Παρουσίαση της ΜΟΚΕ ΠΘ στο Entrepreneur Week 2011

1. Barriers of Greek
students to start up
a business
Prof. Pantoleon Skayannis
University of Thessaly UIE

2. The usual suspects!
Difficulties for starting up and running a
business in Greece
What is the case?
Bureaucracy
Incomprehensible tax system
Unstable tax system
Lack of transparency
Corruption
Slow moving legislation (all phases)

3. The result!
Reservation
Disappointment
Frustration
HOWEVER !

4. The biggest barrier to
overcome is your own self!
Look at the psychology and the sociology
of Entrepreneurship and the development
of soft skills
What is the case?
Low Self esteem
fear of failure
risk aversion
responsibility aversion
lack of confidence
the “Mediterranean family”

5. Overcoming the barriers:
Where to put effort on?
Change perceptions
Raising awareness
Encourage
Motivate
Sustain enthusiasm
Encourage students to be more “Doers”
and less “reflectors”
Economy of student time (“intensification” and
structure of studies)
The “value” of the degree (as a piece of paper)

6. Overcoming the barriers:
on the side of educators in
Greek Universities
Who is doing the job in Greek Universities?
What is the emphasis on soft skills and how
is it applied?
What are the educational methodologies
followed by Greek Universities?
Are there any institutional barriers and how
can we overcome them?
Can we “technically” support the students?

7. Study the phenomenon
of students’ startups in
Greek Universities
Survey the barriers: Ask the students/ask
the educators/ask the stakeholders
Sociographics – demographics
Perceptions
Draw insights from theory

8. Thank you for your
attention!!!