{"id":1137,"date":"2020-07-29T13:49:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T13:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/velocitas.com\/praevenireus\/?page_id=1137"},"modified":"2024-11-06T04:44:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T04:44:06","slug":"small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-and-start-up","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/velocitas.com\/praevenireus\/small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-and-start-up\/","title":{"rendered":"SME &#038; Start-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1137\" class=\"elementor elementor-1137\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d9afc2 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1d9afc2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eeb3367\" data-id=\"eeb3367\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8eba07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e8eba07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fadc962 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fadc962\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bf1db0\" data-id=\"7bf1db0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659bc4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"659bc4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d1b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33b4\" data-id=\"33b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b660a60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b660a60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SME &amp; START-UP<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77570cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77570cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><b>SME (Small and medium-sized enterprises)<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCorruption is perceived as one of the major obstacles that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face in their business environments. They are usually the first to suffer in a marketplace where corruption exists and they have less power to avoid corruption and, as a result, their profit margins and survival are at stake when corruption takes hold. The high costs of corruption (time and money) are difficult for small firms to sustain. Since SMEs are regarded as the engine of growth in many economies and are hence crucial for the development of societies vulnerable to poverty, the effects of corruption can be devastating.\u201d(*)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d823a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d823a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(*) \u201cCorruption prevention to foster small and medium-sized enterprise development \u2013 VOLUME II\u201d UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (\u201cUNIDO\u201d) AND UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME (\u201cUNODC\u201d).<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-773d9aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"773d9aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compliance is a core component within all organizations regardless of their size.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SMEs frequently fail to develop an effective program as required under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are misconceptions that SMEs do not face the same compliance risks as larger organizations, and that to implement compliance programs the organization must spend a lot of money. These misconceptions are completely inaccurate.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Start-Ups<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compliance programs are especially important at start-up companies because the best time to implement one is when you start a business. They are easier to implement upfront as there are no other systems in everyone&#8217;s mind which creates a culture of corporate compliance from the beginning.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A compliance program helps educate employees on laws and ethical business behavior. It also protects the company&#8217;s future as it helps mitigate potential risks, particularly ones the business is completely unaware of. It impresses clients, attracts reliable investors and third parties.<\/span><\/p><p><b>SME &amp; Start-Up<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are simple and affordable means to implement compliance programs in SME and Start-up, including the combination of leadership commitment to do the right thing and to take effective management steps.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SME and Start-up can implement an effective compliance program with an inexpensive investment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A compliance program allows SME and Start-up to centralize, prioritize, manage, and control risks effectively.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An effective compliance strategy ensures SME and Start-up are partnering with trustworthy third parties. Doing business with reliable third parties helps a company synchronize its business, legal, and compliance concerns.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like large and global companies, SME and Start-up also need to ensure they are not putting their assets and their customers\/clients at risk.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SME and Start-up pay a high price for a lack of compliance programs, ethics, and a failure to detect red flags.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5617\" data-id=\"5617\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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