Given the extended period of economic crisis, Europe is in more need than ever of finding a sustainable way to create jobs and growth. Small and medium sized businesses account for 99% of enterprise in Europe and they have been identified as key drivers to achieve the growth and development needed. Entrepreneurs are the driving force behind these businesses and are therefore vital to this process.Currently, women make up 52% of the population of Europe but only account for 34.4% of self-employed in Europe. They are considered as one of the biggest sources of potential growth and new jobs in the European Union. Innovative projects and initiatives driven by European Institutions are positive steps towards accessing this potential. However, much more still needs to be done to reach out to women in Europe and to support them to this end.Migrants and ethnic minority groups also have an important role to play as entrepreneurs. Statistics show that proportionately more members of these groups start there own businesses than the native people in their countries. However, migrants and ethnic minorities face deliberate discrimination and also require support to enable them to overcome educational, language and finance barriers. If these and other obstacles can be effectively tackled, then this group will provide an even more significant and important contribution.Entrepreneurship represents an important option for young people. Current figures put the youth unemployment rate at 23.5% in the EU; fostering young entrepreneurs can help to address this, as well as ensuring sustainable growth. In particular, young people need to be reached through education systems in order to achieve this. Support mechanisms, pan-European projects and networks are important ways to bring about these changes, taking advantage of expertise from across the EU.This International Symposium seeks to analyse current entrepreneurship practices across Europe. It aims to monitor and measure the impact of partnership working, exchange good practice at local, national and international levels and ensure that current measures are both inclusive and transposable on a supranational level. The symposium seeks to integrate European knowledge in order to help shape sustainable EU-wide inclusive entrepreneurship strategies.