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Small Entrepreneurship in Tourism and Hospitality of the Republic of Croatia from the European Union Perspective

Small enterprises are the main source of employment, main initiator of inovations, and social and local integration in Europe. By Lisabon Declaration EU set a goal to become the most competitive and the most dynamic economy in the world, based on knowledge, capable for sustainable economic development, for opening a larger number of higher quality work places, and stronger social cohesion. Does the Republic of Croatia recognise the role of small entrepreneurship and to what extent, and what are the possibilities of small entrepreneurs in creating a unique tourist product? The goal of this paper is to point out the significance of small entrepreneurship in tourism and hospitality of the Republic of Croatia in the context of modern European politics of the 21st century. The purpose is to analyse the place and the role of small entrepreneurship in tourism and hospitality through the prism of Croatian legislation, and the key documents of promotion and stimulation of small entrepreneurship in the EU. The authors of this paper will also analyse the business of small entrepreneurs in the field of H-hotels and restaurants in the first six months of 2009, and compare the indicators

Small Entrepreneurship ; TEA Index ; Tourism and Hospitality ; EU ; Innovations

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