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Young people, women and seniors have fewer opportunities to transform their business ideas into reality, according to a new OECD report. They are faced with problems of access to finance, skills and networks that make it harder for them than for other groups in society to start-up their ventures. These “missing entrepreneurs” are costing economies ...

29/11/2021 – Young people, women and seniors have fewer opportunities to transform their business ideas into reality, according to a new OECD report

New report estimates there are 35m 'missing entrepreneurs' across the OECD area

What are governments doing?   Public policy can have an important role in making entrepreneurship more inclusive by addressing market, institutional and behavioural failures that tend to fall heavily on disadvantaged and under-represented groups such as the unemployed, youth, women and migrants. This includes: Refining regulatory and welfare institutions to reduce barriers to business creation Building a culture that is supportive of entrepreneurship in diverse social groups Increasing awarene...

What is the potential for youth entrepreneurship?   While nearly half of youth express an interest in entrepreneurship, only 4.7% of youth in the EU (7.4% in OECD countries) were actively trying to start a business between 2014 and 2018. Those who successfully start a business tend to be more growth-oriented than older entrepreneurs. About 11.1% of new youth entrepreneurs in the EU (14.6% in OECD countries) reported that they expected that their new business would create at least 19 jobs over ...

Données   March 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound shock on economies and labour markets around the world, and the impact of this crisis on women is stark. Women make up nearly 70% of the health workers on the frontlines against COVID-19, exposing them to a greater risk of infection. They also continue to do to up to ten times the amount of unpaid care work in households that men do, and face higher risks of economic insecurity. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, women were l...