Small business

GROWTH/
EMPLOYMENT
EXTERNAL TRADE
ECONOMIC AND
PRODUCTIVITY
CREATION
PERFORMANCE
SOCIAL BALANCE
A more adaptive and
enterprising work force.
More innovations emerging
from the higher education
sector/science base.
Graduates more motivated to
set up and expand small or
medium size enterprises.
A more knowledgeable and
efficient service sector work
force produced by the
vocational education sector.
More and better private
sector  business development
services.
Lower youth unemployment.
More start-ups creating jobs.
More flexible workforce.
More unemployed exploring
self-employment
opportunities.
More internationally oriented,
entrepreneurial young
managers.
More graduates retained in
deprived regions of the
country.
Stronger position of women
through self-employment.
More reliance on self-help,
less social on security,
resulting in fewer socially
excluded young people and
drop-outs.
Lower crime rates.
Stronger potential to solve
regional imbalance  problems
by self-help.

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