This course builds on the ILO's experience, as well as research by other agencies such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank, to provide an overview of global best practices in policy support for MSME development. Throughout the course, you will be exposed to topics such as applying labour law and preferential tax regimes to MSMEs, simplifying the business environment, improving access to finance and non-financial business development service programmes, favouring innovation in MSMEs, and how to design programmes to improve productivity, working conditions, and linkages to value chains for small businesses. Particular attention will be given to ways of involving different actors (governments, development partners, workers, and the private sector) in the design and implementation of policies and programmes to foster small enterprise development.