Start-ups Support Ecosystems in Central and Eastern Europe
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This research fills in the identified research gap in the way of supporting start-ups in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). It identifies the development level of different factors of the start-up ecosystems support and shows the countries which are leading in certain areas. The research continues and deepens the work of the research team that was conducted in the years 2019-2023. The current research results are based on the last available reporting period data, which is year 2023.
In order to reach the research objective, the authors have used several research methods, including literature analysis, secondary sources analysis, statistical analysis, and the expert panel conducted using the Delphi and binary comparison techniques. Research results have shown that Lithuania and Estonia are the leaders in start-up support ecosystems in CEE, while Poland, Czechia, Slovenia and Latvia are the next countries in terms of start-up support ecosystems maturity.
The research results have several practical implications regarding start-up support ecosystems evolution, data identification, and institutional best practices transfer, that impact the successes of CEE countries. Based on the recent reporting period data, the research continues to fill in the existing research gap in terms of a synthetic summary of the start-up support ecosystems in the CEE countries.
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