[PDF] Top 20 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Scotland 2014

... Table 4.1 shows the point estimates for each Local Authority area for key GEM measures of entrepreneurial attitudes for the non- entrepreneurially active respondents in the combined 2003 to 2014 sample. It shows ... See full document

... in Scotland and the UK generally to agree they have the skills, knowledge and experience to start a business, but more likely to agree that they know an entrepreneur, although the gap has narrowed in the past few ... See full document

... Without sufficient performance, a business would not be able to survive especially in a competitive environment. Numerous factors may influence the business performance while entrepreneurs pay attention to those of ... See full document

... between 25-34 years displayed the highest rate of early-stage entrepreneurial activity in the UK in 2011, but for the second year running the age group with the highest TEA rate in Scotland was 18-24 year olds. ... See full document

... Table 5 displays different measures of entrepreneurial activity in the four home nations of the UK for 2010. Together, these measures allow us to assess the degree of dynamism and stability across different parts of the ... See full document

... co-directs Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) in the ...Policy, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Small Business Economics, and Family Business Review, among ... See full document

... 2009, 20% of UK households were “mobile- only”. Whatever the true figure, it is clear that fixed line surveys are not fully representative of UK households, that the distribution of mobile-only households is different to ... See full document

... Promoting entrepreneurship ventures provide substantial job opportunities and they contribute significantly in expansion and growth of GDP while ensuring the proper flow of money throughout the economy (Smallbone ... See full document

... in Scotland and the UK generally to agree they have the skills, knowledge and experience to start a business, but more likely to agree that they know an entrepreneur, although the gap has narrowed in the past few ... See full document

... Other new models to address the finance gap, such as crowd-funding platforms, are likely to develop through individual initiative, and while the Scottish Government’s new initiatives to mentor and fund growth-oriented ... See full document

... In about half of LIDCs, the overall fiscal deficit will decline or stabilize in 2014, mostly because of spend- ing restraint. Delays or cuts in public investment are forecast in Haiti and Zambia, coupled with wage ... See full document

... There would be a benefit to both students and institutions if PVG scheme membership can be resolved before students start courses. This would allow admissions assessors to be more confident about offering places where ... See full document

... The Global Innovation Index Measuring innovation performance internally, nationally and/or globally is a prudent method for determining the rights and wrongs of innovation strategy and for determining under what ... See full document

... the global competitive landscape (Fritsch and Wyrwich, 2017; Yusuf and Albanawi, 2016; Toma ...et.al., 2014; Van Stel et.al., 2005). In the GCC, entrepreneurship is considered as the key plank for ... See full document

... Women Entrepreneurship Development Programs in the state of Kerela” has focused on the various Central and State EDP ...of entrepreneurship in Kerela are discussed in ... See full document

... Chinese respondents described working very long hours a national practice in China that has been of considerable benefit to their ventures here in Scotland. A Pakistani participant also observes that his Pakistani ... See full document

... respectme, Scotland’s Anti-Bullying Service was launched in March 2007. The service is fully funded by the Scottish Government and is managed by SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health) in partnership with LGBT ... See full document

... This research was designed to:     Identify the types of bullying that is experienced by children and young people Give a clear picture of where bullying happens and where online and[r] ... See full document

... It is clear that amongst the fall-out from the financial crisis and economic downturn since 2008 there has been a growing concern about the massive disengagement of young people from the formal economy in many economies ... See full document

... promote entrepreneurship in education are fragmented and lack coherence, while 15-year-olds are performing worse in solving non-routine problems than one would expect from their reading, maths and science ... See full document