Stop doubting and start building. Visit the Watify
platform. Visit the Watify platform to find out more about how this initiative can stimulate digital entrepreneurship in Europe.
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/dem/watify/
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2) Europe's financing value chain is unbalanced, with shortages of funding at different stages depending on the country or region. This leads to premature company sell-offs.
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1) Europe's exit market is the most critical issue, as 9 out of 10 European startups are acquired by non-European buyers. Successful exits are needed to create a virtuous cycle of reinvestment.
2) Europe's financing value chain is unbalanced, with shortages of funding at different stages depending on the country or region. This leads to premature company sell-offs.
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4 facts about digital entrepreneurship
1. Four challenging facts
about entrepreneurship in Europe
How to stimulate digital entrepreneurship in Europe
THE EUROPEAN
COMMISSION
PRESENTS:
2. 1
If you think the main
challenge in Europe
is motivating people,
think again.
There are as many people wanting to start a business in Europe as there
are in the USA, yet we see a significantly lower level of involvement in
start-ups on this side of the Atlantic. Only 6% of the adult population
of Europe is engaged in a new business, compared with 13% in the USA
USA
13%
EUR
6%
3. 98%
unexploited
potential
2
If you think THE
ambition is to
create great toys,
think again.
It’s estimated that 1.5 million additional jobs would be created
by unlocking the 98% unexploited potential of value creation by
going digital. in the EU Internet Economy. If the entire EU mirrors
the entrepreneurship performance of the USA or Sweden. That’s
why Europe’s ambition is to create new business opportunities
through novel digital technologies to increase growth and create
employment.
Study published by Vlerick Business School and carried out on behalf of IAB Europe ‘Online Jobs Boosting Europe’s Competitiveness’, June 2013
4. 3
If you think doubt
is bad, think again.
If you’re an entrepreneur, doubt is good. It leads to questioning.
Which leads to answers and ultimately: great ideas. Doubts make
entrepreneurs face difficulties and come up with creative ways to
overcome them. Yet many people with great ideas are reluctant
to embrace entrepreneurship because of their doubts.
?
5. 4
If you think the
challenge is helping
people to overcome
their doubts, than
you’re totally right!
The main challenge facing entrepreneurs in Europe is not the
lack of great ideas but the fear of turning ideas into reality. Many
people with great ideas are reluctant to embrace entrepreneurship
because of their doubts.
doubtsmentor
6. That’s why the European
Commission is launching:
Watify will help entrepreneurs/intrapreneurs to overcome the barriers that prevent
them from starting their own business. This initiative will help them to understand
that every successful entrepreneur has had moments of doubt and that success
begins to materialise the moment you start making your idea happen. The platform
will also help established companies in all industry sectors by showing them there
are many opportunities to transform their business using technologies, taking
away any of their doubts and stimulate them into taking action.
the Watify Platform
7. stop doubting and start
building. visit the Watify
platform.
Visit the Watify platform to find out more about how this initiative can stimulate
digital entrepreneurship in Europe.
ec.europa.eu/enterprise/dem/watify