MacroPolis

Greek entrepreneurship by numbers: Micro-scale and macro impact

The latest data released by ELSTAT on the demography of Greek businesses for the year 2023 captures the idiosyncrasies of Greek entrepreneurship and adds valuable insight to the debate about Greek competitiveness and the efforts to boost long-term growth potential.

One unicorn does not a Silicon Valley make: positive news on startup front also highlights limitations

By: Georgiou Nakou

Record investments in Greek startups and a number of headline-grabbing exits – including Greece’s first “unicorn” – have generated a lot of interest in the space which the government views as a national success story. A closer look at the numbers reveals positive trends over recent years, however it also highlights the need for some perspective around a subject that is often susceptible to hype.