Indicator on factors of business success
Number of employees in the year of enterprise birth
Number of units having survived from 2002 to 2005
Start-up type - reactivation after more than 2 years
Start-up motivation - desire for new challenges
Start-up motivation - desire to be one's own boss
Start-up motivation - desire to make a living from a hobby activity
Start-up motivation - tradition for self-employment in the family
Start-up motivation - combining work and private life
Start-up motivation - children are big enough
Start-up motivation - prospect of making more money
Start-up motivation - realising an idea for an new product or service
Start-up motivation - reaching an international market
Start-up motivation - avoiding unemployment
Start-up motivation - getting away from unsatisfactory work situation
Start-up motivation - working as sub-contractor exclusively for former employer
Start-up motivation - only possibility to carry out profession
Start-up financing - own funds or savings
Start-up financing - financial assistance from family or friends
Start-up financing - bank loan without collateral
Start-up financing - bank loan with collateral
Start-up financing - capital contribution from other enterprises
Start-up financing - financial support from public authorities
Start-up difficulties - to get financing
Start-up difficulties - to establish contacts with customers
Start-up difficulties - to obtain payment for outstanding invoices
Start-up difficulties - to price goods or services
Start-up difficulties - to find suitable premises
Start-up difficulties - to find suppliers
Start-up difficulties - to get suitable personnel
Start-up difficulties - to use information technology effectively
Start-up difficulties - to deal with legal / governmental / administrative matters
Start-up difficulties - to be alone as an entrepreneur
Start-up difficulties - to get backing from spouse or family
Previous occupation - running another enterprise
Previous occupation - unemployed and available to labour market
Previous occupation - no gainful activity and not available to labour market
Previous experience running an enterprise - no
Previous experience running an enterprise - once
Previous experience running an enterprise - more than once
Previous experience running an enterprise - Total
Training received to help start-up - yes, on own initiative
Training received to help start-up - yes, upon request of public authorities
Training received to help start-up - none
Training received to help start-up - Total
Sources of advice - training course for entrepreneurs
Sources of advice - professional acquaintances
Sources of advice - professional consultants
Sources of advice - unemployment administration
Sources of advice - organisations specialising in business start-ups
Sources of advice - financial institution
Sources of advice - no access to any relevant advice
Persons employed - unpaid or self-employed
Origin of turnover - 5 or more customers
Judgement of profitability - barely sufficient
Cooperation with other enterprises - in a network
Cooperation with other enterprises - as subcontractor
Cooperation with other enterprises - as a franchisee or licensee
Cooperation with other enterprises - in a joint venture
Cooperation with other enterprises - none / not relevant
Cooperation with other enterprises - Total
Innovation in the enterprise - product innovation
Innovation in the enterprise - process innovation
Innovation in the enterprise - organisational innovation
Innovation in the enterprise - marketing innovation
Impediments to selling products or services - competition too vigorous
Impediments to selling products or services - too little demand
Impediments to selling products or services - difficult pricing
Impediments to selling products or services - lack of marketing skills
Impediments to selling products or services - Total
Impediments to developing the business activity - profitability
Impediments to developing the business activity - availability of bank loans
Impediments to developing the business activity - availability of risk capital
Impediments to developing the business activity - availability of short term credit
Impediments to developing the business activity - availability of qualified personnel
Impediments to developing the business activity - staff costs
Impediments to developing the business activity - regulatory and administrative burden
Impediments to developing the business activity - adapting to new technical standards
Impediments to developing the business activity - availability of managerial competences
Impediments to developing the business activity - combining family and work
Impediments to developing the business activity - finding partners
Impediments to developing the business activity - non or late paying customers
Impediments to developing the business activity - Total
Strategic plans - continuing the enterprise
Strategic plans - close and start new enterprise in the same activity
Strategic plans - close and start new enterprise in another activity
Strategic plans - close without starting new enterprise
Expected development of business activity - increase of turnover
Expected development of business activity - increase of number of employees
Expected development of business activity - increase of variety of goods and services for sale
Expected development of business activity - increase of profitability
Expected development of business activity - Total
Highest priority if earnings increase - hire more employees
Highest priority if earnings increase - increase remuneration of employees
Highest priority if earnings increase - invest in the activity of the enterprise
Highest priority if earnings increase - pay off loans or credits
Highest priority if earnings increase - increase own salary from the enterprise
Highest priority if earnings increase - reduce own working time
Highest priority if earnings increase - none / not relevant
Highest priority if earnings increase - Total