31/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Small Business Alliance (ESBA) is holding its 9th annual conference in Brussels on 2 May. The topic of the conference is “SMEs go international”. Currently only 17% of European SMEs are involved in international activities. Political initiatives to promote the development of SMEs on the international level and sharing best practice will form part of the discussions. The conference is to be opened by the Commission's special envoy to SMEs,...