European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani presented a few days ago an action plan to support entrepreneurs and revolutionize entrepreneurial culture in Europe. The plan underlines the key roles of education and training for nurturing new generations of entrepreneurs and includes specific measures to help in this direction.
European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani, responsible for entrepreneurship and industry, said: “To make it very clear: more entrepreneurs mean more jobs, more innovation and more competitiveness. Becoming an entrepreneur and making a vision come true takes a lot of personal risk and effort. Entrepreneurs are the heroes of our time. Entrepreneurship is also the most powerful driver of economic growth in economic history. Therefore, we want to make entrepreneurship an attractive and accessible prospect for European citizen. This is the key message of our action plan. If we can unleash Europe’s entrepreneurial potential, we can bring back growth to Europe.”
6 key areas the EU will focus on!
Based on the Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan, the EU focuses on six key areas where action is needed to create an environment in which entrepreneurs can flourish and grow:
– Access to finance
– Support during the crucial phases of the business lifecycle
– New business opportunities of the digital age
– Easier transfers of business ownership
– Second chances for honest entrepreneurs after bankruptcy
– Administrative simplification
The Commission also intends to promote entrepreneurship in specific segments of the population:
Women, Senior citizens, Migrants, unemployed.
37% percent of Europeans would like to have their own business
According to the latest Flash Eurobarometer, almost 4 out of 10 Europeans would like to be their own boss if they could. However, this number is small when compared to 2009 when 45% of Europeans wanted to be self employed.
Check the whole EU announcement here
You can read the Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan here
