1. Meeting of Working Groups of the Inter- American Conference of Labour Ministers Mexico City April 4-6 2006

2. MAY 8-12 2006 www.semanapyme.gob.mx

3. 2005 National SME Week The National Week of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) has two objectives: Contribute to the development of a new entrepreneurial culture focused on the competitivness of the companies. Create the opportunities and forums needed to bring closer the services, products and instruments in support of SME to the business, academic and innovators community

4. RESULTS OF NATIONAL SME WEEK 2005

5. Results National SME Week 2005 TOTAL ATTENDANCE 2001-2005 189,841 General Attendance in 2005 44,278 36,95748,19137,79822,617 20052004200320022001

6. Results National SME Week 2005 Profile of participants 18,154 10,627 7,527 7,970

7. Results National SME Week 2005 Registry by size

8. Stands 2006

9. II SME CONGRESS OF THE AMERICAS May 8-10, 2006

10. OBJECTIVE El SME Congress is a hemispheric network of service providers for micro, small and medium size enterprises; the principal objective is to identify and share the best practices of business promotion for international trade between the public and private sectors, as well as with non-profit organisations that support SME and determine how these sectors can cooperate effectively in promoting and facilitating international trade by smaller-sized companies.

11. THEME OF II SME CONGRESS OF THE AMERICAS: “THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY TO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE TRADE BY SME”.

12. SUB-THEMES 1: “Access and use of Internet services, resources and information and communications technology” 2: “Competitive participation of SME in government purchasing”.

13. SUB-THEMES 3: “Technologies for better linking and integration of small companies in productive networks.” 4: “Commercial Intermediaries and Trade Portals”

14. PROGRAMME

15. May 8 9:00– 10:00 Inaugural Ceremony and Follow-up of the II SME Congress of the Americas 10:00– 13:30 Sub-theme 1: Access and use of Internet services, resources and information and communications technology., 13:30– 14:30 LUNCH 14:30– 18:00 Sub-theme 2: Competitive participation of SME in government purchasing May 9 9:00– 13:00 Sub-theme 3: Technologies for better linking and integrating of small companies in productive networks 13:00– 14:00 LUNCH 14:00– 18:00 Sub-theme 4: Commercial intermediaries and trade portals“ 18:00– 19:00 Conclusions May 10 Enterprises matchmaking

17. Portal of II SME Congress of the Americas www.congresopyme.net

18. General Office of Exports Products International Laison Office Lic. Iván Ornelas Díaz Lic. Rocío Vázquez Pérez Tel: 52 29 61 00 ext. 32406/32411 Fax: 52 29 61 09 E-mails: iornelas@economia.gob.mx rociov@economia.gob.mx Responsible Area