Irish Regions Office Website

April 12, 2009

Entrepreneurial city rankings

Results from a survey published in early April of entrepreneurs' satisfaction and perceptions of how supportive local policies and circumstances in major EU cities are to start-up business development, have placed Dublin 27th
overall of 37. Helsinki took the European Cities Entrepreneurship Ranking plaudits for the most favourable climate for
enterprise thanks in the main to numerous research programmes to foster entrepreneurship; the presence of several dedicated enterprise support institutions who play a pivotal role in promotion and training; and the existence
of multiple economic and social networks which have developed partnerships with local-development agencies. Nordic and German cities dominated the top ten.

Dublin's strongest area is apparently how the local environmental quality impacts on entrepreneurial performance including access to suitable property, internal and external logistics, networking facilities, knowledge capital (universities and laboratories), skills availability, and the quality of the living environment. The capital was weakest in the provision of 'pre-creation support' including identification of potential entrepreneurs. Its ranking in terms of entrepreneurship promotion, funding, and 'post-creation support' (e.g. consultancy services and operational management) approximately reflected its overall position.

www.ecer.fr

Posted by iroronan at April 12, 2009 02:37 PM