %

  6. SPECIALIZED, AND ADVANCED PRODUCTS

  7. EXPORTS TO USA, AND TO EUROPE MILLION USD 70,000,000 60,000,000 55.8 50,000,000 54.14 53.64 40,000,000 2010 30,000,000 48.7 2011 20,000,000 2012 10,000,000 2013 0 2010 2011 2012 2013

  8. SUCCEEDING IN TURBULENT ENVIRONMENTS AND FACING PERMANENT CHANGE ventes mensuelles 94 -2000 ventes mensuelles 94-2000 base jan94 200 300 Series1 Series1 250 Series2 Series2 150 jan 94 = 100 200 janvier 100 Series3 Series3 100 Series4 150 Series4 Series5 Series5 100 50 Series6 Series6 50 Series7 Series7 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 mois mois HAS BECOME AN EXPERT IN MANAGING CRISIS • • FLEXIBILITY AND RESILLIENCE

  9. THE LEBANESE INDUSTRIALIST: A CREDIBLE PARTNER • EXCEPTIONAL DRIVERS : HIDDEN CHAMPIONS, SUCCEEDING AGAINST ALL ODDS. POTENTIAL FOR SUCCESSFUL OPPORTUNITIES

  10. PROMOTING LEBANESE DNA • QUALITY • EXCELLENCE • SERVICE • CREATIVITY, DESIGN, INNOVATION

  11. SME’S IN LEBANON: A STRONG MODEL TO THE WORLD • 1977 FIRMS’ SALES 8.8 BILLION USD IN 2015 • DEALING WITH CHANGE, AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT • ENTREPRENEURIAL GROUP: OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY, AND STRATEGIC VISION

  12. SPECIFIC NEEDS FOR EACH VSE SME SMG AWERENESS MARKETS REGIONAL EXPANSION CLUSTERS EQUITY FOR GROWTH JOINT VENTURES MERGER LAW R&D

  13. REALITY, AND AMBITIONS : BUILD INTRINSINC VALUE • ESTABLISHED SUCCESS STORIES FOR MANY, WITH ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL • NEED TO CHANGE FOR OTHERS • FROM GENERALISTS TO A SMALL COUNTRY, TO SPECIALISTS TO THE WORLD. SPECIALIZE TO EXCELL • FOCUS ON CORE COMPETENCIES, AND VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS • INSURE ECONOMIES OF SCALE

  14. LEBANESE SME’S, DRIVERS OF THEIR SECTOR IN THE REGION • CENTRAL COMMAND, R&D, PRODUCT MANAGEMENT, PROMOTION, MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT IN LEBANON, • PRODUCING VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS FOR LEBANON, AND TO THE WORLD THRU DIRECT SALES OR THRU OUTSOURCING TO EUROPE • PRODUCING MASS PRODUCTION WHERE POSSIBLE (REGION, AFRICA, IRAK,……..)

  15. REALITY, AND LOST OPPORTUNITIES • SALES FROM 10.5 BILLION USD IN 2011, TO 8.8 BILLION USD IN 2015 • FIRMS FROM 2365 IN 2015, TO 1977 IN 2015, 388 FIRMS CLOSED • EXPORTS DOWN FROM MORE THAN 4 BILLION IN 2011, TO 2.9 BILLION IN 2016 • UMEMPLOYMENT UP TO 25 %, 34 % FOR THE YOUTH

  16. YES WE CAN, …….. ACT NOW STRUGGLING SUCCESS CLOSED

  17. ALL IN A NATIONAL PROGRAM GOVERNMENT CHAMPIONS ASSOCIATIONS • DEFEND FROM • UNIVERSITIES, IRI: • SME’S SUPPORT UNFAIR & ILLEGAL R&D • COMMON LOGISTICS IMPORTS • CMA : REACH WORLD • LIBANPACK • OPEN UP MARKETS • LEVERAGE SUCCESS • SECTORS COOPERATE • COMPARABLE COSTS STORIES IN CLUSTERS : • PROVIDE LOGISTICS: • MEDIA:MADE IN SPECIALIZE IN LAND…. LEBANON PRODUCTS OR PROCESSES • LEGAL FRAMEWORK : • IDAL: PROMOTE FDI’S MERGER LAW • EXPORTS VEHICLES • BANKS: SME’S EQUITY • ECONOMIC FUND DIPLOMACY: EXPORTS • CENTRAL BANK : 331 & INVESTMENTS INNOVATIVE • DOING BUSINESS INDUSTRY

  18. GOVERNMENT • DEFEND FROM UNFAIR, AND ILLEGAL IMPORTS • OPEN UP MARKETS • COMPARABLE COSTS • PROVIDE LOGISTICS: LAND…. • LEGAL FRAMEWORK : MERGER LAW • ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY: EXPORTS & INVESTMENTS • DOING BUSINESS • SOCIO-ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROGRAM, AND ECONOMIC STIMULUS MEASURES

  19. LEARNING FROM OTHERS • ENCOURAGING, FINANCING, SUBSIDIZING…. (TURKEY, FRANCE, UK) • PROTECTING: • DUTIES, AND WTO SAFEGUARD MEASURES • DISRUPTING THRU NON TARIFF TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE

  20. LEARNING FROM GERMANY

  21. ASSOCIATIONS • SME’S SUPPORT • COMMON LOGISTICS • LIBANPACK • CREATIVE LEBANON • SECTORS COOPERATE IN CLUSTERS : SPECIALIZE IN PRODUCTS OR PROCESSES • COLLECTIVE EXPORTS VEHICLES

  22. CHAMPIONS • UNIVERSITIES, IRI: R&D • CMA : REACH WORLD • MEDIA: MADE IN LEBANON • IDAL: PROMOTE FDI’S • BANKS: SME’S EQUITY FUND , INVESTMENTS OVERSEAS • CENTRAL BANK : 331 INNOVATIVE INDUSTRY • LEVERAGE SUCCESS STORIES

  23. ADDITIONAL DRIVERS FOR LEBANESE SMI’S • LEBANESE NETWORK AND NEW MARKETS • LINKEAGES DESIGNERS AND INDUSTRY

  24. MORE DRIVERS TRADITIONAL FURNITURE INDUSTRY AND CREATIVE DESIGNERS UNIDO EU PROJECT TRIPOLI

  25. SPECIAL TASK FORCE FOR EMPOWERING SME’S • SME’S HAVE PROVEN TO BE AN ASSET FOR LEBANON • SME’S ARE ONE OF THE KEY DRIVERS FOR LEBANON’S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT • SME’S DEVELOPMENT IS A DRIVER FOR OTHER SECTORS AS WELL • SME’S FULL SUCCESS NEEDS A MULTIFACETED SOLUTION : A SPECIAL TASK FORCE IS SUGGESTED, TO SET A NATIONAL STRATEGY TO EMPOWER LEBANESE SME’S

  26. LEBANON IS A SMALL COUNTRY, BUT WITH ITS SME’S, IT IS FOR SURE A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES!

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