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Entrepreneurship

Europe’s economic growth and jobs depend on its ability to support the growth of enterprises. In particular, entrepreneurship creates new companies, opens up new markets, and nurtures new skills. Policies to promote entrepreneurship aim to encourage more people to set up their own business. Certain groups, such as female entrepreneurs, family businesses, migrants, seniors or social economy enterprises are particularly targeted. 

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Female entrepreneurship: Public and private funding

Female entrepreneurs represent just a small proportion of the total number of entrepreneurs in the European Union today. Some of the hurdles facing female entrepreneurs – or would-be entrepreneurs –...

19 Nollaig 2019
Publication
Research report
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Born globals and their value chains

This report explores the motivations, opportunities and challenges of born globals and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in integrating and managing their global value chains (GVCs). The study also investigates...

14 Nollaig 2018
Publication
Research report
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Mapping key dimensions of industrial relations

This report maps, analyses and discusses key dimensions and indicators for a comparative framework of industrial relations. It then identifies and assesses existing data sources that can be used to...

30 Meán Fómhair 2016
Publication
Research report

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​Stavroula Demetriades

Stavroula Demetriades

Stavroula Demetriades is a senior research manager in the Employment unit at Eurofound. She has responsibility for research in the areas of the green and just transition, social...

Senior research manager,
Employment research unit
Publications results (31)

Female entrepreneurship: Public and private funding

Female entrepreneurs represent just a small proportion of the total number of entrepreneurs in the European Union today. Some of the hurdles facing female entrepreneurs – or would-be entrepreneurs – are related to getting adequate funding, access to the right networks, and finding the right

19 December 2019
Publication
Research report
Entrepreneurship
Gender equality
Industrial relations
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Born globals and their value chains

This report explores the motivations, opportunities and challenges of born globals and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in integrating and managing their global value chains (GVCs). The study also investigates the role of selected policy measures in supporting SME internationalisation, incl

14 December 2018
Publication
Research report
Restructuring
Small and medium-sized enterprises
Entrepreneurship
Industrial policy
Anticipating and managing the impact of change
Employment and labour markets

Mapping key dimensions of industrial relations

This report maps, analyses and discusses key dimensions and indicators for a comparative framework of industrial relations. It then identifies and assesses existing data sources that can be used to measure the different dimensions of the comparative framework.

30 September 2016
Publication
Research report
Representativeness
Participation at work
Entrepreneurship
Collective bargaining
Employee representation
Industrial relations
Innovation
Job quality
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Start-up support for young people in the EU: From implementation to evaluation

Against a background of high youth unemployment, policymakers are paying more attention to encouraging young people to start their own businesses as a means of easing their entry into the labour market.

13 April 2016
Publication
Research report
Non-standard employment
Youth
NEETs
Entrepreneurship
Inclusive labour markets
Job creation
Employment and labour markets

Youth entrepreneurship in Europe: Values, attitudes, policies

The level of youth unemployment is alarmingly high in several EU Member States, with rates of over 50% recorded in Spain and Greece in 2013. In light of the potential of entrepreneurs to create employment and sustainable growth, promoting youth entrepreneurship and making Europe more entrepreneur

29 April 2015
Publication
Research report
Youth
Entrepreneurship
Inclusive labour markets
Employment and labour markets

ERM Quarterly - Issue 4, January 2014

Recent months have seen an improvement in economic outlook, a calming of the sovereign debt crisis and a stabilisation of unemployment rates. ECB President Mario Draghi was, however, cautious in his assessment of the emergent European recovery in January, calling it ‘modest’, ‘weak’ and ‘fragile’. T

28 January 2014
Publication
ERM Quarterly
Restructuring
Entrepreneurship
Employment structure
Job creation
Employment and labour markets

Born global: The potential of job creation in new international businesses

Traditional theory about international business suggests that companies first establish a solid home market and go global only in later stages of their life cycle. However, this view is challenged by research that shows that some firms internationalise quickly after start-up – so-called ‘born

07 January 2013
Publication
Research report
Entrepreneurship
Employment and labour markets
Anticipating and managing the impact of change
Innovation
Job creation

Ethnic entrepreneurship - Case study: Wrocław, Poland

In 2006, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, the city of Stuttgart and Eurofound formed the ‘European network of cities for local integration policies' (CLIP). This fourth and final module of the CLIP project looks at ethnic entrepreneurship. The general aim of

08 October 2012
Publication
Case study
Labour market participation
Entrepreneurship
Social policies
Employment and labour markets

Ethnic entrepreneurship - Case study: Lisbon, Portugal

In 2006, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, the city of Stuttgart and Eurofound formed the ‘European network of cities for local integration policies' (CLIP). This fourth and final module of the CLIP project looks at ethnic entrepreneurship. The general aim of

18 April 2012
Publication
Case study
Labour market participation
Entrepreneurship
Social policies
Employment and labour markets

Ethnic entrepreneurship - Case study: Amsterdam, the Netherlands

In 2006, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, the city of Stuttgart and Eurofound formed the ‘European network of cities for local integration policies' (CLIP). This fourth and final module of the CLIP project looks at ethnic entrepreneurship. The general aim of

18 April 2012
Publication
Case study
Labour market participation
Entrepreneurship
Social policies
Employment and labour markets
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Overwhelming majority of employers represented by new organisation

The formation was announced in October 2000 of a new employers' structure in Luxembourg. The Union of Luxembourg Enterprises (UEL) brings together organisations representing 34,000 enterprises with 200,000 workers, accounting for 85% of GDP. It aims to act as an "influential new partner in the

27 Samhain 2000
Article
Social partners
Entrepreneurship
Pay and income
Skills and training
Social protection
Work organisation
Social policies
Employment and labour markets

2000 NAP for employment approved

In June 2000, the Italian government approved its 2000 National Action Plan (NAP) for employment, in response to the EU Employment Guidelines. Economic growth, especially in southern Italy, training, reform of the labour market, and curbing labour costs are considered to be the main priorities for

27 Meitheamh 2000
Article
Skills and training
Entrepreneurship
Gender equality
Social partners
Employment and labour markets

France submits NAP for 2000

France's National Action Plan (NAP) for employment, in response to the EU Employment Guidelines for 2000, was the subject of numerous discussions between the social partners and the government before being submitted in May 2000. For the first time, a review of the contribution made by the social

27 Bealtaine 2000
Article
Skills and training
Entrepreneurship
Gender equality
Employment and labour markets

Commission assesses progress of employment strategy

In 9 September 1999, the European Commission issued the draft 1999 Joint Employment Report [1] and the draft Employment Guidelinesfor 2000 [2]. The former charts the progress made by different Member States in the implementation of the 1999 Employment Guidelines [3] (EU9810130F [4]) and the impact

27 Meán Fómhair 1999
Article
Entrepreneurship
Employment and labour markets

Entrepreneurship and the NAP

Since 1998, all EU Member States are obliged to draw up annual National Action Plans (NAP s) for employment (EU9805107N [1]) based on the EU's Employment Guidelines. Member States submitted NAPs for 1999 during summer 1999, analysing implementation of the 1998 Plans and describing the policy

27 Lúnasa 1999
Article
Entrepreneurship
Non-standard employment
Employment and labour markets

Tight labour market challenges Dutch consultation system

In the spring of 1998, the tripartite advisory Social and Economic Council submitted a report to the Dutch Government about medium- to long-term socio-economic policy. It warned that increasing pressure on the labour market may constitute the most important challenge to the Dutch consultation system

27 Meitheamh 1998
Article
Employment and labour markets
Entrepreneurship
Skills and training

Finnish response to the EU Employment Guidelines

Along with all the other EU Member States, Finland has drawn up a National Action Plan (NAP) on employment in response to the EU Guidelines for Member States' employment policies 1998 [1], following the Luxembourg"Employment Summit" in November 1997 (EU9711168F [2]). The plans are to be submitted to

27 Bealtaine 1998
Article
Social dialogue
Skills and training
Entrepreneurship
Gender equality
Industrial relations
Employment and labour markets
Industrial relations and social dialogue

French National Action Plan on employment adopted

Following the special Employment Summit [1] in Luxembourg in November 1997 (EU9711168F [2]), EU Member States agreed a set of Employment Guidelines [3] designed to provide a framework for national action under four main "pillars" - employability, adaptability, entrepreneurship and equal

27 Bealtaine 1998
Article
Skills and training
Entrepreneurship
Job creation
Work organisation
Gender equality
Working time
Employment and labour markets
Blogs results (1)
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Avoiding the quick fix approach to solving youth unemployment

A key priority for EU policy makers is to combat high levels of youth unemployment. Supporting young people to start a new business is increasingly regarded as a way to achieve this goal. And yet the understanding of what drives the success and failure of youth entrepreneurship policies remains inco

18 Aibreán 2016
Sara Riso
Blog
Entrepreneurship
Employment and labour markets
Unemployment
Youth

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