Developing and Approving a Work Programme

1. Entrepreneurship Indicators Project-------------------------------------------------------Work Programme Tim Davis OECD Statistics Directorate EISG Meeting, Rome, December 4/5, 2006

2. Developing and Approving a Work Programme • The WP is a key role of the Steering Group • Secretariat (EIP) will develop proposals and schedules • Seek active input from members • Financial resources limit number of projects • Desire is to coordinate existing work to achieve common outputs and measures

3. Work Programme • The EIP is supported by Voluntary Contributions • Thus, we need to demonstrate short-term outputs • Organise work in smaller modules Numerous forces/factors influence the Programme • Statistics Committee: endorsed Action plan • Kauffman Foundation: Key Phase II sponsor • OECD’s WPSME: Finance/High Growth • ICE Agreements: High Growth and Risk Capital • Coordination and agreements (Eurostat, Denmark, EIM)

4. Work Programme - Deadlines Kauffman Foundation • July 2007 – Progress Report • Sept 2007 – Draft Measurement Manual • Sept 2007 – Preliminary Set of Indicators International Consortium (ICE) • March 2007 – Report from High Growth Project • Research definitions and available data; propose definitions and approach • June 2007 – Report from Risk Capital Project

5. Work Programme: Major Components • Establish a “Programme”: a Network and Support • Develop a Manual for Entrepreneurship Measurement • Establish a core set of indicators to be produced • Develop database of existing entrepreneurship data • Pilot new surveys/modules for data collection • Collect and Publish Entrepreneurship Indicators

6. Establish Programme - Network and Support • Fall 2006 – Establish EISG • Fall 2006 – Presentations for awareness and support • December 2006 – EISG meeting • Dec 2006 – Establish at least one EISG Task Force • Jan 2007 – Finalise (initial) core EISG membership • Jan 2007 – Develop Flyer and Sponsorship Targets • Feb 2007 – Approve/transmit Work Programme • Feb 2007 – Approval and transmittal of Governance Paper

7. Establish Programme - Network and Support • Feb-March 2007 – Conduct sponsorship campaign • June 2007 – Entrepreneurship Indicators Workshop at World Forum on Indicators, Istanbul • Fall 2007 – Research Conference on High Growth

8. Develop a Manual for Entrepreneurship Measurement • Jan 2007 – Agreement on definition of entrepreneurship • Develop and agree on structure and outline of measurement handbook • March 2007: Chapter on High Growth definitions and measures • June 2007: Chapter on Risk Capital definitions and measures By September 2007 • Draft introduction and entrepreneurship framework chapter

9. Develop a Manual for Entrepreneurship Measurement By September 2007 • Integrate a combined Eurostat/OECD Business Demography Manual • “Deliver” First Draft Manual to Kauffman Foundation • Introduction • Framework • Business Demography • High Growth • Risk Capital • Overall Chapter outline

10. Establish a Core Set of Indicators • Introduce and structure discussion at Dec EISG meeting • Establish Task Force to develop Paper on core set of indicators for 2nd EISG Meeting (June 2007?) • Use inventory of entrepreneurship data to benchmark, cross check and refine list of core indicators • Identify first phase of core indicators for inclusion in Mini Compendium in Fall 2007

11. Database of Existing Entrepreneurship Data • Consolidate, harmonise and exploit existing sources of information • Jan 2007 - Prepare a questionnaire to survey NSOs and Policy Bodies on existing entrepreneurship data • Jan 2007 – Test survey approach on SG countries • Jan – March 2007 – Conduct survey, internet and telephone research to complete inventory • Identify and document all sources • Assemble relevant data from useable sources

12. Database of Existing Entrepreneurship Data • Sept 2007 – Prepare Report on state of existing entrepreneurship data in OECD countries and international organisations

13. Collect and Publish Entrepreneurship Indicators • Jan – June 2007– Undertake Business Demography Data Collection including Start-up and High Growth • Fall 2007 – Prepare OECD and Eurostat data for Business Demography Publication(s) • Produce mini-compendium with key Business Demography and other core indicators • Develop internet site for entrepreneurship indicators

14. Entrepreneurship Performance Indicators • Firm start-up rates, by size category • Measures of high-growth firms ************************************************************************************************ • Business ownership; Business density • Degree of entry and exit “churn” • Firm survival rates • Various innovation indicators • Number of university spin-offs created

15. Framework Condition Indicators • Entrepreneurship education • Access to financing • Taxation and incentives • Innovation and R&D • Access to technology • Re-start possibilities; Bankruptcy environment • Ease of entry; Administrative burdens • Patents and patent productivity • Infrastructure and Quality of life

16. Pilot New Surveys/Modules for Data Collection • Establish separate Task Force of the EISG • Plan work in Sept 2007-2008 period • Jan-June 2007: Review results of FoBS and KFS with data users; identify gaps • Review findings of US Business Demography Panel • June –Sep 2007: Commission three “think pieces” on key data gaps for entrepreneurship policy • Fall 2007 – Task Force to present Paper on proposed core and module question topics for possible international survey