Teaching for entrepreneurial development and small business has played a significant part in governments' policy approach to economic development .
It is beyond doubt that there has been a significant growth in self employment and small business development over the past few years .
As it can be seen from the quotes, small businesses are becoming more and more important and by now 99.1% of all businesses fulfil the characteristics of a small business
In this essay, I intend to discuss the reasons why government should, or should not intervene (i.e. support) in small enterprises. In the appendix B I will also outline some of the latest European support programmes for business start-ups and small business development.
2Main Part
2.1Definition of small enterprises
The most commonly used definition of small businesses can be found in the Companies Act 1985. It states that small enterprises are companies with a turnover of below 2.8
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2.2Reasons for government support
Governments intervene in companies for several reasons. Below I will outline some of the reasons why governments spend large amounts on money every year supporting small businesses.
2.2.1Start-up support
This means governments supporting individuals to set up a company or newly created companies to survive in the market. Support takes place in different ways, such as financial support, managerial and entrepreneurial training.
2.2.1.1Employment
One of the main reasons why governments support start-ups is, that they are a major employment creator in every economy. When a new business is started,