Business Transfer Ecosystems and Awareness Raising Activities : Situation Analysis of Five European countries
Editoija
Viljamaa, Anmari
Tall, Juha
Varamäki, Elina
Singer, Slavica
Durst, Susanne
Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulu
2015
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952- 7109-33-5
https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952- 7109-33-5
Tiivistelmä
According to estimates, approximately 450 000 firms are being transferred annually across Europe affecting two million employees and around 150 000 companies are not being transferred due to system inefficiencies, causing a risk of losing 600 000 jobs. In order to promote economic stability and SME growth, system inefficiencies in business transfers should be targeted and business transfer ecosystems designed so as to promote successful transfers. Since early planning and preparation improves the business transfer success rate, one of the issues to be tackled is firms’ and other stakeholders’ preparedness for business transfers, the key antecedent of which is awareness of the issue.
This report is a part of an ongoing effort to bring SME business transfers and their ecosystems to the transnational level, allowing ecommendations for national and European level frameworks to be drawn. The project Business Transfer Awareness Raising - Developing activities and tools to advance business transfer success is funded by European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry (CIP), and co-funded by the partners (Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, Grenoble Ecole de Management, Universitat Jaume I, J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek and University of Skövde).
The main objective of the project is to develop an ideal model of awareness raising measures for SME business transfers in Europe. As a step towards this goal, this report presents and summarizes the current state of business transfer ecosystems and awareness raising activities related to business transfers in five European countries: Croatia, Finland, France, Spain and Sweden.
Analysis demonstrates the heterogeneity of business transfer ecosystems in Europe. Legislative environments differ widely, as do financing and business support structures. There are also considerable differences in the breadth and intensity of awareness raising activities. A lack of systematic and long-term approach regarding the implementation of business transfer awareness raising activities is noted. In conclusions it is recommended that the following should be considered 1) widening the scope of awareness raising activities, 2) using national advisory boards on business transfers to coordinate activities and support policy development, and 3) developing of impact measures for awareness raising activities.
This report is a part of an ongoing effort to bring SME business transfers and their ecosystems to the transnational level, allowing ecommendations for national and European level frameworks to be drawn. The project Business Transfer Awareness Raising - Developing activities and tools to advance business transfer success is funded by European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry (CIP), and co-funded by the partners (Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, Grenoble Ecole de Management, Universitat Jaume I, J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek and University of Skövde).
The main objective of the project is to develop an ideal model of awareness raising measures for SME business transfers in Europe. As a step towards this goal, this report presents and summarizes the current state of business transfer ecosystems and awareness raising activities related to business transfers in five European countries: Croatia, Finland, France, Spain and Sweden.
Analysis demonstrates the heterogeneity of business transfer ecosystems in Europe. Legislative environments differ widely, as do financing and business support structures. There are also considerable differences in the breadth and intensity of awareness raising activities. A lack of systematic and long-term approach regarding the implementation of business transfer awareness raising activities is noted. In conclusions it is recommended that the following should be considered 1) widening the scope of awareness raising activities, 2) using national advisory boards on business transfers to coordinate activities and support policy development, and 3) developing of impact measures for awareness raising activities.