Europe is often seen as being less entrepreneurial than the United States, where studies consistently show that people are more willing to take risks.
Entrepreneurs can tap into national and EU funds to help get off the ground – but while some plead for state intervention to promote small businesses and start-ups, others would simply prefer governments to leave them to it.
99% of companies in the EU are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), accounting for about two-thirds of jobs and GDP. However, less than 10% of them export goods and services within the bloc.
In February 2009, the European Commission launched Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs (EYE), a pilot scheme allowing young businesspeople to spend between one and six months with an established entrepreneur in another EU country.
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