Entrepreneurship should include college graduates, Government told

The Government runs the risk of investing too little too late in the entrepreneurial cycle if it doesn’t widen its own definition of entrepreneurship away from just start-up companies, and include college graduates.

“Entrepreneurship — in its broadest sense — is an individual’s ability to turn ideas into action,” said Professor Suzi Jarvis, founding director of the Innovation Academy at UCD.

“Some entrepreneurs will start companies, some will spin out companies from universities or corporations, and some will instigate change within larger organisations or at a societal level.”