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above-average results even in the context of the surrounding countries: In six of
the ten evaluated areas, we ranked first among the V5 countries and Austria.
This implies the intensive use of collaboration and network in entrepreneurial
activities in Slovakia.
Profiles of the main groups of entrepreneurs in Slovakia
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Year-on-year changes as well as international comparisons of the profiles of
main groups of entrepreneurs (early-stage and established) in terms of their
demographic characteristics (gender, age, education and income) as well as
sectorial structure, indicate that Slovakia experienced in positive shift in certain
aspects, but a number of problematic areas related to inclusive
entrepreneurship still remain.
x
Social inclusion of women in entrepreneurship is a persistent problem despite
the fact that the 2012 TEA reached 33%, an increase of 4% compared to 2011.
Even though this percentage is the third highest among the countries V5 and
Austria, we are below the average of countries whose development innovation-
driven and also below the world average.
x
An opposite, negative trend was observed in the proportion of women among
established entrepreneurs, which in 2012 fell by 1% to 28%. This places
Slovakia below the Europe, innovation driven countries, and world averages.
The Slovak level of established women entrepreneurs does not deviate
significantly from the average of the V5 and Austria, although the proportion of
women among established entrepreneurs in Austria is 11% higher than in
Slovakia.
x
The age profile of the early-stage entrepreneurs (TEA) in Slovakia confirmed
the general finding that entrepreneurial activity decreases with age. Young
individuals (18 - 24 and 25 - 34 years) are the most entrepreneurially active:
TEA values in their age categories are 12.8% and 13.9%. These values are above
the European average, the average of innovation driven countries as well as the
average of V5 and Austria. The sharpest decline in TEA was in the age group of
35-44 years (from 19.3% in 2011 to 9.9% in 2012). The senior age bracket (55 -
64 years) TEA is very low, decreasing from 4.7% in 2011 to 3.5% in 2012.
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The highest percentage of established entrepreneurs in 2012 was in the age
group of 35 - 44 years (10.1%). A large drop in the percentage of established
entrepreneurs in the category of 45 - 54 years placed Slovakia in the globally
lowest rank in this category. This percentage (7.0%) is even lower than in the
age group 55 - 64 years (7.2%).
x
While the total early-stage entrepreneurial activity in Slovakia declined in 2012,
a breakdown of the total by achieved education level shows a shift to higher
education. Early-stage entrepreneurial activity in Slovakia is above European,