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Business demography Peter Bekx Eurostat Roma, 6 December 2006. 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. Political context
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Business demography Peter Bekx Eurostat Roma, 6 December 2006
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
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
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
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
Future developments • Extension of data collection • Employer business demography • High growth enterprises • Estimates of enterprise births and deaths • Nace Rev. 2