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Introduction to Day 2Katarzyna Bałucka-Debska

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www.linkedin.com/groups/8416175

Continue the discussion in the Online SME Assembly

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10 Years On …

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Cristina FernandezGlobal Entrepreneurship Network

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Kenneth RyanKPMG

[ Entrepreneur ]Can You Spell It?

Entrepreneur Definition in 2016

Kenneth Ryan

A proactive, profit

seeker, risk taker, offering

a focused product, within

cultural boundaries, male

dominated, solving

a defined customer

problem.

What Will Happen in Next 10 Years

Changes

to come

Move from

focused to broad

product range

offering linked

by brand

Move from

solving customer

problem to providing

constant and

relevant customer

experience

Female

impact will grow

exponentially

5 611

17

24

34

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1972 1979 1984 1997 2007 2017 2027

% of female entrepreneurs

Language

and geographic

limitations will

disappear

Customer

interaction point

will convert from

Physical to fully

virtual

Entrepreneur Definition in 2026

Kenneth Ryan

A proactive, profit

seeker, risk taker, offering

a range of experiences,

across all cultural

boundaries, gender

indifferent, delivered

in a virtual space.

[ Entrepreneur ]Does Not Matter You Can't Spell It...

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Ladislav AmbrovicsMINIT Slovakia

MINIT Slovakia - Company profile

• Family company

• Leader in SK bakery industry

• Key product: MINI

− High fun factor

− Strong positive emotion

• Key channel: FRANCHISE

− 250+ franchisees

− Full service franchise with low

entry capital requirements

MINIT Slovakia - Keys to 2026

• Idea− Satisfy a need

− Refer to existing things toconnect your business with theconsumer

• Structure your company

• Adapt− 20 sizes fit 20 people

− Sell omni-channel

− Interact a be honest

• 3 rules for SMEs− Better before cheaper

− Revenue before cost

Ladislav.ambrovics@minitbakery.sk

There is no third rule.

Thank you!

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Michael MellinghoffTechfluence

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Andri Pandoura Winner of the Youth Essay Competition

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Imagine it is 25th November 2026

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Discuss in groups the characteristicsof ‘enterprise in Europe’ in 2026

that you imagined.

And the key factors that led toyour vision of the future

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Write your vision of ‘enterprise in Europe’ in 2026

on a green post-it

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Write the most important factor that led to this future

on a yellow post-it

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‘Our Future’Statements

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Factors

After coffee …

11.00

• Scale-up Lab (Conference)

• Policy Session 1 – Skills for SMEs

• Policy Session 2 – Innovation in the Creative Industries

• Masterclass A – Family Business

• Masterclass B - Crowdfunding

12.30

• Policy Session 1 – Single Market Lab

• Policy Session 2 – Creating a Collaborative Economy

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Scale-up Lab

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Kristin SchreiberDirector for SME Policy and the COSME Programme

DG Growth

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Pieter WaasdorpSME Envoy for The Netherlands

Director EntrepreneurshipMinistry of Economic Affairs

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NLGroeit

Pieter Waasdorp

Ministry of Economic Affairs

Harold GoddijnCEO TomTom

More scale ups

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How?

Focus on entrepreneurial skills‘If entrepreneur grows, the company will grow.’

Actions along 3 lines:1.Inspire (to grow) 2.Activate (to take action: improve your skills) 3.Facilitate (referrals to growth programs, education, mentor)

Building an ecosystem

Results! after 10 months

• 120 individual matches entrepreneur - mentor

• 200 entrepreneurs received peer2peer coaching

• 1500 visitors at nlgroeit meetings

• 100 partners contributed to the website

• 130 entrepreneurs are mentor to other entrepreneurs

• 300 online (self)test for entrepreneurs on growth skills

• 30.000 visitors on the nlgroeit website

• 3.000 members receive newsletter

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nlgroeitT +31 88-585 44 44E info@nlgroeit.nlI www.nlgroeit.nl

In cooperation with

NLGroeit

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Tue David BakSjaelland Region

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Maria ScordialosOlga Muravjova

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What other Scale-up programmes exist in Europe?

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Nathan WiersmaIdeas from Europe

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What other global needscould ‘Ideas for Europe’

be applied to?

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How can we increase scaling-up through ‘Ideas for Change’?

Who are the key stakeholders that need to be involved?

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FeedbackNathan Wiersma

Sonja Van Meerbek

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Kristin SchreiberDirector for SME Policy and the COSME Programme

DG Growth

After lunch …

14.30

• Policy Session 1 – Accessing Alternative Finance

• Policy Session 2 – Growth of Social Enterprise

• Masterclass A – Virtual Reality: A Serious Business

• Masterclass B – Closing the Textile Loop

15.30

• Conclusions

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The winner of the most re-tweeted tweet competition is…

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Get in the Ring!

@GITRGlobal 52 Retweets!

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Feedback from our VisualisationSabine Soeder

Graphic Recorder

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Viljar LubiSME Envoy, Estonia