New Zealand GEM 2003 -04 Report
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Author:
Howard Frederick,
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Publication date:
21 March 2005
Report language:
English
Synopsis:
excerpt from page 2..............The world has always been and will always be in desperate need of entrepreneurs. They take a brilliant idea and make a flourishing business out of it. They are the life blood of the economy that is required to create new wealth. They help sustain people within their economies and communities across the world.
Through the enlightened understanding of the value of entrepreneurship, governments and decision-makers can better develop informed economic and social policies that will benefit everyone. Through this understanding, supported by hard facts and analysis, effective and sustainable plans for the future are possible.
Research in this area, particularly in New Zealand, has been sketchy. As a result, assumptions have remained unchallenged and the true level, nature and impact of entrepreneurship have never been fully explored. This study changes that!
The urgent question here in New Zealand is how all the various business and political interests are going to respond to the challenges this study presents to address the issue of entrepreneurship. It is not enough to be preoccupied with innovation. Innovation is simply
the breeding of brilliant ideas. Entrepreneurship takes those brilliant ideas to market and in doing so grows companies and their wealth. The entire economy benefits from their wealth of capital, talent and opportunity.......
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