Das im Jahre 1999 ins Leben gerufene GET UP - Gründernetzwerk hatte zum Ziel, die Zahl technologie- bzw. wissensbasierter Unternehmensgründungen in Thüringen spürbar zu steigern und die Gründeratmosphäre an den beteiligten Hochschulen nachhaltig zu verbessern. Der Beitrag analysiert hierzu...

The paper provides an insight into the efforts of Germany to create a culture of entrepreneurship at higher-education institutions and to promote university-based start-ups. The focus is on one particular network initiative - GET UP - which is part of the federal program EXIST University-based...

In 2002 a survey conducted by the University of Applied Sciences Jena pointed out that many young technology-based firms in the Free State of Thuringia in Germany strive for international contacts. 50% of the enterprises that have been surveyed operated internationally, 40 % intends to establish...

This report examines the pathways to formal external finance of different types of innovative business and identifies obstructions in those pathways. The study was carried out by BMG Research and the Centre for Enterprise and Economic Development Research (CEEDR), commissioned by the former...

This report examines how public innovation support affects the economic performance of businesses measured in terms of survival, employment and turnover. This is the second phase of analysis, building on previous research "Business innovation: effect of public support, 2014".

Die Bedeutung der Hochschulen im Innovationsprozess von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft kann nicht hoch genug veranschlagt werden. Ihre Aufgaben beschränken sich nicht mehr nur auf die Generierung und Vermittlung von Wissen, hinzugetreten ist mittlerweile auch die sog. Entrepreneurial Science, die...

This research report describes the findings from interviews with 48 disruptive innovative companies about their views on regulation and the impact of regulatory engagement on innovation. Discussions with businesses typically centred around 3 key themes: the accessibility of useful and timely...