ESN contributed to the Annual Report on European SMEs 2018/2019 with a dedicated section on startups, in the framework of the SME performance review. The SME performance review is one of the main tools the European Commission uses to monitor and assess countries' progress in implementing the Small Business Act (SBA) on a yearly basis. [...]
The EU-Startups Summit 2019 will bring together 1,200 founders, startup enthusiasts, corporates, angel investors, VCs, and media from across Europe. The two-day event is a great opportunity for networking, and a meeting point for aspiring entrepreneurs and investors who are aiming to build international tech companies.
Intent on completing and ensuring a competitive Single Market, ESN worked to provide Vice President Jyrki Katainen and the European Commission with several concrete suggestions regarding regulation and deregulation of the startup and scaleup landscape, addressing mainly: Startup Single Market, value-added tax, copyright, data protection, data localization, digital identity, patent law, platforms, the SME Test, [...]
The forum brings together for the very first time world brands such as Facebook, Google, Amazon, SalesForce, Alibaba, Yandex and venture capital funds from three continents whose primary purpose will be to help forum visitors to make a digital transformation of their business and to sell globally. More than 750 business owners, managers and business [...]
The 2016 European Startup Monitor aims to present the development and significance of startups and identify research gaps, outline economic initiatives that will strengthen national and regional European startup ecosystems, and cultivate enthusiasm for entrepreneurship in society. At 112 pages, it is a significant data-driven document which highlights all main factors of the startup ecosystem. [...]
