As Europe's leading economies continue to search for their own path to growth, much of the debate has focused on the role that big businesses will play in the economic recovery.
These answers, however, have not been forthcoming and policy makers and commentators have also looked closely at the role played by start-up businesses, entrepreneurs and “SMEs†– small and medium sized enterprises. The debate has raged and theories have been offered but answers remain elusive. So where might the solution come from? Perhaps they are to come from somewhere in between?