Business entry and business exit are natural processes that are inherent to European economic life. In fact, 50% of enterprises do not survive the first five years of their life and of all business closures, bankruptcies account in average for 15%. Even though today's failure can hold the germ...

The supply of start-up and early-stage equity finance is becoming more dependent on business angels, wealthy individual investors. The reasons for this include changes in the banking sector, which have made lending to small enterprises unattractive for banks due to low margins and high overhead...

Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) are crucial components of Europe´s industrial renaissance and key drivers of a sustainable and competitive industry. They provide the basis for innovation in a wide range of products and processes across all industrial sectors - both emerging and traditional -...