Report for Chambers of Commerce and Start-up Centres
Fachartikel 749
Fachbereich
Betriebswirtschaftslehre
Fachrichtung
Marketing/Absatz
Artikel
2017
Sprache
englisch
Co Autoren
Zulauf, Katrin; Sanchez Bengoa, Dolores; Kaufmann, Hans-Rüdiger; Trevisan, Italo; Cubero Dudinskaya, Emilia; Hagen, Birgit; Ganassali, Stephane; Papp, Judit; Van Berkel, Johan; Van der Veen, Gerrita; Rajala, Arto; Hermannsdóttir, Auður; Zink, Lisa
Beschreibung
Blends of formal and informal networks characterize local entrepreneurial eco-systems
(Maroufkhani & Wagner, 2017). Formal networks are made up of interactions of all local, state,
and federal agencies and industry partners, as well as administrational units commercial
registers, banks, accountants, lawyers and chambers of commerce, or the ‘small business
administration’. Informal networks consist of family, friends and business contacts. In this
report, the focus is on part of the formal network support for new entrepreneurs, namely start-
up centres and chambers of commerce. This study is a result of the strategic partnership
Marketing Communication Innovativeness of European Entrepreneurs (MARCIEE), which is
a three-year project funded by the European Union (grant no. 2014-1-DE01-KA203-00624).
MARCIEE is part of the Erasmus+ activities of the EU and involves partners from eight
countries: Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania and the Netherlands.
The results of this study are rooted in triangular-perspective interviews. We provide a
comprehensive overview of the needs and wishes of entrepreneurs and contrast them with the
self-assessment of both start-up centres and chambers of commerce. Complementing the
interview data, we assess a contemporary range of services and support in desk research for
each country.
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