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Funding and sponsoring innovative entrepreneurial practices and ICTs in the Greek tourism sector

Part of : Αρχείον οικονομικής ιστορίας ; Vol.XXVII, No.1, 2015, pages 75-91
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Vol.XXVII, No.1, 2015
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75-91
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Despite the crisis, Greece experiences a vibrant start-up scene and the increased number of mentoring and incubation solutions available to startups in Greece, makes room for the entrepreneurs to grasp opportunities and to develop their ideas and services before moving to a bigger scale abroad. This paper address the issue of the funding and sponsoring innovative entrepreneurial practices and ICTs in the Greek tourism sector and argues for an active participation of governments, communities and academic institutions in building a healthy environment for startups and application of new technologies. It seems that Greece is getting into a new phase, where an entrepreneurial information sharing culture is spreading in the country and an entrepreneurial community and ecosystem is emerging, demanding a sound, healthy and supportive environment to flourish.
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Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Incubators, ICTs, Tourism
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JEL Classification: M31, M37, Z100
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