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Entrepreneurial Ecosystem - Challenges and Solutions

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Entrepreneurial Ecosystem - Challenges and Solutions
The entrepreneurial bug has bitten the world today. The estimated value of the global startup economy is around $3 trillion, which also happens to be on par with the GDP of G7 nations. The year 2019 alone saw around $300 billion in venture capital investments being pumped into the startup ecosystem worldwide.
Startup ecosystems play a vital role in ensuring the success of a startup. Around 80 startup ecosystems globally have been able to produce a billion-dollar startup.
State of the Global Startup Economy
 
Building a decent startup ecosystem is a challenge. Around 74% of all value produced through the startup ecosystems remains focused on the top 10 performing cities worldwide. The Covid-19 situation has hit the startups hard, leading to a condition wherein around 40% of the startups will die if they do not raise capital. The importance of robust startup ecosystems has multiplied after the pandemic.

Top Big Entrepreneurial Challenges faced by Startups

Following are some of the most common challenges faced by a startup ecosystem, along with their prospective solutions.
 
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Inspiring new talent

For building a robust entrepreneurship ecosystem, entrepreneurs need different kinds of inspiration. First, they must have faith that the entrepreneurial journey will prove to be successful. Second, they need some creative inspiration to think out of the box and provide solutions to problems.
No startup ecosystem can survive without having a healthy pipeline of new entrepreneurs. Inspiring the newly minted entrepreneurs and keeping them inspired to follow their journey is one of the most critical challenges that a startup ecosystem has to tackle.
Solution
People derive inspiration from their immediate environment. One of the most effective ways to inspire confidence in aspiring entrepreneurs is by showing them the local success stories.
Interactive sessions with local successful business persons can be arranged where these entrepreneurs share their journey with the budding entrepreneurs who are thinking about taking the plunge. The interaction will drive the founder's self-belief and help them get past their self-doubts and other inertia.
The media can also play a vital role in inspiring entrepreneurs by covering successful entrepreneurs and companies' stories.
Another great way to foster confidence amongst budding entrepreneurs is to provide co-working spaces. These spaces will act as information exchange highways where the future entrepreneurs will interact with each other in a meaningful manner.
Tools to inspire:
  • Interaction with successful entrepreneurs
  • Media coverage of successful founders
  • Academic symposia and meet up for entrepreneurs
  • Co-working spaces as ideation opportunities

Knowledge resources in business for startups

Lack of proper knowledge, for a budding entrepreneur, acts as a dampener. As mentioned above, 'No Market Need' is the number one reason why startups fail. Rushing the product or service without proper market knowledge is responsible for this failure.
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There are many areas where budding entrepreneurs need knowledge. As shown above, finding partners for business is the main challenge that entrepreneurs face; further comes the business plan's financial viability and product profitability analysis. The startups' inability to gain access to these areas can prove to be one of the significant contributors to startup failure.
Solution
Startup founders need to handle challenges continually. For this, they need to learn the latest methods and skills. When the startup is just getting its ground, its founders might not know how to carry out specific tasks in the early stages. They need to continually answer the question, "What is the best way to do this?"
Books, articles, online resources, training programs, boot camps, meet up are the various information sources that the startup owner has to dig up to gain knowledge.
A startup ecosystem should provide all the knowledge resources to the budding startup founders. Access to knowledge regarding the latest technologies like Big Data, Cloud, IoT, VR, and AR can help startups improve their products and services exponentially.
Information resources:
  • Tech meet up
  • Startup boot camp
  • Libraries for startups
  • Entrepreneurship development Centers
  • Mentors and professional experts

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