This paper reviews issues and trends in business advice policies for business start-ups and existing SMEs, including public support for business consultancy and mentoring. Business advice policies aim to improve the growth, survival and productivity performance of new and small firms by...

Die OECD hat 1990 eine Abteilung geschaffen, die die Zusammenarbeit zwischen der OECD und den osteuropäischen Ländern stärken soll. Ihre Hauptaufgabe ist, ein Programm zur Beratung, technischer Hilfe und Ausbildung im Rahmen der Wirtschaftsreformen durchzuführen. Bei der Durchführung der...

This policy brief discusses recent international policy experiences in developing e-learning and digital business diagnostic tools for entrepreneurs. E-learning tools can develop entrepreneurial knowledge, skills and competences among users and increase their confidence and success in business...

This paper analyses changes in the quality of the working environment in fifteen European Union countries between 1995 and 2015, using self-reported data from the European Working and Living Conditions Survey. It finds that, although in 1995, the self-employed reported inferior working...

Scale-ups, i.e. firms that grow fast over a short period of time, significantly contribute to job creation and economic growth. This study uses granular firm, establishment and employee data to understand how relocations, domestic expansions or foreign acquisitions impact the life cycle of...