Entrepreneurial Activities in Europe - Finance for Inclusive Entrepreneurship

More than one-third of the European Union's adult population would rather be self-employed than an employee if given the chance to choose, according to the 2012 Flash Eurobarometer survey. At the same time, there is a large entrepreneurial potential in social groups that are either disadvantage...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marchese, Marco
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2014
Series:OECD Employment Policy Papers
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:More than one-third of the European Union's adult population would rather be self-employed than an employee if given the chance to choose, according to the 2012 Flash Eurobarometer survey. At the same time, there is a large entrepreneurial potential in social groups that are either disadvantaged in the labour market (e.g. youth, migrants, and the low-skilled) or underrepresented in the entrepreneurial population (e.g. women and seniors). Inclusive entrepreneurship policies aim to give the opportunity for people from these groups to start-up in business and self-employment both for economic reasons and to support the goal of social inclusion
Physical Description:35 p. 21 x 29.7cm