1. Basic IP and Entrepreneurship Services to be provided by SME Support Institutions in Suriname

2. SME Support Institutions
SME Support Institutions: 1. Specifically aimed at SME 2. SME as part of broader service package The case for Suriname: mostly category 2 (via both government and private sector institutions)

3. SME Support Support that is currently provided:
access to credit (e.g. SME-loans);
training and capacity building;
awareness.
There is no specific support yet in the area of IP

4. SME Support - Policy The Necessity of a Specific SME Policy
A specific policy that sets the direction for SME entrepreneurship;
Resulting in an SME Law and other supporting legislation, with specific SME support, by both Government and Private Sector Institutions

5. SME Support – Services (general)
Basic Services to be provided within the specific SME support:
Incentives (tax incentives, subsidies, simplified registration procedures, reduced fees for certain services)
Market Access improvement;
More structured training;
Creating new mechanisms for A2F: OSF, Secured Transactions;
Access to land/ commercial work space
Enhancement of cooperation between the existing Support Institutions;
Setting up of helpdesks for:
coaching and advice;
support in the area IP

6. SME Support - IP Basic Services to be provided in the area of IP
IP helpdesk within MTI/BIE for first-line advice and information;
Nationwide training and awareness (for increased know-how and enforcement of IP);
ADR (mediation and arbitration) in IP conflicts;
Commercializing IP: tools