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New GEM report highlights entrepreneurial spirit in Hungary

2022-09-22Gigi Tímár

Almost half of respondents think it is easy to start a business in Hungary and a third believe that there are good opportunities to start a business in the next six months. These are among the findings of the new GEM Hungary 2021/2022 National Report. Tovább →

This crisis is different form the others

2020-11-27Gigi Tímár

There are and will be business opportunities, but the coronavirus crisis could cause serious changes in entrepreneurial activity because of the uncertainty and fear. This was revealed in the recent report of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), whose partner in Hungary is the Budapest Business School (BBS) from 2020. Tovább →

Freelancers in Hungary: freedom has to be learnt too

2020-11-24Gigi Tímár

They work more than an average employee, while work-life balance is also challenging, yet freelancers would not revert to being employees. This was shown, among other things, by a research conducted at Budapest Business School (BBS), which produced useful results for both those who are already freelancers and those who are planning to be one. Tovább →

A family business is “family” merely in its name in the case of the first generation

2018-11-16Gigi Tímár

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Although the importance of family businesses is acknowledged both in the fields of economy and politics, reliable information about these businesses is scarce. Up to now, the exact number of such businesses was also unknown. Thanks to the Family Businesses Research Project of Budapest Business School’s Budapest LAB – Entrepreneurship Centre, in the upcoming years the number of such businesses as well as their ways of operation will be investigated and analysed. Tovább →