Kauffman Foundation launched results on millennials' perceptions on entrepreneurship: In a beleaguered economy, the country (USA) needs entrepreneurs – the nation's job creators. Fortunately, a recent poll shows that the so-called millennial generation – those ages 18-34 – are an entrepreneurial bunch. A few key barriers are holding them back, especially the economy. The nationwide cell phone and landline survey, conducted by the Young Invincibles in conjunction with Lake Research Partners and Bellwether Research and funded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, polled 872 millennials on their thoughts about the economy and entrepreneurship.
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Is this also happening in Finland? The hype around startups and entrepreneurship societies let's you expect something else but on the other hand that sample is slightly biased.
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11/11/11
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3/24/11
Arrangements for entrepreneurship are ok, but...
In our interview on national GEM results in Kauppalehti magazine we continue the discussion about the lack of growth-oriented new entrepreneurs.
The results show that the prevalence Finnish early-stage entrepreneurs is continously lacking behind the rest of the world and other innovation-driven economies. Even if many barriers potentially inhibiting the engagement in entrepreneurial activities and growth are demolished in Finland, the whining is still loud and strong: "It costs too much, there is too much bureaucracy involved, etc." The worst case is when the institutional organizations amplify these messages. That simply sucks big time! However, on the hand those new entrepreneurs, who employ others, don't whine so much, and they dont' get squeezed by institutional forces.
So, the question remains how to make at least someone belonging in the former group more positive on everything. Being a mundane is fine and ok, but still some of them have brilliant ideas and surely someone has recognized kick-ass opportunities. Those are the chance, right?
Link to the story (in Finnish).
The results show that the prevalence Finnish early-stage entrepreneurs is continously lacking behind the rest of the world and other innovation-driven economies. Even if many barriers potentially inhibiting the engagement in entrepreneurial activities and growth are demolished in Finland, the whining is still loud and strong: "It costs too much, there is too much bureaucracy involved, etc." The worst case is when the institutional organizations amplify these messages. That simply sucks big time! However, on the hand those new entrepreneurs, who employ others, don't whine so much, and they dont' get squeezed by institutional forces.
So, the question remains how to make at least someone belonging in the former group more positive on everything. Being a mundane is fine and ok, but still some of them have brilliant ideas and surely someone has recognized kick-ass opportunities. Those are the chance, right?
Link to the story (in Finnish).
1/21/11
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
Greetings from Washington D.C.
The latest global report was published yesterday. Interestingly, among other issues it shows how the recession has affected entrepreneurial behavior across countries. This is shown basically in the change of the ratio between necessity and opportunity-based entrepreneurship. Necessity has risen in some countries, like Ireland.
As a positive note the GEM report tells us that "today, 250 million people between 18-64 years old are actively engaged in starting or running new businesses in 59 economies...". Nice. Report also shows that "63 million of these early-stage entrepreneurs expect to hire at least five employees over the next five years. 27 million anticipate hiring twenty or more people in newly created jobs." These are the important entrepreneurial individuals who actually contribute to the economic growth (or development depending on the phase of the economy). Unfortunately, there is continuous lack of them in Finland.
How to change the current state of affairs?
Get your GEM Global Report 2011 here.
The latest global report was published yesterday. Interestingly, among other issues it shows how the recession has affected entrepreneurial behavior across countries. This is shown basically in the change of the ratio between necessity and opportunity-based entrepreneurship. Necessity has risen in some countries, like Ireland.
As a positive note the GEM report tells us that "today, 250 million people between 18-64 years old are actively engaged in starting or running new businesses in 59 economies...". Nice. Report also shows that "63 million of these early-stage entrepreneurs expect to hire at least five employees over the next five years. 27 million anticipate hiring twenty or more people in newly created jobs." These are the important entrepreneurial individuals who actually contribute to the economic growth (or development depending on the phase of the economy). Unfortunately, there is continuous lack of them in Finland.
How to change the current state of affairs?
Get your GEM Global Report 2011 here.
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