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IT and consultancy are the sectors most likely to foster
entrepreneurship, while businesses court intrapreneurs
Regus, April 2014
Entrepreneurship
fl i hi i t h diti
78%
Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / Management summary 02
Entrepreneurs are a key source of employment and wealth in
any economy. In Europe, for example, they account for 99%
of businesses and they provide two out of three of the private
sector jobs.1
In the USA they accounted for 98% of businesses
in 20112
and for 82% of employment in China.3
Given ttheir role
in driving economic development, it is a promising sign that, in
this latest research report from Regus, as many as 78% of
business respondents globally report a rise in entrepreneurship
in their country.
It would seem that this climate of increasing entrepreneurship
is also favoring female start-ups with one in ten respondents
(11%) reporting an increasing presence of women entrepreneurs
in their sector. Similarly, more current entrepreneurs, perhaps
revitalized by an air of economic recovery, are becoming serial
entrepreneurs and setting up one company after another (11%).
So, in the opinion of business respondents, which sectors
are believed to hold the richest potential for setting up a
business nowadays?
Over half of respondents report that IT and software (54%) are
expected to lead, while over a third (34%) identified consultancy
and business services as the sector with the greatest potential.
In an interesting further development, many are now advocating
that entrepreneurship be fostered within firms in order to ensure
that the work environment is focused on innovation prepared
for future change. These pundits advocate that a new type of
employee needs to be nurtured alongside traditional workers;
this employee is a type of internal entrepreneur currently
described as an intrapreneur.
So which factors actively help foster internal entrepreneurship
and innovation? Respondents report that flexibility over working
time and location (48%), skills updating (42%) and mixing staff
from different functions (36%) are core measures to help foster
innovation within a business and provide the most fertile ground
for intrapreneurs to flourish.
Of course, the top ranking factor, which taps into employee
demand for a better work:life balance by allowing them to work
their own hours and from different locations (such as closer
to home at least some of the time), businesses can also help
employees mingle with workers from different functions and
different sectors. This in turn helps them share ideas with a
broader pool of professionals and encourages them to explore
lateral ideas and potential partnerships.
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1
EU Commission, 27-05-2013
2
US Department of Trade, International Trade Administration, 2013
3
A. Collier & S. Hsu, Liquidity crunch could devastate China’s SMEs, 20-01-2014
key findings
andstatistics
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• Entrepreneurship plays an undeniably important
role in any economy generating wealth and providing
employment.In China for example, SMEs account
for 60% of GDP and 82% of employment.4
SMEs
also account for two out of three private sector jobs
and contribute to more than half of the total value-added
created by businesses in the EU.5
• Given the key role of SMEs in the economy it is good
news that 78% of business respondents globally report
that they are seeing a rise in entrepreneurship in
their sector.
• In particular one in ten (11%) report that they are
seeing more female entrepreneurs and more serial
entrepreneurs - those that start up one business
after another. In the USA alone female entrepreneurship
contributes nearly $3 trillion to the economy and
accounts for 23 million jobs.6
• But not all sectors are believed to be an equally good
bet for start-ups and the sectors thought to hold more
promise for budding entrepreneurs are IT and software
(54% of respondents) and consultancy (34%).
• There is also a growing body of evidence that shows
that innovation and entrepreneurship should be nurtured
within organisations to ensure they always stay ahead
of the curve.
• So which factors help foster innovation and develop
entrepreneurship across the board? Respondents
report that flexibility is a key measure. In particular they
place flexibly over work time and location (48%) as the
top requirement.
• Skills updating programmes (42%) and mixing of staff
from different functions (36%) encourage workers to
keep up to date and tackle problems from different
angles, so it is not surprising that they are also among
the top innovation-enhancing measures.
03Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / Key findings and statistics
In th USA ln fml
ntrprnrhip cntribt
nrl $ trillin t th cnm
4
A. Collier & S. Hsu, Liquidity crunch could devastate China’s SMEs, 20-01-2014
5
EU Commission, 27-05-2013
6
The World Bank, Female Entrepreneurship Resource Point — Introduction and Module 1: Why Gender Matters
Introduction The importance of entrepreneurship to any economy is well
documented. In Europe SMEs not only account for all but 1%
of businesses and provide two out of three of the private sector
jobs, but they are also the main drivers in R&D and innovation.7
In France for example, SMEs make up 99.8% of businesses,
while micro-firms account for 93% and in Germany, the ‘German
Mittelstand’ contributes almost 52% of total economic output.8
04Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / Introduction
7
EU Commission, 27 May 2013
8
European Commission, SBA Factsheet 2012 France, German
Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, 2011
9
US Department of Trade, International Trade Administration, 2013
10
Kaufmann Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, April 2013
11
Gov of Canada, Key Small Business Statistics, August 2013
12
C. Frimong, University of Ghana, 29 July 2013
13
A. Collier & S. Hsu, Liquidity crunch could devastate China’s
SMEs, 20 January 2014
14
Banco Santander Brazil, 27 June 2013
15
OECD, Mexico: Key Issues and Policies, 29 April 2013
Th ‘rmn Mittltn’
cntribt lmt 2% f
ttl cnmic t.
In 2011 in the USA SMEs account for 98% of businesses and for
33 percent of goods exports and entrepreneurship is flourishing:9
The Kaufman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity (KIEA), reports
that the entrepreneurial rate in the USA is higher than during the
dot.com bubble of 15 years ago, accounting for a full 300 out
of 100,000 adults in 2012.10
In Canada, small firms make up an
even larger proportion of overall business at 98.2% of employer
businesses, while medium-sized businesses make up 1.6%,
leaving large businesses a very small share indeed.11
In Africa the scenario is similar, with SMEs for example accounting
for 70% of Ghana’s GDP and 91% of formalized businesses in
South Africa, contributing 52%-57% of GDP and providing 61%
percent of jobs. On average, in African countries SMEs provide
about 50% employment.12
Across the globe, in China, SME
contribution to GDP and employment stands at around 60% and
82% respectively, while Trade India reports that India is home to
close to three million SMEs, representing around half of industrial
output and 42% of total exports.13
In Brazil SMEs account for 99% of the country’s registered
companies and 40% of the 15 million new jobs the country has
created since 2001 now totalling 52% of the workforce,14
but
Mexico is the country where SMEs hold the largest economic
sway as they account for 99.8% of enterprises and a huge
73.3% of employment.15
05Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / Introduction
82%of businesses say they won’t
reduce their consultancy spend
This latest research also analyses which sectors are regarded as
most profitable for entrepreneurs to start up and reports that the
top scoring sectors are the IT and software and the consultancy
and business services sectors. This result is supported by
anecdotal evidence and official reports.
In the EU for example reports show that the IT sector will continue
to expand with employment growth of 7.7% Compared with the
all-sector average of 3.4%. This growth equals an increase in
workers which goes from 3 million in 2010 to 3.2 million in 2020.16
In the USA, home to the Silicon Valley, employment in software
development is set to rise a stunning 22%,17
while in ASEAN
the ICT sector already employs more than 11.7 million people,
contributing to more than 3% of area GDP and is projected to
grow further.18
Consultancy is also seeing a positive upturn in many countries.
In the USA, over the next 12 months, 82% of businesses say
they won’t reduce their consultancy spend and 42% actually
plan to increase it, some (5%), by even by more than 50%.19
South Africa too is seeing a growing need for consultancy
businesses, as the finance, real estate and business services
sector have increased their importance to the economy from
17% in 1993 to approximately 24% in 2012.20
The Centre for European Policy also advocates the strengthening
of a single market for services in order to improve productivity
performance in European business services and confirms
that because of its importance to other industries, business
services should be a key industry in the Europe 2020 strategy of
the Commission.21
16
EU Skills Panorama (2012) Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Sector Analytical Highlight, prepared by ICF GHK for the European Commission
17
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook,
Software developers
18
ASEAN ICT Masterplan 2015, 2011
19
Bloomberg Business Week, Where the Growth Is in Management Consulting,
June 2013
20
Statistics South Africa, 25 February 2014
21
H. Kox, Unleashing competition in EU Business Services, CEPS
(Centre for European Policy Studies), September 2012
22
Vijay Govindarajan and Jatin Desai, Recognize Intrapreneurs Before They Leave,
Harvard Business Review Blog
06Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / Introduction
But entrepreneurial mentality is becoming more and more in
demand, even when recruiting for employees. Pundits advocate
that fostering entrepreneurship within the business is a key driver
of innovation. This type of internal entrepreneur has been dubbed
intrapreneur. A recent Harvard Business Review article declares
that ‘Intrapreneurs can transform an organization more quickly
and effectively than others because they are self-motivated free
thinkers, masters at navigating around bureaucratic and political
inertia.’ Using Google, Lockheed Martin and 3M as examples,
Dan D. Schwabel sums up the issue in Forbes: ‘Smart companies
want you to become an intrapreneur because it fuels business
growth and allows them to gain a competitive advantage in
their industry.’23
So how do organisations encourage this type of employee to
flourish? Dell for example takes an enlightened approach to time
encouraging ‘constant on-the-job tinkering with systems and
processes’, while Google allows employees 20% of their time
to work on pet projects. But flexibility is not the only ingredient
to developing intrapreneurship, warns McCartney at the CIPD
(Chartered Institute of Personnel Development), you also need to
help employees that have entrepreneurial flair develop with senior
staff and system support.24
Given the key importance of entrepreneurship within the economy
and even inside single businesses, Regus commissioned
research canvassing the opinions of over 19,000 business
managers and owners globally asking them about the state of
entrepreneurship in their sector and which measures help
boost innovation.
23
D. Schwabel, why companies want you to become an intrapreneur, Forbes website
24
The Financial Times, Intrapreneurs to the rescue, 13th March 2014
Pnit vct tht ftrin
ntrprnrhip within th bin
i  k rivr f innvn.
The results
Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / The results 07
Confirming reports of an entrepreneurship resurgence, the
overwhelming majority of respondents report that their sector
has seen an increase in entrepreneurship in the last five years.
It is well documented that during the downturn, a number
of out-of-work professionals and even students turned to
entrepreneurship in order to compensate the lack of jobs. This
phenomenon has been named forced entrepreneurship or
reluctant entrepreneurship.
As we leave the downturn, it would seem that entrepreneurs are
far from reluctant and that entrepreneurship continues to grow
in spite of improvements in the job market. In particular, it would
seem that it is emerging economies that were not hit by a
slow jobs market that are the most likely to be seeing a rise
in entrepreneurship.
Figure 1 - Respondents reporting their sector has seen an increase in entrepreneurship in the last five years
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Belgium
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Australia
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BrazilSouth
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India
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90%
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75%
70%
65%
60%
55%
50%
45%
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78%
Global average
08
Respondents were also asked whether they had seen an
increase in female and serial entrepreneurship and found that
one in ten respondents (11%) reported either of these had
increased over the five year period.
Brazil stands out for a striking increase in female
entrepreneurship followed by France and South Africa. Chinese
and Japanese entrepreneurs on the other hand are more likely
to be trying their hand at their next business, as respondents
here are more likely to report a rise in serial entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / The results
Figure 2 - Respondents that have seen a rise in female and serial entrepreneurship
M
exico
Belgium
C
anada
G
lobalaverage
U
K
C
hina
G
erm
any
Australia
France
BrazilSouth
Africa
Japan
India
U
SA
N
etherlands
20%
18%
16%
14%
12%
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
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Serial Entrepreneurs
Female Entrepreneurs
11%
Global average
28%
09
Given the rush to dive into entrepreneurship, the survey also
asked respondents to reveal the sectors they believed would yield
the richest potential and found that IT and software stand head
and shoulders above the rest.
A third of respondents also opted for consultancy and just under
a fifth selected marketing and retail. Some interesting exceptions
are as follows: 24% of Canadian respondents selected marketing,
while tourism is expected to yield good returns in India (30%),
China (30%) and Brazil (32%), where the expected influx of
tourists for the World Cup makes this an obvious choice for
investment this year.
Respondents in Belgium (32%) and Mexico (35%) look favourably
on telecoms, and 28% of Japanese respondents opted for the
pharmaceutical and medical sectors.
Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / The results
of Japanese respondents opted for the
pharmaceucal and medical sectors
Figure 3 - Respondents that believe the IT and consultancy sectors hold the riches potential for entrepreneurs
M
exico
Belgium
C
anada
G
lobalaverage
U
K
C
hina
G
erm
any
Australia
France
BrazilSouth
Africa
Japan
India
U
SA
N
etherlands
75%
70%
65%
60%
55%
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
20%
I bliv th ctr tht hl th richt ptnl fr tn p  bin r…
54%
Global average
IT systems/software Consultancy and business services
10
Given the importance placed on entrepreneurship by both
national economies and single businesses trying to develop
intrapreneurship, the research also asked respondents to highlight
measures that they regard as effective in encouraging innovation.
These were: flexibility over time and location (48%), skills updating
(42%) and mixing staff from different functions (36%).
Among the countries analysed, Brazil, the Netherlands and
Belgium are the countries most in favour of flexible working to
help foster innovation, but the score for all countries sits over
the third.
Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / The results
Figure 4 Respondents
reporting that flexible
working is one of three
key measures to
foster innovation
M
exico
Belgium
C
anada
G
lobalaverage
U
K
C
hina
G
erm
any
Australia
France
BrazilSouth
Africa
Japan
India
U
SA
N
etherlands
70%
65%
60%
55%
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
Flxibilit vr m n lcn i  k fctr in ftrin innvn
48%
Global average
36%mixing staff om
different funcons
12Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / The results
As encouraged by the CIPD, respondents also confirm that
keeping skills up to date is important in fostering innovation as
this keeps workers informed and ahead of the curve. Mexican
businesses are less likely to favour this system, opting perhaps
for less structured types of training to foster innovation.
Figure 5 Respondents
reporting that flexible
working is one of three
key measures to
foster innovation
M
exico
Belgium
C
anada
G
lobalaverage
U
K
C
hina
G
erm
any
Australia
France
BrazilSouth
Africa
Japan
India
U
SA
N
etherlands
70%
65%
60%
55%
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
15%
Skill pn prrmm i  k fctr in ftrin innvn
42%
Global average
09
Finally, mixing staff from different work functions is a joint
third with skills updating. Interestingly this measure is easily
achieved by allowing some degree of freedom of location so that
employees can meet and share learning from different aspect of
the business in a professional but less structured environment.
Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / The results
Figure 6 - Respondents reporting that mixing staff from different functions is one of three key measures to foster innovation
M
exico
Belgium
C
anada
G
lobalaverage
U
K
C
hina
G
erm
any
Australia
France
BrazilSouth
Africa
Japan
India
U
SA
N
etherlands
75%
70%
65%
60%
55%
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
15%
Mixin tff m iffrnt fncn i  k fctr in ftrin innvn
36%
Global average
54%f rpnnt rprt tht IT
n wr hl th rtt
prmi fr prfitbilit
13Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / Conclusion
Entrepreneurs are a key source of employment and wealth in any
economy and it would seem that entrepreneurship is increasing
across the globe with more people starting up a business and
an increase in serial entrepreneurship. But not all sectors are
regarded as equally profitable by global businesses.
In spite of some interesting country differences, overall, more than
half of respondents report that IT and software (54%) holds the
greatest promise for profitability, while over a third (34%) selected
consultancy and business services.
In addition to an increase in entrepreneurship globally, the figure
of the intrapreneur is rapidly emerging among businesses trying
to encourage workers to take a more innovative and independent
approach to growing the company.
But for innovation to flourish within any size of enterprise, be it a
start-up or a large firm, a number of factors are reported to be
essential. These are: flexibility, skills updating and mixing staff
from different functions. In particular, flexible working can help
improve work:life balance as well as helping staff from different
functions mingle in professional locations other than the main
office. This kind of independent management of their time and
location can help improve productivity as well as boost innovation
and worker happiness.
Conclusion
15Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / Country highlights
Country highlights
16% of French respondents
reported an increase in female
entrepreneurship in their sector.
France
42% of UK respondents
identify the consultancy
sector as a high potential
sector for entrepreneurs.
UK
62% of respondents identify
the IT and software sector
as a high potential sector for
entrepreneurs.
Canada
19% of Brazilian respondents
reported an increase in
female entrepreneurship in
their sector.
Brazil
45% of South African
respondents report that
flexible working is key to
fostering innovation.
South Africa
30% of Indian businesses
identify travel and tourism
as a high potential sector
for entrepreneurs.
India
87% of Mexican respondents
report they have seen an
increase in entrepreneurship
in their sector.
Mexico
57% of USA businesses report
that the IT and software sector
is a high potential sector.
USA
47% of respondents
report that skills updating
programmes are key to
fostering innovation.
Japan
40% of respondents
identify the consultancy
sector as a high potential
sector for entrepreneurs.
Australia
32% of Belgian businesses
identify telecoms as a
high potential sector for
entrepreneurs.
Belgium
47% of Dutch respondents
report that flexible working is
key to fostering innovation.
The Netherlands
45% of German businesses
reported that mixing staff
from different functions is
key to fostering innovation.
Germany
46% of Chinese respondents
report that flexible working is
key to fostering innovation.
China
Over 19,000 business respondents from 96 countries were
interviewed during January 2014. These were sourced
from Regus’ global contacts database of over 1 million
business people worldwide, which is highly representative of
senior managers and owners in business across the globe.
Respondents were asked about their views on entrepreneurship
growth and the ideal sectors to start a business. They were also
asked to evaluate the measures that would help businesses
develop innovation within a business. The survey was managed
and administered by the independent organisation, MindMetre
Research, mindmetreresearch.com.
Rpnnt wr k bt thir viw n flxibl wrkin,
prcvit n it ffct n ciin mkin, crvit n
bin cnncn
20,000business respondents
interviewed
96countries
Methodology
16Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / Methodology
17Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / About Regus
Its network of more than 1,800 business centres in 101 countries
provides convenient, high-quality, fully serviced spaces for
people to work, whether for a few minutes or a few years.
Companies like Google, Toshiba and GlaxoSmithKline choose
Regus so that they can work flexibly and make their businesses
more successful.
The key to flexible working is convenience and so Regus is
opening wherever its 1.5million members want support –
city centres, suburban districts, shopping centres and retail
outlets, railway stations, motorway service stations and even
community centres.
Founded in Brussels, Belgium, in 1989, Regus is based in
Luxembourg and listed on the London Stock Exchange.
For more information, please visit regus.com
About Regus

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Entrepreneurship: Flourishing in tough conditions

  • 1. IT and consultancy are the sectors most likely to foster entrepreneurship, while businesses court intrapreneurs Regus, April 2014 Entrepreneurship fl i hi i t h diti
  • 2. 78% Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / Management summary 02 Entrepreneurs are a key source of employment and wealth in any economy. In Europe, for example, they account for 99% of businesses and they provide two out of three of the private sector jobs.1 In the USA they accounted for 98% of businesses in 20112 and for 82% of employment in China.3 Given ttheir role in driving economic development, it is a promising sign that, in this latest research report from Regus, as many as 78% of business respondents globally report a rise in entrepreneurship in their country. It would seem that this climate of increasing entrepreneurship is also favoring female start-ups with one in ten respondents (11%) reporting an increasing presence of women entrepreneurs in their sector. Similarly, more current entrepreneurs, perhaps revitalized by an air of economic recovery, are becoming serial entrepreneurs and setting up one company after another (11%). So, in the opinion of business respondents, which sectors are believed to hold the richest potential for setting up a business nowadays? Over half of respondents report that IT and software (54%) are expected to lead, while over a third (34%) identified consultancy and business services as the sector with the greatest potential. In an interesting further development, many are now advocating that entrepreneurship be fostered within firms in order to ensure that the work environment is focused on innovation prepared for future change. These pundits advocate that a new type of employee needs to be nurtured alongside traditional workers; this employee is a type of internal entrepreneur currently described as an intrapreneur. So which factors actively help foster internal entrepreneurship and innovation? Respondents report that flexibility over working time and location (48%), skills updating (42%) and mixing staff from different functions (36%) are core measures to help foster innovation within a business and provide the most fertile ground for intrapreneurs to flourish. Of course, the top ranking factor, which taps into employee demand for a better work:life balance by allowing them to work their own hours and from different locations (such as closer to home at least some of the time), businesses can also help employees mingle with workers from different functions and different sectors. This in turn helps them share ideas with a broader pool of professionals and encourages them to explore lateral ideas and potential partnerships. ManagementManagemeManageme f bin rpnnt lbll rprt  ri in ntrprnrhip in thir cntr. 1 EU Commission, 27-05-2013 2 US Department of Trade, International Trade Administration, 2013 3 A. Collier & S. Hsu, Liquidity crunch could devastate China’s SMEs, 20-01-2014
  • 3. key findings andstatistics y findy finddings dd • Entrepreneurship plays an undeniably important role in any economy generating wealth and providing employment.In China for example, SMEs account for 60% of GDP and 82% of employment.4 SMEs also account for two out of three private sector jobs and contribute to more than half of the total value-added created by businesses in the EU.5 • Given the key role of SMEs in the economy it is good news that 78% of business respondents globally report that they are seeing a rise in entrepreneurship in their sector. • In particular one in ten (11%) report that they are seeing more female entrepreneurs and more serial entrepreneurs - those that start up one business after another. In the USA alone female entrepreneurship contributes nearly $3 trillion to the economy and accounts for 23 million jobs.6 • But not all sectors are believed to be an equally good bet for start-ups and the sectors thought to hold more promise for budding entrepreneurs are IT and software (54% of respondents) and consultancy (34%). • There is also a growing body of evidence that shows that innovation and entrepreneurship should be nurtured within organisations to ensure they always stay ahead of the curve. • So which factors help foster innovation and develop entrepreneurship across the board? Respondents report that flexibility is a key measure. In particular they place flexibly over work time and location (48%) as the top requirement. • Skills updating programmes (42%) and mixing of staff from different functions (36%) encourage workers to keep up to date and tackle problems from different angles, so it is not surprising that they are also among the top innovation-enhancing measures. 03Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / Key findings and statistics In th USA ln fml ntrprnrhip cntribt nrl $ trillin t th cnm 4 A. Collier & S. Hsu, Liquidity crunch could devastate China’s SMEs, 20-01-2014 5 EU Commission, 27-05-2013 6 The World Bank, Female Entrepreneurship Resource Point — Introduction and Module 1: Why Gender Matters
  • 4. Introduction The importance of entrepreneurship to any economy is well documented. In Europe SMEs not only account for all but 1% of businesses and provide two out of three of the private sector jobs, but they are also the main drivers in R&D and innovation.7 In France for example, SMEs make up 99.8% of businesses, while micro-firms account for 93% and in Germany, the ‘German Mittelstand’ contributes almost 52% of total economic output.8 04Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / Introduction 7 EU Commission, 27 May 2013 8 European Commission, SBA Factsheet 2012 France, German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, 2011 9 US Department of Trade, International Trade Administration, 2013 10 Kaufmann Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, April 2013 11 Gov of Canada, Key Small Business Statistics, August 2013 12 C. Frimong, University of Ghana, 29 July 2013 13 A. Collier & S. Hsu, Liquidity crunch could devastate China’s SMEs, 20 January 2014 14 Banco Santander Brazil, 27 June 2013 15 OECD, Mexico: Key Issues and Policies, 29 April 2013 Th ‘rmn Mittltn’ cntribt lmt 2% f ttl cnmic t. In 2011 in the USA SMEs account for 98% of businesses and for 33 percent of goods exports and entrepreneurship is flourishing:9 The Kaufman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity (KIEA), reports that the entrepreneurial rate in the USA is higher than during the dot.com bubble of 15 years ago, accounting for a full 300 out of 100,000 adults in 2012.10 In Canada, small firms make up an even larger proportion of overall business at 98.2% of employer businesses, while medium-sized businesses make up 1.6%, leaving large businesses a very small share indeed.11 In Africa the scenario is similar, with SMEs for example accounting for 70% of Ghana’s GDP and 91% of formalized businesses in South Africa, contributing 52%-57% of GDP and providing 61% percent of jobs. On average, in African countries SMEs provide about 50% employment.12 Across the globe, in China, SME contribution to GDP and employment stands at around 60% and 82% respectively, while Trade India reports that India is home to close to three million SMEs, representing around half of industrial output and 42% of total exports.13 In Brazil SMEs account for 99% of the country’s registered companies and 40% of the 15 million new jobs the country has created since 2001 now totalling 52% of the workforce,14 but Mexico is the country where SMEs hold the largest economic sway as they account for 99.8% of enterprises and a huge 73.3% of employment.15
  • 5. 05Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / Introduction 82%of businesses say they won’t reduce their consultancy spend This latest research also analyses which sectors are regarded as most profitable for entrepreneurs to start up and reports that the top scoring sectors are the IT and software and the consultancy and business services sectors. This result is supported by anecdotal evidence and official reports. In the EU for example reports show that the IT sector will continue to expand with employment growth of 7.7% Compared with the all-sector average of 3.4%. This growth equals an increase in workers which goes from 3 million in 2010 to 3.2 million in 2020.16 In the USA, home to the Silicon Valley, employment in software development is set to rise a stunning 22%,17 while in ASEAN the ICT sector already employs more than 11.7 million people, contributing to more than 3% of area GDP and is projected to grow further.18 Consultancy is also seeing a positive upturn in many countries. In the USA, over the next 12 months, 82% of businesses say they won’t reduce their consultancy spend and 42% actually plan to increase it, some (5%), by even by more than 50%.19 South Africa too is seeing a growing need for consultancy businesses, as the finance, real estate and business services sector have increased their importance to the economy from 17% in 1993 to approximately 24% in 2012.20 The Centre for European Policy also advocates the strengthening of a single market for services in order to improve productivity performance in European business services and confirms that because of its importance to other industries, business services should be a key industry in the Europe 2020 strategy of the Commission.21 16 EU Skills Panorama (2012) Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Sector Analytical Highlight, prepared by ICF GHK for the European Commission 17 US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Software developers 18 ASEAN ICT Masterplan 2015, 2011 19 Bloomberg Business Week, Where the Growth Is in Management Consulting, June 2013 20 Statistics South Africa, 25 February 2014 21 H. Kox, Unleashing competition in EU Business Services, CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies), September 2012 22 Vijay Govindarajan and Jatin Desai, Recognize Intrapreneurs Before They Leave, Harvard Business Review Blog
  • 6. 06Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / Introduction But entrepreneurial mentality is becoming more and more in demand, even when recruiting for employees. Pundits advocate that fostering entrepreneurship within the business is a key driver of innovation. This type of internal entrepreneur has been dubbed intrapreneur. A recent Harvard Business Review article declares that ‘Intrapreneurs can transform an organization more quickly and effectively than others because they are self-motivated free thinkers, masters at navigating around bureaucratic and political inertia.’ Using Google, Lockheed Martin and 3M as examples, Dan D. Schwabel sums up the issue in Forbes: ‘Smart companies want you to become an intrapreneur because it fuels business growth and allows them to gain a competitive advantage in their industry.’23 So how do organisations encourage this type of employee to flourish? Dell for example takes an enlightened approach to time encouraging ‘constant on-the-job tinkering with systems and processes’, while Google allows employees 20% of their time to work on pet projects. But flexibility is not the only ingredient to developing intrapreneurship, warns McCartney at the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel Development), you also need to help employees that have entrepreneurial flair develop with senior staff and system support.24 Given the key importance of entrepreneurship within the economy and even inside single businesses, Regus commissioned research canvassing the opinions of over 19,000 business managers and owners globally asking them about the state of entrepreneurship in their sector and which measures help boost innovation. 23 D. Schwabel, why companies want you to become an intrapreneur, Forbes website 24 The Financial Times, Intrapreneurs to the rescue, 13th March 2014 Pnit vct tht ftrin ntrprnrhip within th bin i  k rivr f innvn.
  • 7. The results Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / The results 07 Confirming reports of an entrepreneurship resurgence, the overwhelming majority of respondents report that their sector has seen an increase in entrepreneurship in the last five years. It is well documented that during the downturn, a number of out-of-work professionals and even students turned to entrepreneurship in order to compensate the lack of jobs. This phenomenon has been named forced entrepreneurship or reluctant entrepreneurship. As we leave the downturn, it would seem that entrepreneurs are far from reluctant and that entrepreneurship continues to grow in spite of improvements in the job market. In particular, it would seem that it is emerging economies that were not hit by a slow jobs market that are the most likely to be seeing a rise in entrepreneurship. Figure 1 - Respondents reporting their sector has seen an increase in entrepreneurship in the last five years M exico Belgium C anada G lobalaverage U K C hina G erm any Australia France BrazilSouth Africa Japan India U SA N etherlands 100% 90% 85% 80% 75% 70% 65% 60% 55% 50% 45% In th lt fiv r I bliv m ctr h n n incr in ntrprnrhip 78% Global average
  • 8. 08 Respondents were also asked whether they had seen an increase in female and serial entrepreneurship and found that one in ten respondents (11%) reported either of these had increased over the five year period. Brazil stands out for a striking increase in female entrepreneurship followed by France and South Africa. Chinese and Japanese entrepreneurs on the other hand are more likely to be trying their hand at their next business, as respondents here are more likely to report a rise in serial entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / The results Figure 2 - Respondents that have seen a rise in female and serial entrepreneurship M exico Belgium C anada G lobalaverage U K C hina G erm any Australia France BrazilSouth Africa Japan India U SA N etherlands 20% 18% 16% 14% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% In th lt fiv r I bliv m ctr h n n incr in ntrprnrhip Serial Entrepreneurs Female Entrepreneurs 11% Global average
  • 9. 28% 09 Given the rush to dive into entrepreneurship, the survey also asked respondents to reveal the sectors they believed would yield the richest potential and found that IT and software stand head and shoulders above the rest. A third of respondents also opted for consultancy and just under a fifth selected marketing and retail. Some interesting exceptions are as follows: 24% of Canadian respondents selected marketing, while tourism is expected to yield good returns in India (30%), China (30%) and Brazil (32%), where the expected influx of tourists for the World Cup makes this an obvious choice for investment this year. Respondents in Belgium (32%) and Mexico (35%) look favourably on telecoms, and 28% of Japanese respondents opted for the pharmaceutical and medical sectors. Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / The results of Japanese respondents opted for the pharmaceucal and medical sectors Figure 3 - Respondents that believe the IT and consultancy sectors hold the riches potential for entrepreneurs M exico Belgium C anada G lobalaverage U K C hina G erm any Australia France BrazilSouth Africa Japan India U SA N etherlands 75% 70% 65% 60% 55% 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 20% I bliv th ctr tht hl th richt ptnl fr tn p  bin r… 54% Global average IT systems/software Consultancy and business services
  • 10. 10 Given the importance placed on entrepreneurship by both national economies and single businesses trying to develop intrapreneurship, the research also asked respondents to highlight measures that they regard as effective in encouraging innovation. These were: flexibility over time and location (48%), skills updating (42%) and mixing staff from different functions (36%). Among the countries analysed, Brazil, the Netherlands and Belgium are the countries most in favour of flexible working to help foster innovation, but the score for all countries sits over the third. Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / The results Figure 4 Respondents reporting that flexible working is one of three key measures to foster innovation M exico Belgium C anada G lobalaverage U K C hina G erm any Australia France BrazilSouth Africa Japan India U SA N etherlands 70% 65% 60% 55% 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% Flxibilit vr m n lcn i  k fctr in ftrin innvn 48% Global average 36%mixing staff om different funcons
  • 11. 12Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / The results As encouraged by the CIPD, respondents also confirm that keeping skills up to date is important in fostering innovation as this keeps workers informed and ahead of the curve. Mexican businesses are less likely to favour this system, opting perhaps for less structured types of training to foster innovation. Figure 5 Respondents reporting that flexible working is one of three key measures to foster innovation M exico Belgium C anada G lobalaverage U K C hina G erm any Australia France BrazilSouth Africa Japan India U SA N etherlands 70% 65% 60% 55% 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 15% Skill pn prrmm i  k fctr in ftrin innvn 42% Global average
  • 12. 09 Finally, mixing staff from different work functions is a joint third with skills updating. Interestingly this measure is easily achieved by allowing some degree of freedom of location so that employees can meet and share learning from different aspect of the business in a professional but less structured environment. Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / The results Figure 6 - Respondents reporting that mixing staff from different functions is one of three key measures to foster innovation M exico Belgium C anada G lobalaverage U K C hina G erm any Australia France BrazilSouth Africa Japan India U SA N etherlands 75% 70% 65% 60% 55% 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 15% Mixin tff m iffrnt fncn i  k fctr in ftrin innvn 36% Global average
  • 13. 54%f rpnnt rprt tht IT n wr hl th rtt prmi fr prfitbilit 13Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / Conclusion Entrepreneurs are a key source of employment and wealth in any economy and it would seem that entrepreneurship is increasing across the globe with more people starting up a business and an increase in serial entrepreneurship. But not all sectors are regarded as equally profitable by global businesses. In spite of some interesting country differences, overall, more than half of respondents report that IT and software (54%) holds the greatest promise for profitability, while over a third (34%) selected consultancy and business services. In addition to an increase in entrepreneurship globally, the figure of the intrapreneur is rapidly emerging among businesses trying to encourage workers to take a more innovative and independent approach to growing the company. But for innovation to flourish within any size of enterprise, be it a start-up or a large firm, a number of factors are reported to be essential. These are: flexibility, skills updating and mixing staff from different functions. In particular, flexible working can help improve work:life balance as well as helping staff from different functions mingle in professional locations other than the main office. This kind of independent management of their time and location can help improve productivity as well as boost innovation and worker happiness. Conclusion
  • 14. 15Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / Country highlights Country highlights 16% of French respondents reported an increase in female entrepreneurship in their sector. France 42% of UK respondents identify the consultancy sector as a high potential sector for entrepreneurs. UK 62% of respondents identify the IT and software sector as a high potential sector for entrepreneurs. Canada 19% of Brazilian respondents reported an increase in female entrepreneurship in their sector. Brazil 45% of South African respondents report that flexible working is key to fostering innovation. South Africa 30% of Indian businesses identify travel and tourism as a high potential sector for entrepreneurs. India 87% of Mexican respondents report they have seen an increase in entrepreneurship in their sector. Mexico 57% of USA businesses report that the IT and software sector is a high potential sector. USA 47% of respondents report that skills updating programmes are key to fostering innovation. Japan 40% of respondents identify the consultancy sector as a high potential sector for entrepreneurs. Australia 32% of Belgian businesses identify telecoms as a high potential sector for entrepreneurs. Belgium 47% of Dutch respondents report that flexible working is key to fostering innovation. The Netherlands 45% of German businesses reported that mixing staff from different functions is key to fostering innovation. Germany 46% of Chinese respondents report that flexible working is key to fostering innovation. China
  • 15. Over 19,000 business respondents from 96 countries were interviewed during January 2014. These were sourced from Regus’ global contacts database of over 1 million business people worldwide, which is highly representative of senior managers and owners in business across the globe. Respondents were asked about their views on entrepreneurship growth and the ideal sectors to start a business. They were also asked to evaluate the measures that would help businesses develop innovation within a business. The survey was managed and administered by the independent organisation, MindMetre Research, mindmetreresearch.com. Rpnnt wr k bt thir viw n flxibl wrkin, prcvit n it ffct n ciin mkin, crvit n bin cnncn 20,000business respondents interviewed 96countries Methodology 16Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / Methodology
  • 16. 17Entrepreneurship flourishing in tough conditions / About Regus Its network of more than 1,800 business centres in 101 countries provides convenient, high-quality, fully serviced spaces for people to work, whether for a few minutes or a few years. Companies like Google, Toshiba and GlaxoSmithKline choose Regus so that they can work flexibly and make their businesses more successful. The key to flexible working is convenience and so Regus is opening wherever its 1.5million members want support – city centres, suburban districts, shopping centres and retail outlets, railway stations, motorway service stations and even community centres. Founded in Brussels, Belgium, in 1989, Regus is based in Luxembourg and listed on the London Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit regus.com About Regus