Press Release: Unleashing Europe’s entrepreneurial potential to bring back growth

To return to growth and higher levels of employment, Europe needs more entrepreneurs. With 4 million new jobs created every year, new companies, especially small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), create the most new jobs in Europe.

Therefore, European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani has presented an action plan to support entrepreneurs and revolutionise entrepreneurial culture in Europe. The plan stresses the key role of education and training to nurture new generations of entrepreneurs, and includes specific measures to help budding entrepreneurs among young people, women, seniors, migrants, and the unemployed.

European Commission: MEMO/13/7: 37% of Europeans would like to be their own boss http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-7_en.htm

European Commission: SPEECH/13/5: Presentation of the Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-5_en.htm

European Commission: MEMO/13/5: Entrepreneurship as a main driver for economic growth http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-5_en.htm

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