1. 10 years of Entrepreneurship policy in the European Union Anders N. Hoffmann, Ph.D. Director of Enterpreneurship and Innovation

2. Denial

3. Envy

4. Embrace

5. Neglect

8. Some countries got it right

9. Entrepreneurial Performance Determinants Impacts

10. What do we want to achieve?  Create jobs  Stimulate economic growth  Alleviate poverty alleviation/ improve social inclusion Impacts

11. What is our dashboard?  Firms (number of new firms)  Employment (number of employment gazelles)  Monetary return (number of turnover gazelles) Entrepreneurial Performance

12. Incentives Culture What creates an entrepreneurial firm? Determinants

14. What should be the goal of the EU?:

15. “Es ist nicht genug zu wissen, man muss es auch anwenden; es ist nicht genug zu wollen, man muss es auch tun” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832