Press Release: EU says we should glorify our entrepreneurs: Skype; Spotify and Angry Birds creators advise EU – first stage of “Startup Europe” campaign

Web entrepreneurs worldwide have an enormous impact on the economy and society. The majority of new jobs are created by start-ups and 45% of Europeans would like to be their own boss if they could.

Collectively, start-up companies create three million jobs in the US in each year during their first year of business, a level of dynamism we would like to see matched in the EU.

With help from the creators of Spotify, Angry Birds, Tuenti, Skype, SeedCamp, HackFwd, London's Tech City and TheNextWeb, the Commission is creating a platform for star entrepreneurs to tell their stories of inspirations and frustration, to wake-up young Europeans and leaders to the potential of entrepreneurial careers.

EurActiv, 22.03.13: Skype, Spotify creators hope to inspire European innovation http://www.euractiv.com/innovation-enterprise/skype-spotify-creators-hope-insp-news-518683

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