Intreprinzatorul si rolul mediului extern in competitivitatea IMM-urilor

The concept of competitiveness is frequently used in economics and business. In the international literature, we can distinguished four levels of economic competitiveness: national, sectorial, company and products. We discuss here about companies competitiveness. The purpose of this research (preliminar results of a finished grant focused on SME’s competitiveness in the Western region, especially in Timis county) is a better understanding of expectations and concernings of small and medium sized enterprises in term of competitiveness. The Sme’s competitiveness in our area depends on external and internal environment. The entrepreneurs with their skills are very important for business performance. The external environment, which is complex, unstable, is influencing the small and medium sized competitiveness, and of course, management decisions.