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system. Most SMEs positively contribute to the system since they can fulfill several functions In societies where commercial competition is not achieved by large enterprises (MacGregor, accepted as an economic system, there is a close 2004, p. 10). relationship between the healthy operation of SMEs are not merely economic elements; they the system and the existence and power of small also have vital roles in social life. Because of the and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) within the fact that SMEs spread to a large area in the country, they act as a critical power in lessening regional DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61692-880-3.ch018