International comparisons of enterprise © Robert Jones 2011, 2012 & 2013
Why are we so interested in small and medium business?
http://www.ifm-bonn.org/index.php?id=1017 No. of firms Turnover Employed SME Large firms
The German Mittelstand Hidden Champions – Lessons from 500 of the World’s Best Unknown Companies Hermann Simon (1996) The German Mittelstand http://cambridgemba.wordpress.com/mittelstand/ Hermann Simon (2009) Hidden Champions of the 21st Century – Success Strategies of Unknown World Market Leaders
UK government policy is increasingly supportive to SMEs since 1971
Which are the most entrepreneurial nations? Which are the least entrepreneurial nations?
http://www.gemconsortium.org/docs
http://www.gemconsortium.org/docs
Different types of entrepreneurship? Different motivations?
http://www.gemconsortium.org/docs Adapted from Necessity Opportunity
GEM identifies different groups of nations: Factor-driven – basic Efficiency-driven - intermediate Innovation-driven – sophisticated WEF and WB use same terminology
Where is it easiest / more difficult to do business? http://www.doingbusiness.org/~/media/GIAWB/Doing%20Business/Documents/Annual-Reports/English/DB13-full-report.pdf
Doing Business 2010
Doing Business 2011
Conditions for start-up entrepreneurs are improving
Doing Business 2011
Doing Business 2011
Doing Business 2011
Doing Business 2011
What age are entrepreneurs?
Gender and enterprise http://www.gemconsortium.org/docs/download/768
Female participation - detail
Why do firms close?
Innovation?
International?
Conditions for enterprise
Effects of the economic problems – “credit crunch”
http://gcr.weforum.org/gcr2010/
Tax Who pays the most tax? Where is the best place to do business?
2009 Tax Misery & Reform Index http://www.forbes.com/global/2009/0413/034-tax-misery-reform-index.html Forbes 2009 Tax Misery & Reform Index
Tax reform trends in OECD countries http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/9/23/48193734.pdf
Tax reform process in France and Germany and other nations
Any questions?