Zsuzsanna Csorba
This research will show findings about the definition of startups and about the relation between them and SMEs. According to the statement: although startups are technically SMEs, there are big differences between them in the following points: organizational structure, communication, age, international relations, corruption and sources. The aim is to examine the definition of startup (Ries 2012, Alyson 2014, Blank 2006, Birch 1987, Vecsenyi 1999) and it’s relation to SME (Páger-Szer 2012). Finding the best result, the most important researcher’s opinions will be outlined about the two business type, and about the organizational structure (Vecsenyi 2011, Handy 1986, Tariszka 2018) and about the entrepreneur (Schumpeter 1980, Vecsenyi 2011, Deák-Imreh-Kosztopulosz-Kürtösi-Lukovics-Prónay 2018). In order to find the core elements interviews was made and analyzed with young entrepreneurs. According to the findings the difference of the organizational structure, communication, international relations, and sources is true and valid, but not in the case of corruption and age.