@article{keller2017opportunities,
  title = {Opportunities and Obstacles for  Information Technology Start-Ups in  Europe: A Comparison between  Germany and Latvia},
  author = {Pierre G. Keller},
  year = 2017,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/articles/JEURB/2017/422546/},
  journal = {Journal of EU Research in Business},
  volume = 2017,
  pages = 16,
  doi = 10.5171/2017.422546,
  abstract = {Smartphones, e-mobility, Internet of Things (IoT) – our world is situated in the middle of digitalization, product life cycles are short and innovations are particularly welcome in the information technology (IT) industry, as they imply a great opportunity for lucrative businesses. In particular, innovative start-up companies are playing an increasingly important role in this context. However, a strict consideration of country-specific circumstances (Germany and Latvia have been selected as examples) has to be made to evaluate founding culture. The following paper focusses on these issues in different ways and gives an insight of the entrepreneurial situation in the respective countries to the reader in the way how different circumstances affect start-ups and how the future development in the countries should be. The results show that – besides Germany – Latvia also portrays a very attractive market with even hidden potential for IT start-ups.},
  keywords = {Business Formation, Entrepreneurship, Information Technology, Start-up},
  note = Article ID: 422546
}