1. Business demography
Peter Bekx
Eurostat
Roma,
6 December 2006

2. Outline of the presentation
Political context
Data collection on business demography
FOBS
Future developments
Employer enterprises
High growth enterprises
Estimates of enterprise births and deaths

3. Re-launch of the Lisbon Strategy Green paper on entrepreneurship
Political context
Re-launch of the Lisbon Strategy
Green paper on entrepreneurship
Fuelling entrepreneurial mindsets
Encouraging people to become entrepreneurs
Gearing entrepreneurs for growth and competitiveness
Improving the flow of finance
Creating a more SME-friendly environment

4. Business demography
Annual data, transmitted 18 months after reference year
Data on enterprise births, survivals, deaths and related employment
+/- 100 NACE codes, plus special aggregates on ICT and services
Breakdown by employee size class and legal form

5. FOBS
More detailed information on successful entrepreneurship
13 EU Member States, BG, RO
Survey of 3-year old survivors
Motivation
Start-up conditions
Current situation and future prospects
Entrepreneur characteristics

6. Future developments
Extension of data collection
Employer business demography
High growth enterprises
Estimates of enterprise births and deaths
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