MOTIVATIONOPPORTUNITY SKILLS

Entrepreneurship Policy SME-Policy Time process Pre-start periodStart-upPost-start-Up Maintenance and expansion Nascent phase Up to 42 months The Interconnection between SME and Entrepreneurship Policies

Evaluation Problems and Perspectives

107 items to measure intensity for six areas Comparing areas and countries Preliminary approach Comprehensiveness Index Method

OUTCOMES STRUCTURE SME AND ENTREPRENEURIAL VITALITY

Profits Barriers to entry Concentration Competence Education Role models Work experience Dissatisfaction Growth Innovation Level of capital investment Regulations Economies of scale Degree of competition Personal networks Tacit knowledge Job training Exposure to entrepreneurship education Level of education Close role models Awards Media Work position and situation Number of years Team experience experience Unemployment Need for independence/control Market potential Price and cost structure Future prospects Tax structure Level of Entrepreneurial Activity Conceptual Model Approach

Regulatory bodies Regional Local Tech transfer offices Parents School administrators Nascent Growth firms Enterprise centres Economic development offices Venture capitalists Banks Angels Reporters Broadcasters Entrepreneurs’ associations Trade and employer associations Counsellors, advisors, mentors Accountants, lawyers, consultants Chambers of Commerce National Governments Universities and colleges School system Entrepreneurs Community organizations Capital providers The media Business associations Service providers Level of entrepreneurship Researchers Instructors Guidance counsellors Teachers SMEs Chambers of Commerce The Entrepreneurship System

Individual entrepreneur New customers Government loan guarantee Product development Counselling from a public service provider Information from a public service provider Consultancy work New board chairperson Increase of equity capital New strategic-plan A new loan by the bank

The relation between Dependency and Results PositiveNegative DependentMostlySeldom IndependentSeldomMostly

Entrepreneurship education-long-term effects continous effects Aministrative burden-a high number of alternatives Target groups-identifying and isolating Entrepreneurship promotion-small investments Networking -defining the unit to be evaluated