Unemployment in Greece is at 27.5%, with youth unemployment reaching 65%. Despite this, some young Greeks are starting businesses in sectors like tourism, entertainment, IT, and renewable energy. Events like startup unions and Open Coffee Patras provide networking opportunities and support for young entrepreneurs. While Western Greece struggles with decentralization, low GDP, and lack of infrastructure, it has strengths like natural beauty, cultural heritage, and academic institutions. Improving connectivity and developing renewable energy could create opportunities, but competition, overuse of resources, and inefficient social policies pose threats.

1. YOUNG EUROPEAN
STARTUPS
Economic
situation of
young people
and their
involvement in
business
sector in
Greece

2. CURRENT SITUATION IN GREECE
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Unemployment : 27,5% (elstat)
Youth unemployment : 65% (elstat)
Self-employment (ages 25-49): 27,4% (eurostat)
Socioeconomic crisis
Immigration of Youth professionals to other countries

3. SELF–EMPLOYMENT SECTORS
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Tourism
Entertainment
Clothing and footwear
IT
Renewable Energy

4. SUPPORTING EVENTS
Unions of start-ups
 Network
 Promotion and dissemination of activities
 Inspiration
 Consulting
 Funding opportunities
 Contests
 Venues

5. Open Cof fee Patras
 Monthly start-up venue in Patras
 Presentation of innovative start -ups
 Networking

6. S.W.O.T. ANALYSIS OF WESTERN GREECE
Strengths
 Western gate of Greece to other countries
 International tourism destination
 High natural and environmental value
 High quality of local products
 Important folk and cultural heritage
 Academic and Research institutions

7. S.W.O.T. ANALYSIS OF WESTERN GREECE
Weaknesses
 Decentralisation
 Low per capita GDP
 Low regional Development
 Low competitiveness
 Lack of infrastructures
 Deindustrialization trends

8. S.W.O.T. ANALYSIS OF WESTERN GREECE
Opportunities
 Improvement of transfer connections with rest regions and
countries
 Increase of international interest in alternative tourism
 Development of renewable energy
 Increase of usage of ICT
 EU supporting programmes
 Integration of economic migrants

9. S.W.O.T. ANALYSIS OF WESTERN GREECE
Threats
 High competition in production sector from rest EU countries
 Overuse of natural resources
 Migration to other regions or countries of scientific personnel,
because of the lack of local opportunities
 Dependence of production in governmental support
 Inef ficient social inclusion of economic migrants

10. THANK YOU