Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) are an important driver for job creation and economic growth. However, the global crisis has hit SMEs hard, restricting bank lending, eroding consumer demand, foreign direct investment, remittances and international capital inflows. To support SME development and stimulate growth, Eastern Partner governments from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine are undergoing extensive reforms to enhance productivity, human capital and company level performance.