Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Second career - reference documents

Self-employment and becoming an entrepreneur as a second career for dependent employees: final report

In 2003, DG Enterprise launched a comprehensive study among the EU-15 countries on the obstacles that dependent employees face when they try to become self-employed.

Overcoming the obstacles faced by dependent employees who want to become self-employed and/or start their own business: final report of the expert group

In 2004, a group of national experts from Member States analysed the issue further and identified some cases of good practices that could be interesting for all Member States.