Simplification of start-up procedures. - Small and medium sized enterprises (SME) - Enterprise and Industry

Simplification of start-up procedures. - Small and medium sized enterprises (SME) - Enterprise and Industry

(...) Europe needs more enterprises. One significant barrier to more entrepreneurs has been the time taken and the costs involved in the administrative procedures to start up and run a small enterprise. In 2006, the Council set a number of ambitious and concrete targets to facilitate start-ups throughout Europe before 2008. In 2008 these commitments were taken up and renewed by the SBA and the December 2008 Competitiveness Council with a set of wider and more ambitious targets. (...)