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How entrepreneurial are Croatian counties

A harmonious and sustainable regional development is in the heart of sustainable growth supported by job creation, competitiveness and improved quality of life. Since small and medium-sized enterprises represent more than 98% of European businesses, they are crucial drivers of economic and technological enhancement. The European Commission's support to the SMEs' internationalisation is based on innovation and job creation aided by various funding opportunities in the form of structural funds and diverse financial instruments. This chapter illustrates the state of entrepreneurship with respect to the regional categories in the Republic of Croatia recognising a decentralised and diversified approach to entrepreneurial activity necessary to accommodate the specificities of tranitional country's changes with respect to the accession into the European Union. Using a descriptive analysis to portray entrepreneurial characteristics of Croatian counties and NUTS II regions with respect to their matching exporting and importing activities, this chapter describes an entrepreneurial climate as an important feature promoting regional development.

entrepreneurship; regional development; NUTS II regions; European Union

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