Contribution of the European Investment Fund Small Medium Sized Enterprises Guarantee Facility and of the Greek new Institution of SMEs Credit Guarantee Fund to the local Entrepreneurship and Generally to the Endogenous Regional Growth

In the first half of the paper, the author analyzes the Initiative of SMEs Guarantee Facility of the European Investment Fund. The second part refers to the Greek experience related to the above EIF Initiatives focusing on the new Institution of SMEs Credit Guarantee Fund.