Ireland

Leo Dana

Chapter 11 in Entrepreneurship in Western Europe:A Contextual Perspective, 2017, pp 201-218 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: This chapter consists of sections on Introduction, Historical Overview, The Environment for Entrepreneurship and Toward the Future. Introduction, as follows:The Republic of Ireland covers 70,283 square kilometres. It neighbours Northern Ireland, which is part of the entity officially called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Republic of Ireland has two official languages, Irish and English.Founded as a family business in 1944, Dunnes Stores developed into an important chain including operations outside Ireland. A more recent success story is that of Irish-born entrepreneur Patrick Collison (1988–) who was number 23 of the Forbes list, 2015 America’s Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40…

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Policy; Europe; Small Business; Self-Employment; Economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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