For the purposes of this paper, we have evaluated the questionnaires obtained at 250 SMEs in Slovakia, while our
sample consisted of 248 small and 2 medium enterprises. As to the industry, the following percentage of respondents
participated in our research: 3.6 % of enterprises in the field of agriculture, 13.6 % in heavy machinery industry, 18 %
in building industry, 27.2 % in trade, and 37.6 % in service industry. Most enterprises, 37.2 %, have a turnover
between €10,001 -100,000, and operate at a regional market (28 %).