The upgrading of workforce skills is key to the competitiveness of SMEs. In today’s business environment there is a premium on innovation that enables firms to develop new products and services, new production processes and new business models. This requires both in-house innovation and the ability to absorb knowledge from other firms and organisations, both of which call for a skilled labour force. Skills are also a critical but understated resource for entrepreneurship seen in the sense of business creation. Similarly to workforce skills, entrepreneurship skills will boost the competitiveness of local businesses thanks to the improved strategic and management competences of the entrepreneur.
Tony Bury Presentation: Family Forum International 2011Mowgli Foundation
Family businesses dominate the Middle East. There are numerous challenges in sustaining the growth of these businesses. Tony Bury, founder of the Mowgli Foundation (a mentoring organisation for entrepreneurs) suggests in this presentation to Family Forum International that injecting a spirit of entrepreneurship is the key to passing businesses from generation to generation in the Arab World.
BLACK SEA BUSINESS FORUM“THE NEW ERA OF GREEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP”Thessaloniki, Greece, 26 November 2010, “The role of research & innovation in the Black Sea region”, Dimitris Tsigos
President, YES European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs
Tony Bury Presentation: Family Forum International 2011Mowgli Foundation
Family businesses dominate the Middle East. There are numerous challenges in sustaining the growth of these businesses. Tony Bury, founder of the Mowgli Foundation (a mentoring organisation for entrepreneurs) suggests in this presentation to Family Forum International that injecting a spirit of entrepreneurship is the key to passing businesses from generation to generation in the Arab World.
BLACK SEA BUSINESS FORUM“THE NEW ERA OF GREEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP”Thessaloniki, Greece, 26 November 2010, “The role of research & innovation in the Black Sea region”, Dimitris Tsigos
President, YES European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs
An innovative tool to facilitate entrepreneurship : Adie’s social microfranchiseOECD CFE
The aim of this High-Level Capacity Building Seminar is have an international exchange of information on inclusive entrepreneurship actions across the European Union and on how the European Union Structural Funds can be used to support actions that combine entrepreneurship promotion and social inclusion.
Talent Match Black Country Annual Conference 2018: No One Left BehindOpening Doors & Venues
Speaker presentations from the 2nd Talent Match Black Country's 'No One Left Behind' Conference, April 27, 2018.
The #NoOneLeftBehind conference busts the myths surrounding youth employment, provides a platform for young people in the areas of greatest need to share experiences and entices those with the power to do so, to take action.
Liability Driven Investment Europe 2011Rosa Cortez
Managing pension funds towards a liability efficient frontier in an uncertain global economic environment.
After a one year gap, Finance IQ’s Liability Driven Investment Europe 2011 brings together the entire institutional investment chain including plan sponsors, pension trustees, regulators and carefully selected asset management organisations to discuss cutting edge strategies to mitigate pension fund risk through LDI.
The conference will cover the latest insights into asset – liability matching, strategic asset allocation and upcoming European regulations to educate plan sponsors on building an optimal LDI pension strategy.
You can use Toolbox materials at work, to link with your blog or when giving a presentation – or forward it to colleagues. The background ideas are available in a variety of web sources.
Nick Inglis - A Complete Circle (Open Source Knowledge, The Hubble Telescope,...ARMA International
The initial work of the Information Coalition is now complete with the release of the Information Body of Knowledge (InfoBOK) and the creation of our open designation, the INFO. Our profession has been changed by the Information Governance Conference. What comes next for an Information Professional? Looking at our downstream processes for information and finding new ways to influence improvement.
Financial Services at the Edge: A look at some of the technology and digital trends likely to disrupt the Financial Services Industry
Presentation to AIST Young Super Network in 2015
Global Perspectives of innovative employment and job creation initiatives: Au...OECD CFE
Presentation by Randall Eberts, President, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, United States.
Presentation done at the Working Communities International Congress 2013: Uniting to improve social and economic participation (Sydney, Australia) on 20-21 June 2013.
For more information http://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/wcic2013.htm
I c - destefanis local skills development in italyOECD CFE
The upgrading of workforce skills is key to the competitiveness of SMEs. In today’s business environment there is a premium on innovation that enables firms to develop new products and services, new production processes and new business models. This requires both in-house innovation and the ability to absorb knowledge from other firms and organisations, both of which call for a skilled labour force. Skills are also a critical but understated resource for entrepreneurship seen in the sense of business creation. Similarly to workforce skills, entrepreneurship skills will boost the competitiveness of local businesses thanks to the improved strategic and management competences of the entrepreneur.
An innovative tool to facilitate entrepreneurship : Adie’s social microfranchiseOECD CFE
The aim of this High-Level Capacity Building Seminar is have an international exchange of information on inclusive entrepreneurship actions across the European Union and on how the European Union Structural Funds can be used to support actions that combine entrepreneurship promotion and social inclusion.
Talent Match Black Country Annual Conference 2018: No One Left BehindOpening Doors & Venues
Speaker presentations from the 2nd Talent Match Black Country's 'No One Left Behind' Conference, April 27, 2018.
The #NoOneLeftBehind conference busts the myths surrounding youth employment, provides a platform for young people in the areas of greatest need to share experiences and entices those with the power to do so, to take action.
Liability Driven Investment Europe 2011Rosa Cortez
Managing pension funds towards a liability efficient frontier in an uncertain global economic environment.
After a one year gap, Finance IQ’s Liability Driven Investment Europe 2011 brings together the entire institutional investment chain including plan sponsors, pension trustees, regulators and carefully selected asset management organisations to discuss cutting edge strategies to mitigate pension fund risk through LDI.
The conference will cover the latest insights into asset – liability matching, strategic asset allocation and upcoming European regulations to educate plan sponsors on building an optimal LDI pension strategy.
You can use Toolbox materials at work, to link with your blog or when giving a presentation – or forward it to colleagues. The background ideas are available in a variety of web sources.
Nick Inglis - A Complete Circle (Open Source Knowledge, The Hubble Telescope,...ARMA International
The initial work of the Information Coalition is now complete with the release of the Information Body of Knowledge (InfoBOK) and the creation of our open designation, the INFO. Our profession has been changed by the Information Governance Conference. What comes next for an Information Professional? Looking at our downstream processes for information and finding new ways to influence improvement.
Financial Services at the Edge: A look at some of the technology and digital trends likely to disrupt the Financial Services Industry
Presentation to AIST Young Super Network in 2015
Global Perspectives of innovative employment and job creation initiatives: Au...OECD CFE
Presentation by Randall Eberts, President, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, United States.
Presentation done at the Working Communities International Congress 2013: Uniting to improve social and economic participation (Sydney, Australia) on 20-21 June 2013.
For more information http://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/wcic2013.htm
I c - destefanis local skills development in italyOECD CFE
The upgrading of workforce skills is key to the competitiveness of SMEs. In today’s business environment there is a premium on innovation that enables firms to develop new products and services, new production processes and new business models. This requires both in-house innovation and the ability to absorb knowledge from other firms and organisations, both of which call for a skilled labour force. Skills are also a critical but understated resource for entrepreneurship seen in the sense of business creation. Similarly to workforce skills, entrepreneurship skills will boost the competitiveness of local businesses thanks to the improved strategic and management competences of the entrepreneur.
Iii c - welter surviving the venture startOECD CFE
The upgrading of workforce skills is key to the competitiveness of SMEs. In today’s business environment there is a premium on innovation that enables firms to develop new products and services, new production processes and new business models. This requires both in-house innovation and the ability to absorb knowledge from other firms and organisations, both of which call for a skilled labour force. Skills are also a critical but understated resource for entrepreneurship seen in the sense of business creation. Similarly to workforce skills, entrepreneurship skills will boost the competitiveness of local businesses thanks to the improved strategic and management competences of the entrepreneur.
The introduction to the 'Creative Mindset, Entrepreneurial Future' event held the ReSET EU Network, led by Bantani and the Central Denmark EU Office. For more information and other ppts go to https://en.vleva.eu/event/documents-creative-mindsets-entrepreneurial-futures
EWMD Portugal Leadership Conference Dianova PortugalDianova
Uncertain times require innovate solutions. How are NGO such as Dianova Portugal incorporating Sustainable Development, Social Entrepreneurship, Change Management, Social Media, Communication, Leadership and Innovation issues-methodologies-tools in their strategies? What are the impacts of those in the organisational development and it's impact on society? How to create social value through Leadership and Innovation?! Know how Dianova Portugal is doing it...
Learning Exploration Team Academy NetworkJavier Ruiz
Previous description for the Workshop "Team Academy Network" leaded in the Third Global Forum of the Society for Organizational Learning, Oman April 2008
Understanding barriers to youth entrepreneurship as a career choice for youth...Masum Hussain
People say this is the age of business as it is backed by sophisticated technologies, blessed by loads of relevant information. & in this business age the young people are leading from the front as entrepreneurs. Wherever you go from Silicon Valley to Middle East young talents are making significant marks in creating new businesses even sometime more efficiently than the older experienced people. Think of Mark Zukerbourgh, or Michael Yung, they are shaking the world with their innovational business ventures, & people like them are at speed in growing. Different studies provide proof that the young people are the greatest contributors in the arena of business.
Sylhet is a division & a major city of North Eastern area of Bangladesh. This city is rapidly growing than the other cities of this country because of her peoples increasing purchasing power as the area is booming with business projects, a lots of liquid money is in the hands of the peoples as a result of remittance provided by the people living abroad. As we know many people of this area lives in different wealthy country of the world mainly in the United Kingdom (as we know in London there is a town named ‘ Bangla Town’ mainly inhabited by the Sylheties) & middle east many families have enough money in hand almost all the time. Problem with the Sylheti’s is that though they have money they are not interested in investing them in the country for business purpose as most of them are risk averse , & do not know the ABC of business.
Lite version of presentation by Iain willox of action planning approach that will be adopted in COPIE 2 presented at Cologne meeting on 5 and 6 march 09
11 March 2016. Gent, Belgium. PAEPARD meeting with a delegation of Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs. This organisation relates directly agribusiness initiatives with Belgian (SME) entrepreneurs.
Millennial Board is a global community of insightful young professionals. We help executives to challenge the unchallengeable to find pathways for new growth.
Blue Ocean Strategy For Entrepreneurship Promotion Dr DhamejaNITTTR Chandigarh
The author has applied the latest management strategy Blue Ocean Strategy for promotion of entrepreneurship in Technical, Vocational Education and Training System (TVET).
The new edition of the European Entrepreneur, the magazine of SME Europe. MEPs, Commissioners and other politicians write their opinions on current issues, problems and solutions for SMEs in Europe.
Furthermore you will find a summary of past events of SME Europe and a general report of our recent activities.
Supporting Youth in Entrepreneurship - David HalabiskyOECD CFE
Presentation by David Halabisky, OECD LEED Policy Analyst at the seminar organised by the OECD LEED Trento Centre for the Officers of the Autonomous Province of Trento on 28 September 2015.
https://www.trento.oecd.org
Presentation of Patrick Somerhausen at the Inspiration Days Brussels at Solvay Business School.
Patrick Somerhausen is a managing partner at Funds for Good. He completed his studies in Business (at Solvay Business School) and Private Asset Management (at ICHEC) and has gained professional experience in both the industry and entrepreneurship. He is one of the co-founders of this organization, whose aim is to bring about a sustainable wealth management combined with a strategy that understands the consequences for the future.To generate the social impact, the organization donates from its own revenues, instead of cutting into the saver’s financial return.
Servizio Civile Universale - Serena SUSIGANOECD CFE
Presentazione di Serena Susigan, Direttrice, ENDO-FAP, Servizio Civile Universale Don Orione, Liguria, all'evento OCSE "Scegliere il Servizio Civile Universale: un dialogo sulle opportunità di impiego dei giovani in Italia", tenutosi a Trento il 6 febbraio 2024.
Maggiori informazioni: https://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/oecd-ucs-6-feb.htm
Servizio Civile Universale - Federica DE LUCAOECD CFE
Presentazione di Federica De Luca, Ricercatrice all’Istituto Nazionale per l’Analisi delle Politiche Pubbliche (INAPP), Referente di progetto “Monitoraggio e Valutazione del Servizio Civile Universale”, all'evento OCSE "Scegliere il Servizio Civile Universale: un dialogo sulle opportunità di impiego dei giovani in Italia", tenutosi a Trento il 6 febbraio 2024.
Maggiori informazioni: https://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/oecd-ucs-6-feb.htm
Servizio Civile Universale - Cristina PASCHETTAOECD CFE
Presentazione di Cristina Paschetta, Responsabile Progettazione, gestione bandi e volontari, accreditamento nuove sedi, Consorzio Monviso solidale, Piemonte, all'evento OCSE "Scegliere il Servizio Civile Universale: un dialogo sulle opportunità di impiego dei giovani in Italia", tenutosi a Trento il 6 febbraio 2024.
Maggiori informazioni: https://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/oecd-ucs-6-feb.htm
FDI and Superstar Spillovers: Evidence from Firm-to-Firm Transactions - Amit...OECD CFE
FDI and Superstar Spillovers: Evidence from Firm-to-Firm Transactions
Mary AMITI (FED New York, United States)
Despite competition concerns over the increasing dominance of global corporations, many argue that productivity spillovers from multinationals to domestic firms justify pro-FDI policies. For the first time, we use firm-to-firm transaction data in a developed country to examine the impact of forming a new relationship with a multinational, and find a TFP increase of about 8% three or more years after the event. Sales to other buyers, trade and customer quality also increase. However, we also document that starting to supply other “superstar firms” such as those who heavily export or are very large also increases performance by similar amounts, even if the superstar is a non-multinational. Placebos on starting relationships with smaller firms and novel identification strategies relying solely on demand shocks to superstar firms support a causal interpretation. In addition to productivity spillovers, we document the transmission of “relationship capabilities” and “dating agency” effects as the increase in new buyers is particularly strong within the superstar firm’s existing network. These results suggest an important role for raising productivity through the supply chains of superstar firms regardless of their multinational status.
Find out more at https://oe.cd/spl-mtg
E-invoicing data for functional territories definition: the use case of pharm...OECD CFE
E-invoicing data for functional territories definition: the use case of pharmacies
Maria AURINDO (National Institute of Statistics, Portugal)
The presentation illustrates how a new Business-to-Consumer (B2C) database extracted from the Portuguese E-invoice system can be an important tool to explore the functional territories concept taking the pharmacies catchment areas as an example. The discussion addresses data integration methodological options and how Statistics Portugal infrastructural information domains – Business register, Building and fraction register and Population register – were crucial for this exercise, developed within the CE-SIG – Map of facilities and services project.
Find out more at https://oe.cd/spl-mtg
Mapping location and co-location of industries at the neighborhood level - A...OECD CFE
Mapping location and co-location of industries at the neighborhood level
Alessandro ALASIA, Dennis HUYNH (Statistics Canada)
In Canada, there is limited analysis on industry locations at the neighbourhood level; location and co-location of industries have been assessed primarily at the regional scale which results in an information gap for businesses. Recent evidence suggests that businesses do not just choose a city for their location, they choose specific business districts within a metropolitan area. Recent improvements in the geolocation of business microdata allow to address the information gap. This work, undertaken as part of the Business Data Lab and in collaboration with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, is a first attempt to map industry locations at the neighbourhood level in major metropolitan areas of Canada. Using establishment-level microdata from the Business Register, we apply spatial kernel density estimations to identify neighbourhoods with high employment/revenue density for selected industries (2-digit NAICS) and industry clusters (grouping of 6-digits NAICS). The geographic delineation of business districts within metropolitan areas is the first step in understanding the evolution of industry location and co-location over time, and assessing local business dynamics at the neighbourhood level. Ultimately, these business districts can be analyzed in combination with additional data sources (e.g., mobility and road traffic) to derive further economic insights.
Find out more at https://oe.cd/spl-mtg
Advancing and democratizing business data in Canada- Patrick Gill & Stephen TappOECD CFE
Democratizing data through innovative data governance and visualizations
Patrick GILL, Stephen TAPP (Chambers of Commerce, Canada)
Small organizations in Canada struggle with accessing and leveraging data on business conditions and trends. These organizations have expressed difficulty in knowing what is available, accessing it and converting this information into actionable insights. To empower small organizations with more business-related information and insights, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce has built a suite of free tools that merge and visualize traditional statistics with powerful high-frequency data sets (e.g. payments and mobility). This work is enabled by innovate data governance (e.g. a data trust) and a collaborative partnership with Statistics Canada. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is continuing work with Statistics Canada to release more local business information available through the agency’s Business Register (e.g. the mapping of local business districts), and is exploring how Generative AI can support small organizations’ navigation and understanding of the business information it has curated.
Find out more at https://oe.cd/spl-mtg
Firm-level production networks: evidence from Estonia - Louise GuillouetOECD CFE
The market microstructure of industrial ecosystems in the digital and green transitions: evidence from Estonia
Louise GUILLOUET (Science, Technology and Innovation Directorate, OECD)
Thanks to a unique combination of administrative and survey data matched to the Estonian VAT data, this project studies how information on transaction data can shed light on industrial policy making, through two different angles: 1/ Improving the understanding of the production network, industrial ecosystems and the relevant unit of analysis for industrial policy design and 2/ An application to the diffusion of the green and digital transitions, showing the role of production network in technology diffusion and how this can be leveraged to increase policy effectiveness.
Find out more at https://oe.cd/spl-mtg
Horizon 2020 - research networks across borders - Rupert KawkaOECD CFE
Involvement of rural regions in European research networks
Rupert KAWKA, Torsten SCHUNDER (Federal Office for Building and regional Planning, Germany)
This study investigates the distribution of the European Union's Horizon 2020 funding programme on rural and urban regions between 2014 and 2020 and the resulting urban-rural links. Leveraging the Horizon 2020-database covering the 2014-20 programming period, which encompasses data on approximately 35,000 funded projects involving nearly 180,000 partners, the paper explores the participation of rural firms and organisations in the broader European research framework. By integrating the urban-rural classification of NUTS 3 regions, the research addresses key questions concerning the involvement of rural regions in Horizon 2020 projects, the structural differences in projects with and without rural participation, and the dynamics of urban-rural collaboration in research. The study further aims to identify potential clusters of rural innovation hubs across Europe and assess spatial disparities.
Find out more at https://oe.cd/spl-mtg
How can the social and solidarity economy help refugees along their journey?OECD CFE
Forcibly displaced people fleeing violent conflict and other forms of persecution find support from the social and solidarity economy (SSE) along their pathways, from their country of origin to asylum protection. The numbers are growing and new OECD work sheds light on how the specific values and characteristics of SSE entities provide high-quality responses to refugee needs and facilitate integration in host communities.
The SSE can support access to rights, empowerment, social and labour market inclusion of refugees. Join this webinar with the UNHCR, SINGA and NESsT Poland to discover how the SSE plays a role in the steps along the way of refugee’s journey.
Data-driven regional productivity scorecards in the United Kingdom - Raquel O...OECD CFE
Presentation by Raquel Ortega-Argilés, Professor of Economics, Manchester University and Director of the Productivity Laboratory, The Productivity Institute, United Kingdom at the 21st OECD Spatial Productivity Lab meeting on "Rebooting regional productivity: from analysis to policy", held in virtual format on 18 October 2023.
This webinar focused on recent initiatives from the Basque Country in Spain, the United Kingdom, and Trentino in Italy, where the analysis of subnational economic data is used to compare productivity performance across regions, understand which economic and social factors drive regional productivity, and how regional productivity links to other economic and social outcomes.
More OECD information: https://oe.cd/SPL
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Competitiveness for Wellbeing - Basque Country - James Wilson.pdfOECD CFE
Presentation by James Wilson, Research Director, Orkestra, Basque Institute for Competitiveness, Spain at the 21st OECD Spatial Productivity Lab meeting on "Rebooting regional productivity: from analysis to policy", held in virtual format on 18 October 2023.
This webinar focused on recent initiatives from the Basque Country in Spain, the United Kingdom, and Trentino in Italy, where the analysis of subnational economic data is used to compare productivity performance across regions, understand which economic and social factors drive regional productivity, and how regional productivity links to other economic and social outcomes.
More OECD information: https://oe.cd/SPL
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The productivity board of the autonomous province of Trento - Carlo Menon.pdfOECD CFE
Presentation by Carlo Menon, Economist, Trento Centre for Local Development, CFE, OECD at the 21st OECD Spatial Productivity Lab meeting on "Rebooting regional productivity: from analysis to policy", held in virtual format on 18 October 2023.
This webinar focused on recent initiatives from the Basque Country in Spain, the United Kingdom, and Trentino in Italy, where the analysis of subnational economic data is used to compare productivity performance across regions, understand which economic and social factors drive regional productivity, and how regional productivity links to other economic and social outcomes.
More OECD information: https://oe.cd/SPL
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Rafforzare il partenariato e la cooperazione internazionale in Friuli Venezia...OECD CFE
Presentazione di Mattia Corbetta, Policy Analyst al Centro OCSE di Trento per lo Sviluppo Locale per il lancio del rapporto OCSE "Rafforzare il partenariato e la cooperazione internazionale in Friuli Venezia Giulia", 4 ottobre 2023, Trieste.
Maggiori informazioni www.trento.oecd.org
Immersive technologies and new audiences for classical ballet-RogersOECD CFE
Presentation by Tom Rogers, Creative Digital Producer, Birmingham Royal Ballet, United Kingdom at the 6th Summer Academy on Cultural and Creative Industries and Local Development "Disrupting tradition: How digital technology is changing the cultural and creative processes", 18-20 Sept. 2023 ONLINE and 27-29 Sept. 2023 ONSITE (Trento, Italy).
More info: https://oe.cd/sacci
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Data-driven art residencies to reshape the media value chain-BlotOECD CFE
Presentation by Manon Blot, Project Manager, Cultural and Artistic activities and EU projects, France at the 6th Summer Academy on Cultural and Creative Industries and Local Development "Disrupting tradition: How digital technology is changing the cultural and creative processes", 18-20 Sept. 2023 ONLINE and 27-29 Sept. 2023 ONSITE (Trento, Italy).
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Presentation by Lara Assi, United Kingdom, & Natalie Lama, Jordan at the 6th Summer Academy on Cultural and Creative Industries and Local Development "Disrupting tradition: How digital technology is changing the cultural and creative processes", 18-20 Sept. 2023 ONLINE and 27-29 Sept. 2023 ONSITE (Trento, Italy).
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Presentation by Harry Verwayen, General Director, Europeana Foundation, the Netherlands at the 6th Summer Academy on Cultural and Creative Industries and Local Development "Disrupting tradition: How digital technology is changing the cultural and creative processes", 18-20 Sept. 2023 ONLINE and 27-29 Sept. 2023 ONSITE (Trento, Italy).
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Iii e - fitsimons seniors as an untapped source of enterprise potential
1. Seniors -
A Source of Untapped Enterprise Potential?
OECD workshop on Skills Development
for SMEs and Entrepreneurship
Copenhagen
28 November 2012
Paula Fitzsimons
paula@fitzsimons-consulting.com
2. The Starting Point
Demographic challenge to Lisbon Strategy
Ageing of population is aggravating the
entrepreneurship gap
Not a homogeneous group
Varying risk options is needed to suit individual
preferences
Novel approach is needed to encourage their greater
engagement with enterprise
3. OECD Policy Brief on Senior
Entrepreneurship
Key messages:
Population in Europe is ageing
Few involved in Entrepreneurship
Most focused on micro businesses with less growth
orientation
Growing population of healthy older people with skills,
financial resources and time available…potential
entrepreneurs
http://www.oecd.org/cfe/leedprogrammelocaleconomicandemploymentdevelopment/Policy_Brief_Senior_Entrepreneurship
4. OECD Policy Brief on Senior
Entrepreneurship
To increase entrepreneurship by older people, policy should:
Create a positive awareness
Support training and networks
Provide access to financing schemes
Include acquisition as route into entrepreneurship
Encourage 50+ to support others as Business Angels or
mentors
Tax and social security systems should not act as
disincentives
5. European Supported Initiatives
Prince’s Initiative for Mature Enterprise (UK charity)
http://www.prime.org.uk/
Mature Entrepreneurs (Poland)
http://pup.gda.pl/en/articles/629_914.html
Best Agers (multiple countries)
www.best-agers-project.eu
Senior Enterprise (three partner countries plus observers across NW Europe)
www.seniorenterprise.ie
6.
7. The means by which those in the older groups will
engage with enterprise as part of this ambitious pilot
programme is:
Through starting and partnering
Through investing and acquiring
Through advising and supporting innovation in
new and existing businesses
Role of Senior Ambassadors in reinforcing the
message
8. Senior Enterprise is also focused on:
Raising awareness of the many ways in which older
people can engage with enterprise
Identifying and influencing the removal of barriers to
engagement
Influencing policymakers to view older people
through engagement with enterprise as a resource
10. Senior Entrepreneurs
Developed and implemented on the basis of
transnational and shared learning
Iterative process has permitted the identification of
appropriate content and delivery style for 50+ Senior
Entrepreneurs
Role of volunteer mentors/facilitators
Communication strategy/ gatekeepers role in generating
field of suitable participants
11. Community of Shared Interest
Partners
Mid-East Regional Authority, Ireland (Lead Partner)
The PRIME Initiative, UK
Inno TSD, France
Observers
City of Bonn, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany
Conseil Général des Côtes d’Armor, Brittany France
County Enterprise Boards in Kildare, Meath and Wicklow, Ireland
Dublin City University, Ireland (Link to Professor of Entrepreneurship)
Ministry for Intergenerational Affairs, Family, Women and Integration, North Rhine
Westphalia, Germany
Perspective 45, Luxembourg
Provincial Government of Gelderland, Netherlands
PRIME Cymru, Wales
12. Highly Innovative
Turns the disadvantages often associated with the over
50’s and demographic change into a positive driver of
entrepreneurship and growth
Such a comprehensive approach has not been delivered
previously
Model is being tested and will be rolled out beyond NWE
13. It is intended as a result of Senior Enterprise that
More businesses will have been started
More investment will have been made
More older citizens will be active as advisors in
new and developing businesses
14. Senior Entrepreneurs
Of those who have received some form of
Senior Enterprise support, over 900 had set
up new businesses in 2011.
15. Responding to Demographic Change in
North West Europe
To learn more please visit the website
www.seniorenterprise.ie
16. Seniors-
A Source of Untapped Enterprise Potential?
Paula Fitzsimons
paula@fitzsimons-consulting.com
17. Seniors-
A Source of Untapped Enterprise Potential?
Most definitely!
Paula Fitzsimons
paula@fitzsimons-consulting.com