| Summary: | This publication examines how public policies at national, regional and local levels can support job creation by encouraging business start-ups and self-employment by people from disadvantaged or under-represented social groups. It shows that there is substantial potential to combat unemployment and stimulate social inclusion by promoting entrepreneurship in populations such as women, youth, seniors, the unemployed, and migrants, if the specific problems they face can be addressed and if entrepreneurship policies are opened up to all. Policy discussion in this report focusses on supporting business growth and developing effective coaching and mentoring programmes, and offers the inspiration of existing good practices from across the European Union. ContentsExecutive summary Reader's guideChapter 1. Inclusive entrepreneurship policy in the European Union Part I. Inclusive entrepreneurship in Europe - activity rates and barriers Chapter 2. Self-employment and entrepreneurship by womenChapter 3. Self-employment and entrepreneurship by youthChapter 4. Self-employment and entrepreneurship by seniorsChapter 5. Self-employment and entrepreneurship by the unemployedChapter 6. Self-employment and entrepreneurship by the foreign-born Part II. Policies for inclusive entrepreneurshipChapter 7. Supporting business growth among entrepreneurs from under-represented and disadvantaged groupsChapter 8. Effective coaching and mentoring for entrepreneurs from under-represented and disadvantaged groupsPart III. Country profiles: policy examples and key inclusive entrepreneurship data.
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