Status and Trends in the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Service and Tourism Sector in the Slovak Republic

Abstract

Small and medium-sized enterprises are typical of the tourism sector, they are adaptable and able to meet individual as well as specific consumer demands. This paper analyses the sectoral and regional structure of tourism SMEs (exactly how many of them are in the sector, where they are located and what economic activity they carry out within the tourism sec­tor). The analysis of the structure will provide a sufficient picture of which sectors most SMEs operate in and in which region these SMEs are located. A subsequent comparison of the pre-pandemic and post-pandemic periods will reveal changes in the status and development of SMEs in the service and tourism sectors in Slovakia. And then statistical methods of forecasting de­velopment trends will make it possible to outline the possible future direc­tion of the development of SMEs in Slovakia after the end of the pandemic.