When barriers to entry are low for smes then the survival rate is also low, while higher chances of survival exist when entry barriers are high (Murphy, 1996). Low barriers to entry are related to factors such as rapid assets circulation, low skill level of the workforce, existence of protection in specialized areas, rapid market growth, slow technological change, low-level total investment and technological inputs, while high barriers to entry have relation in factors such as large amount of total investment, inaccessible technology and specialized skills, high investments in research and development and slow assets circulation, absolute cost advantages in market, excess production capacity and capital intensity, markets specifically regulated, and finally, forced exit (Murphy, 1996).