International comparisons of enterprise © Robert Jones 2011
Which are the most entrepreneurial nations? Which are the least entrepreneurial nations?
Different types of entrepreneurship? Different motivations?
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?
Doing Business 2010
Doing Business 2011
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
Competitiveness
WEF GCI World Economic Forum – Global Competitiveness Index
http://gcr.weforum.org/gcr2010/
What are the conditions for start-up entrepreneurs to improve ?
Doing Business 2011
Doing Business 2011
Doing Business 2011
Doing Business 2011
What age are entrepreneurs?
Gender and enterprise
Female participation - detail
Why do firms close?
Innovation?
International?
Conditions for enterprise
Effects of the economic problems – “credit crunch”
Any questions ? Robert JONES Hadrien BAUDELLE Celia GEORGES Riwadi SAID SOILIHI