Examining the Vital Financial Role of SMEs in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

In today's society, businesses are being pressured to play a more active role in addressing global environmental, social, and economic issues. Therefore, a considerable shift in the functional components of enterprises is required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. SMEs play a vital role in countries' socio-economic structures, and the importance of SMEs is increasingly recognized as a factor of economic stability and social cohesion. In order to ensure SMEs are appropriately utilized to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, further study is required. Examining the Vital Financial Role of SMEs in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals highlights the challenges and opportunities of using the concepts of economic sustainability to achieve sustainability goals as well as the role SMEs play in developing sustainable practices. The book also discusses how finance sustainability can be used to improve the stability of policies. Covering topics such as blockchain, corporate social responsibility, and performance management practices, this reference work is ideal for business owners, policymakers, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students.

Dalila Taleb , PhD, is an accomplished academic and economist, serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Management at A. Belkaid University in Tlemcen, Algeria. She has established herself as a leading expert in the field of economics, with a particular focus on Money, Banking, and Finance. Dr. Taleb's educational journey includes a Diploma of habilitation to direct researches from Tlemcen University, awarded in April 2017, and a PhD in Economics from the same institution, which she earned in July 2015. Her PhD dissertation, titled "Trade openness and its impact on economic growth in Algeria (Econometric study for the period 1980-2013)," was recognized with a Mention: Right Honorable. She further enriched her academic background with a Magister degree in Money, Bank, and Finance in 2007, followed by a Bachelor's degree in Banking and Finance in 2005. Dr. Taleb's contributions to the academic and research communities are noteworthy. As a lecturer at A. Belkaid University since April 2017, she has made substantial impacts through her teaching and research. She has actively participated in various international and national research meetings, presenting her research findings on topics ranging from monetary policy and economic growth to trade liberalization and financial development. Furthermore, she has taken on roles as a reviewer for prestigious academic journals, including the International Journal of Economic Studies and the International Journal of Economic Integration. Dr. Dalila Taleb's dedication to the field of economics and her extensive participation in academic forums and research activities underline her commitment to advancing economic knowledge and fostering intellectual exchange.

Mohammed El Amine Abdelli is a PhD Researcher at the University of Western Brittany and The Technical University of Cartagena. He is a member at Western Economics and Management Laboratory -LEGO and a Visiting Researcher at the University of Salamanca (Spain). Mohammed El Amine's research interests focus on Big Data, Entrepreneurship, Governance, Innovation, and Sustainable Development. He is an editor of several books. He was a guest editor of 11 high-quality journals (Scopus) and Published 15 papers between chapters and articles. He is an academic member of a committee member of several international conferences in the UK, India, China, Turkey, Algeria and Estonia. He is an editorial board member of several indexed journals (Scopus).

Afef Khalil is a Researcher and an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the University of Manouba-ISCAE (Tunisia). She is the author of several publications in international journals. She is a reviewer and an Editorial board member of several journals (African Scientific Journal, Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies (JIACS), Journal of Information Technology Management, etc.)

Dr. Asma Sghaier is an Assistant Professor in Finance at the Higher Institute of Management (ISG Sousse) in University of Sousse, Tunisia. She is one of the Editorial Board Members in the Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Economic Bulletin, International Journal of Sustainable Economies Management, G.Journal of Economics and Business, in the Journal of Energy Markets. Her research interests include Management, Capital markets and institutions, Banking and market microstructure, Economics & Energy and Islamic Finance. She has published articles, among others, in Research in International Business and Finance, Economic Bulletin, Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Bulletin of Applied Economics, Journal of Business Management and Economics, International Journal of Sustainable Economies Management, International Journal of Advanced Research, Revue Française de Gestion, Journal of Business & Financial Affairs , and Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance.