Does the national government in your country offers financial and non-financial support to ecosystem actors and ensures a startup-friendly policy framework? Maybe not in a way one would expect them to.
Author - Jakob Modéer
Jakob Modéer
Local Government – way off the mark
How much is a local government helping startups in the Balkans? And do they even care about entrepreneurship? Find out what our survey discovered.
Media—there is light in the tunnel
The claim was: the media in your city are regularly reporting on the entrepreneurial ecosystem. And the universal answer seems to be: Hmm, not so much, but it’s getting better!
Corporations – what are they waiting for?
Large corporations in your city are actively involved in the entrepreneurial ecosystem—true or false? What do you think?
Universities – why so low levels of involvement in the ecosystem?
Universities in your city are actively involved in the entrepreneurial ecosystem—well, not exactly. Universities are perceived as one of the least active actors across Balkan entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Entrepreneurial Support Organizations – how many do we really need?
There are enough ESO in your city to satisfy the needs and demands of startups? The answer is simple: Yes. Sometimes, we even have more than we need.
Talk to a lawyer and accountant early on
Service providers, such as accountants and lawyers, are unfamiliar with startups and vice versa. So how to change that and make them collaborate successfully in the Balkans?
We need more mentors, not more advisers!
Startups in your city are primarily supported by advisers (consultants), not by mentors—TRUE or FALSE? For healthy startup ecosystem, we need both.
Access to talent is a key startup success factor
What do you think - do startups today have access to a pool of talent and expertise in the local startup community? We asked the same question and got some interesting answers.
Finding that healthy balance between startups and scaleups
How accurate is the statement "There is a healthy balance between startups being created, growing and becoming scaleups in the startup community today"?
