7. Kapital
Eksempelvis udgør venturefinansierede
virksomheder i USA knap 0,3 pct. af det samlede
antal virksomheder, men beskæftiger ca. 10 pct.
af alle ansatte i den private sektor og
står for godt 20 pct. af BNP. Kilde
Business-englene foreslår også, at vilkårene for såkaldt
»crowdfunding« forbedres. Crowdfunding foregår via websider,
hvor iværksættere præsenterer deres ideer og tiltrækker små
kapitalindskud fra folk, der gerne ser ideerne realiseret.
Business-englene ønsker gennemført skatteincitamenter, så
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10. In the UK, nearly 60% of
venture capital
investment is made in
young firms that are
expanding, while this is
only around 40% in the
Nordic countries.
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14. The Nordic Growth Entrepreneurship Review 2012
Knowledge-oriented recommendations
1. Develop more nuanced, internationally-comparable data on startups
2. Develop better understanding of serial entrepreneurs
3. Develop new internationally comparable performance data and indicators
reflecting activities of firms that are ‘born big
4. Improve the understanding of entrepreneurship ecosystems
5. Create a diagnostic tool for growth entrepreneurship
Action-oriented recommendations
1. Establish a Nordic Growth Entrepreneurship Partnership with strong
involvement of the private sector
2. Form an Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Forum
3. Evaluate and compare public growth initiatives across the Nordic countries
4. Engage universities across the Nordic countries in the entrepreneurship
ecosystems
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