1. International comparisons of enterprise
© Robert Jones 2011, 2012 & 2013

2. Why are we so interested in small and medium business?

3.
No. of firms
Turnover
Employed
SME
Large firms

4. The German Mittelstand
Hidden Champions
– Lessons from 500 of the World’s Best Unknown Companies
Hermann Simon (1996)
The German Mittelstand
Hermann Simon (2009)
Hidden Champions of the 21st Century
– Success Strategies of Unknown World Market Leaders

7. UK government policy is increasingly supportive to SMEs since 1971

9. Which are the most entrepreneurial nations?
Which are the least entrepreneurial nations?

12. Different types of entrepreneurship?
Different motivations?

13.
Adapted from
Necessity
Opportunity

14. GEM identifies different groups of nations:
Factor-driven – basic
Efficiency-driven - intermediate
Innovation-driven – sophisticated
WEF and WB use same terminology

16. Where is it easiest / more difficult to do business?

17. Doing Business 2010

18. Doing Business 2011

20. Conditions for start-up entrepreneurs are improving

22. Doing Business 2011

24. Doing Business 2011

25. Doing Business 2011

28. Doing Business 2011

29. What age are entrepreneurs?

32. Gender and enterprise

34. Female participation - detail

35. Why do firms close?

37. Innovation?

41. International?

43. Conditions for enterprise

45. Effects of the economic problems – “credit crunch”

52. Tax
Who pays the most tax?
Where is the best place to do business?

53. 2009 Tax Misery & Reform Index
Forbes
2009 Tax Misery & Reform Index

55. Tax reform trends in OECD countries

57. Tax reform process in France and Germany and other nations

58. Any questions?