Although the EU has prioritized the support and enhancement of youth entrepreneurship over the last years, thousands of young entrepreneurs are still facing burdens and social exclusion, while in many cases their initiatives are unsuccessful due to lack of competences and knowledge.<\/p>\n
This is the main conclusion of the desk and field research \u2013 in which 154 young entrepreneurs and experts on the field of business participated \u2013 that was carried out from January to March 2022 by the European initiative\u00a0Stars4SD<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in Greece, Italy, Austria, Belgium and Cyprus. The Stars4SD initiative aims to support youth entrepreneurship, innovation and active citizenship by promoting SDGs in practice.<\/p>\n The survey found that even though entrepreneurship initiatives may be offered (including entrepreneurial training programmes, financial incentives, etc.),\u00a0there are still many barriers that prevent youth entrepreneurs from starting and\/or keeping a business alive<\/strong>. In particular,\u00a0bureaucracy\u00a0<\/strong>and the\u00a0complexity of the administrative procedures<\/strong>,\u00a0lack of systemic support<\/strong>, as well as\u00a0lack of entrepreneurial skills<\/strong>, which slow down the process of setting-up and running a business are highlighted in the Stars4SD survey.<\/p>\n Participants in all partner countries said that youth employment could be better supported with\u00a0financial support through funding projects<\/strong>,\u00a0vocational education and training<\/strong>,\u00a0further support to youth startups<\/strong>, as well as\u00a0creation of new opportunities for apprenticeships<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Stars4SD<\/strong>\u00a0is an Erasmus+ project that aims to strengthen youth entrepreneurship and promote youth active citizenship and innovation, by providing support for young entrepreneurs and trainers about the importance of five Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) \u2013 namely provide quality education to youth entrepreneurs, gender equality, decent work and economic growth, reduced inequalities, and responsible consumption and production \u2013 by providing a methodology and guidance on how to meet these SDGs, and also by rewarding young entrepreneurs who take the necessary steps to meet the SDGs.<\/p>\n Although the EU has prioritized the support and enhancement of youth entrepreneurship over the last years, thousands of young entrepreneurs are still facing burdens and social exclusion, while in many cases their initiatives are unsuccessful due to lack of competences and knowledge. This is the main conclusion of the desk and field research \u2013 in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-survey"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tKey findings<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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A few words about Stars4SD<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Find out more about the findings of our research in the\u00a0Stars4SD transnational report<\/strong>\u00a0HERE<\/a>.<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"