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It is broadly agreed that the economic growth of this country is heavily dependent upon our ability to encourage more people to start up businesses.
We are particularly in need of more indigenous enterprises capable of selling innovative products and services internationally.

However, many myths persist about the concept of entrepreneurship. Some of these were evident in a recent Irish Examiner article entitled, ‘We should encourage a culture of risk-taking’.

The article, by Joe Gill, used a range of emotive expressions to ...

One of the great myths surrounding entrepreneurship is that it is concerned solely with the creation of a new business, and by extension the generation of wealth for the entrepreneur who established it. The reality is that entrepreneurship is about a way of thinking and behaving, it is about identifying opportunities, assembling a team, gathering resources, being positive, taking risk, and building for the future. Indeed entrepreneurship can be applied in many different economic contexts such as social entrepreneurship, public ...

Given the current economic challenges facing many countries across the globe, the notion of engendering greater entrepreneurial activity has become a significant goal for many national governments.

However, the challenge facing policymakers is to identify ways in which they can develop indigenous entrepreneurial potential and simultaneously renew the local economy by building competitive advantage.

It is almost 20 years since researchers first noticed that generating vast numbers of new jobs will not come from creating new firms. Instead, they will come from ...

I recently visited Qingdao (China) as part of my work as President of the International Council for Small Business. While there I had the opportunity to visit some of its 3rd level colleges, particularly Qingdao Feiyang Vocational & Technical College (where I spoke with an audience of approximately 1,000 students) and Qingdao Entrepreneurial Incubator Center of College Students.

China is currently going through a very interesting phase with its new leadership seeking to develop its economic activities internationally. Much of the entrepreneurial ...