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Guidance supporting Europe’s aspiring entrepreneurs
Policy and practice to harness future potential

Table of contents

Foreword................................................................................................................1
List of tables and figures ........................................................................................7
List of examples .....................................................................................................8

Executive summary..............................................................................................10

CHAPTER 1
Introduction ..........................................................................................................27
1.1. Background: rationale, aims and objectives ...............................................27
1.2. Definitions...................................................................................................30
1.2.1. Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs............................................30
1.2.2. Entrepreneurship learning.............................................................31
1.2.3. IVET and HE.................................................................................31
1.2.4. Career management skills ............................................................31
1.2.5. Guidance.......................................................................................32
1.3. Analytical framework...................................................................................32
1.4. Methodology ...............................................................................................33

CHAPTER 2
Background..........................................................................................................36

2.1. Policy context..............................................................................................36
2.1.1. EU policy linkages to entrepreneurship learning...........................36
2.1.2. EU policy linked to guidance and entrepreneurship......................40
2.2. Entrepreneurship in Europe........................................................................41
2.2.1. Entrepreneurial activity in Europe.................................................41
2.2.2. Profile of entrepreneurs in Europe................................................45
2.3. Entrepreneurial aspirations and career option............................................48
2.4. Business formation skills ............................................................................51
2.5. Entrepreneurship learning in Europe..........................................................52
2.5.1. Introduction ...................................................................................52
2.5.2. Entrepreneurship learning in IVET................................................56

2.5.3. Entrepreneurship learning in HE...................................................57
2.6. Summary ....................................................................................................60

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