Investigating the Challenges of Export Development for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in East Azerbaijan Province

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Document Type : Original Article

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1 Instructor, Development Management Research Group, Development and Planning Research Institute, Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Tabriz, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Development and Planning Research Institute, Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Tabriz, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, The Center for Development Research and Foresight (CDRF), Tehran, Iran.

10.22034/jepr.2025.143525.1257

Abstract

Export development in small and medium-sized enterprises requires a comprehensive and coordinated approach that includes partnerships between different economic sectors and addressing challenges through advanced and innovative measures. The aim of this study is to explain the challenges of export development in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of method. On the other hand, since the promotion of economic growth is considered an important solution to economic problems such as poverty, unemployment, inflation and uneven distribution of income, the development of exports has been an important policy goal of governments and the importance of this indicator is such that today it is considered a sign of the power of countries. Achieving a higher economic growth rate depends on the use of appropriate economic policies, one of the main parts of these policies is trade regulations. The results of studies have shown that various factors affect the development of exports. These factors are as follows:

• Economic factors

• Structural factors

• Management factors

• Political-legal factors

• Marketing factors

• Supplier-related factors

• Technology-related factors

• Socio-cultural factors

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Economic Policies and Research

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 12 August 2025

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History

  • Receive Date: 21 April 2025
  • Revise Date: 09 August 2025
  • Accept Date: 12 August 2025
  • Publish Date: 12 August 2025

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