Principle - Structural Ecosystem Change
- Increasing engagement with stakeholders in the ecosystem to overcome structural barriers for female entrepreneurs
Documents & Articles
GEM consortium (n.d.) Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Releases Ranking of Countries for Conditions to Start a Business
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor’s National Entrepreneurship Context Index (GEM NECI) provides policymakers with insights on how to foster an environment that supports creation of enterprises and their growth. The index measures the 12 entrepreneurial environment conditions (EFCs).
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Mason, C., & Brown, R. (2014). Entrepreneurial ecosystems and growth oriented entrepreneurship
Increasing the number of high growth firms (HGFs) is now a major focus for industry policy in developed countries. Policy intervention needs to take a holistic approach, focusing on the factors within the ecosystem: entrepreneurial actors; the resource providers w; entrepreneurial connectors; and the entrepreneurial environment.
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Schrijvers et al. (2022) Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Structural Change in European Regions
The process of structural change is investigated in six European regions recently confronted with a severe decline in manufacturing jobs. The Entrepreneurs are key actors and the agents driving creative destruction needed to transform the economy and ecosystem, but it is important to consider the economic history and regional context.
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OECD (n.d.) Fostering an Inclusive Entrepreneurial Culture
Describes the steps that policy makers can take to foster a more supportive entrepreneurial culture for women entrepreneurs. The policy guidance is structured around the good practice statements that comprise the “Fostering an Inclusive Entrepreneurial Culture” module in the Inclusive Entrepreneurship component of the Better Entrepreneurship Policy Tool.
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OECD/European Commission (2021). The Missing Entrepreneurs 2021: Policies for Inclusive Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment
Report that examines how public policies at national, regional and local levels can support job creation, economic growth and social inclusion by overcoming obstacles to business start-ups and self-employment by people from disadvantaged or under-represented groups in entrepreneurship (women, youth, the unemployed, and immigrants). There is the need for more differentiated government entrepreneurship policies that respond to the specific barriers they face.
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Fetsch et al. (2015) Women Entrepreneurs are Key to Accelerating Growth
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation discuss in the Entrepreneurship Policy Digest, the barriers to women entrepreneurs and offers five policy recommendations to address the gender gap.
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Quintos, K. (2019). Four Ways to Boost the Number of Women Entrepreneurs
The article is part of World Economic Forum Annual Meeting- explains access to capital and investment, local and global networking, embracing diversity and supporting growth for women entrepreneurs that embraces technology.
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European Insititute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Women Entrepreneurship and Leadership
The report lists activities and initiatives to close the gender inequality gap and refers to Gender Mainstreaming Policy, available at:
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European Commission Gender Equality Strategy
Focuses on delivery of a Union of Equality including policy objectives and actions towards a gender equal Union by 2025; How to end gender-based violence, stereotypes, labor market gender gaps, equal participation across different sectors, close gender pay and pension gaps.
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European Comission Report (2021). A guide to Fostering Women's Entrepreneurship
The document by EISMEA points out five key actions towards a digital, green and resilient Europe by underlining 5 policy actions that will foster increases in women’s entrepreneurship. (these have been compared to the aims of the WeRin project in our recent blog).
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Workshops / Courses / Online tools / Quizzes
Startupblink: Startup ecosystem in Croatia
Croatia Startup Ecosystem Overview.
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Startupblink: Startup ecosystem in Turkey
'Turkey Startup Ecosystem Overview
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Startupblink: Startup ecosystem in Germany
'Germany Startup Ecosystem Overview
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Startupblink: Startup ecosystem in The Netherlands
'The Netherlands Startup Ecosystem Overview
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Startupblink: Startup ecosystem in Ireland
'Ireland Startup Ecosystem Overview
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Course: Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Online
'Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women online is a free-to-access online business education program available to any woman around the world
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Networks & Initiatives
The European Network of Mentors for Women Entrepreneurs
The Mentors Network provides advice and support to women entrepreneurs on the start-up, management, and growth of their businesses in the early phases.
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Videos
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Introduction
An Entrepreneurial Ecosystem is a set of interdependent actors and factors coordinated in such a way that they enable productive entrepreneurship within a particular territory. The video explains differences in the prevalence of entrepreneurship and levels of welfare around the globe based on research.
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Recorded Webinar: GEM 2021/2022 Women's Entrepreneurship Report Launch
Women business leaders have a tremendous impact on their markets, industries and communities through innovation, job creation and economic growth. However, their contributions are often lost in the prevailing narrative that women are over-represented among the poorest and most vulnerable entrepreneurs globally.
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