Entrepreneurship, Institutional Framework and Support Mechanisms in the EU

Nikolaos Apostolopoulos is Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Director of the MBA programme at Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus. He also acts as a Scientific Advisor at the Labour Institute (INE-GSEE).Konstantinos Chalvatzis is a Professor of Sustainable Energy Business and Associate Dean for Innovation for the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of East Anglia (UEA), UK. He holds the chair of the UEA-wide interdisciplinary theme ClimateUEA.Panagiotis Liargovas is a Professor in Economics at the University of Peloponnese, Greece. He is also the President and Scientific Director of the Centre of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE).

• Chapter 1. Entrepreneurship, Institutional Framework and Support Mechanisms in the EU; Nikolaos Apostolopoulos, Konstantinos Chalvatzis, and Panagiotis Liargovas;Chapter 2. Entrepreneurship Enhancement Policies and the Competitiveness Web: The Case of the European South; Charis Vlados,Theodore Koutroukis, Dimos Chatzinikolaou, and Michail Demertzis;Chapter 3. Entrepreneurship Education Management in the EU; Judita Peterlin;Chapter 4. The Role of Entrepreneurial Education in the Development (and Success) of Family-Owned Technology-Based Businesses in Romania; Gabriela Doina Stănciulescu and Cezar Scarlat;Chapter 5. Effective Entrepreneurship Education through Innovation Project Development at the University; Inese Spica, Baiba Berzina, and Ernests Spics;Chapter 6. Vocational Education and Training as a Support Mechanism and Policy Instrument for the European Social and Solidarity Economy; Nikolaos Apostolopoulos, Christos Goulas, Alexandros Kakouris, and Ira Papageorgiou;Chapter 7. Supporting Entrepreneurship Success through the Implementation of a Total Quality Management Model for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs); Thanos Kriemadis, Ioanna Thomopoulou, and George Sainis;Chapter 8. Innovation analysis in Cypriot Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Role of the European Union; Andreas Masouras, Victoria Pistikou, and Marcos Komodromos;Chapter 9. Feasibility Study Methods for Entrepreneurs in Sustainability-Related Ventures; George Papageorgiou and Alexander N. Ness;Chapter 10. Resilience through Entrepreneurship: Εnriching European External Action Service’s (EEAS) Resilience Toolbox; Revecca Pedi and Katerina Sarri;Chapter 11. The Nature and Problems of Greek Tax System: Achievements and Challenges in Improving Greek Entrepreneurship; Panagiotis Liargovas, Nikolaos Apostolopoulos, Zacharias Dermatis, and Dimitrios KomninosChapter 12. Entrepreneurship and Sustainability: Plugging the Green Skills Gap with Empathy, Compassion and Connectedness to Nature; Christopher Moon;Chapter 13. The Main Effects of MiFID on European Capital Markets and European Integration; Athanasios Panagopoulos