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Accelerace: Accelerating Start-up Growth in Denmark

By Soumitra Dutta,  Lutz Finger
Published 27 Sep 2012
Reference 5902
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Europe
Length 14 page(s)
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Highly Commended at 2012 EFMD Case Writing Competition, Entrepreneurship Category

Summary

Accelerace is a unique partnership between the Danish government and the private sector to accelerate the growth of high-potential start-ups in Denmark. The case focuses on the challenges involved in managing the process of accelerating growth in start-ups and measuring success in entrepreneurship.

Teaching objectives

The case discusses issues related to the acceleration of the growth of high-potential start-ups. It can also be used to debate the measurement of success of entrepreneurial ventures and identify the challenges of rolling out public-private partnerships across the country.

Keywords
  • Entrepreneurship
  • High technology start up
  • European ventures
  • High technology management
  • High growth companies
  • Measuring entrepreneurship
  • Q11213
  • European Competitiveness
  • Europe
About the authors
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Soumitra Dutta

Lutz Finger


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