Small and medium-sized businesses in Mexico

The aim of this paper is to review the key characteristics of small and medium business enterprises in Mexico and what must be done to achieve their future wellbeing. It is submitted that Mexico needs to revisit its credit financing and capital investment methodologies and regulatory frameworks to see how it can get resources into the hands of ambitious entrepreneurs. Mexican enterprises need to divest themselves of the paternalism and unsystematic managerial practices that have thwarted growth in the past.