Born Globals – how to build a successful global strategy? Born Globals are start-ups that operate in knowledge-intensive or high-tech markets in global niches. What they share is a star product, high ambition, and a global vision. They operate in foreign markets immediately at the onset of their business activity or shortly thereafter. In most cases, Born Globals are science- and/or tech-based start-ups, often from higher education networks and with founders and investors who have a global perspective and internationalization as a goal. Examples of Born Globals include Logitech and… Read More
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Reflecting on 1st Ever Geneve Entrepreneurship Forum June 27 – 28, 2024
Reflecting on 1st Ever Geneve Entrepreneurship Forum
Global University Entrepreneurial Students’ Spirit Survey in Switzerland 2023/24
L’enquête GUESSS étudie depuis 2003 le projet complexe de création d’entreprise chez les étudiants et se concentre en particulier sur les facteurs d’influence, les conditions-cadres et leurs implications. Une attention particulière est accordée aux établissements d’enseignement supérieur qui, grâce à des offres appropriées, peuvent poser des jalons importants favorisant les intentions et les activités entrepreneuriales des étudiants. Le présent rapport fournit des informations essentielles à ce sujet. Il se base sur la collecte de données du projet GUESSS en Suisse en 2023, à laquelle ont participé au total 5 145… Read More
US Congress and Entrepreneurial Revolution & ICSB (International Council for Small Business)
Great to talk at the US Congress in Washington, DC, on June 6, 2022. The day organized by ICSB (International Council for Small Business) was an excellent opportunity to discuss the ingredients for an entrepreneurial revolution and why we need it. My focus was to talk about MSMEs and sustainability projects and how to integrate young, ambitious talents.
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Switzerland 2021/22
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) is the leading international study on entrepreneurship. It is carried out every year in more than 60 countries with a view to analyzing the entrepreneurial activities and attitudes of the population over the past year. Download report here: GEM_Report_2022_engl
The Benefits of Digitalization and Internationalization of MSMEs
Digitalization is playing an increasingly important role in the growth of small businesses and is leading to strategic, structural and cultural transformations. For MSMEs which decide to engage internationally, the use of digitalization presents new opportunities to succeed in foreign markets, based on a new international value proposition. Digitalization – as the combination and application of digital technologies within an organization, economy and society – is applicable for many fields and creates opportunities. It is represented in three related phenomena: digital artifacts, digital platforms and digital infrastructures. Full article here: The power… Read More
Unternehmertum Schweiz: Firmengründungen im Höhenflug
2019 haben die unternehmerischen Gründungsaktivitäten in der Schweiz einen Höchststand erreicht. Die Rahmenbedingungen sind im Ländervergleich gut, und die gesellschaftliche Wahrnehmung hat sich gewandelt. Wie es um die unternehmerische Landschaft in der Schweiz steht, misst all-jährlich der internationale Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, der 54 Länder miteinander vergleicht. Der aktuelle Monitor zeigt, dass die unternehmerische Aktivität in der Schweiz so hoch ist wie noch nie seit Beginn der Messung. Deutlich höher ist diese aber in den USA, und auch in den Niederlanden bewegt sich aus unternehmerischer Sicht mehr. Auf dem ersten Platz… Read More
Digitalization and Internationalization
As internationalization and digitalization are becoming increasingly intertwined, the question arises whether digitalization is shifting the borders in such a way that new, borderless, internationalization concepts have to be developed. Similar issues involve whether the focus should be on cities rather than countries, and if or how the speed of learning should be put in the foreground. In this way, digitalization provides companies with new fundamental experiential knowledge, enabling them to conduct faster market experiments in more countries than before.
Governance in High-Tech Start-ups
While the benefits of a board of directors are well understood for more established firms, the role of the board for new ventures constitutes a particular challenge. A new venture’s board of directors is highly consequential for its most important strategic and personnel outcomes. Based on the observation of multiple board meetings and several interviews with board members, this article reflects on how organization and strategy influence new venture boards. It summarizes key findings and identifies the most important limitations. It also explains how new international venture boards are impacted… Read More
Entrepreneurial story of the School of Management Fribourg inside the GEM-Report
Benoît Goncerut and Arnaud Cottet (Switzerland) with a master degree from the School of Management Fribourg (HEG-FR) and founders of Glacier Optics, have been published in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor on page 58. Glacier Optics makes sunglasses for climbers and mountaineers as well as for the modern urban fashion market.