INQUIRY INTO CONNECTION BETWEEN CROATIAN EMIGRATION AND INTENTIONS TO START BUSINESS

ABSTRACT

In this paper the authors explore why Croatian emigration occurs in such numbers and why is it preferred over starting your own business and making a desired life in Croatia. At the beginning the authors presented the entrepreneurship demographics and trends, as well as the Croatian emigration trends in last two decades. This was a foundation to construct survey in two parts for two different types of respondents the first part included a survey of people who emigrated from the Republic of Croatia to get a closer insight into why people prefer to move out than to start their own business;the second part included a current students survey to see their plans for emigration and potential entry into entrepreneurship when they finish their studies. The results show that Croatian emigrants and students look for a better job, more organized state and that they do not want to start their own business in Croatia mostly because of lack of knowledge and financial resources.