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INNOVATION & GROWTH FINANCING
Innovation & Growth Financing remains by far the most critical issue for developing entrepreneurship in Europe. Too many important gaps exist in Europe preventing entrepreneurs with growth potential from finding appropriate sources of finance for their business projects.
Europe’s 500 Entrepreneurs for Growth seeks to promote sustainable solutions in order to reduce the equity gap without distorting competition or calling for more State aids or programmes.
High-level policy meeting on "Innovation" in Paris on December 8, 2006 organised by Microsoft and Science Business
Please find here the results for download.here for the Report (PDF, 900 KB)
Project in progress
Europe’s 500 – Entrepreneurs for Growth, the association for fast-growing companies in Europe, has developed a financing concept that closes the gap between the bank loan and venture capital market as well as reducing the financial risk for growth companies. Governmental or EU guarantees shall be granted to the companies against a yearly risk reward fee according to their risk rating. This means that the State would even be able to make a profit.
Financing Presentation delivered by Martin Schoeller at Handelsblatt Forum on 5 May (Power Point Presentation 170 KB)
Find more about it on Innovation and Growth Financing Project Sheet (PDF)
See what the German press says about this initiative
Contact
Prof. Dr. Hans Waschkowski, Advisory Board Growth Financing, Financial Consultant
(former Board member of Landesbank Baden-Württemberg)
email: waschkowski@t-online.de
tel. +49-711-325803
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