SMEs are important because of their significant contribution to the UK economy.

中小企业对英国经济做出了巨大贡献。

So, how far can China's SMEs go when they join cross-border e-commerce?

因此中国的中小企业何时才能实现加入跨境电子商务的梦想?

In Mexico, non-bank financial institutions are a primary source of financing for SMEs.

在墨西哥，非银行金融机构是中小企业资金的主要来源。

Banco Davivienda will lend to SMEs on a longer-term basis and reduce collateral requirements for approved borrowers.

达维维恩达银行将为中小企业提供长期贷款，减少获批准贷款者的担保要求。

Chinese SMEs actually enjoy an inherent advantage against their larger, domestic and foreign competitors in terms of brand.

中国中小企业在品牌方面实际上享有相对于国内外较大竞争对手的固有优势。

Half of America's jobs are in small and medium-sized firms (SMEs).

在美国，半数的工作机会由中小企业创造。

Other firms are trying to reinvent small-business financing by providing virtual marketplaces where investors and SMEs can come together.

另外一些企业则试图改造小企业融资模式，致力于为投资者和中小企业提供虚拟的交易平台，以便于二者进行沟通。

Instead, what we have here are the proto-SMEs these are the fertile seeds of businesses and enterprises

相反， 我们这里有的是原始中小企业，这些是企业和企业的沃土种子。

In France SMEs employ 60% of workers, in Spain the figure is 67%—and in Italy, 80%.

法国中小企业雇佣了本国60%的劳动力，西班牙这一数字是67%，而意大利是80%。

The fact is that SMEs, even micro business, have an inherent competitive advantage against even well-known brands that have a global reach.

事实上，中小企业，即使是微型企业，与具有全球影响力的知名品牌相比，也具有固有的竞争优势。