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The GEM (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor) Report 2014, which was presented this morning at the University of Murcia, puts the rate of entrepreneurial activity in the region at 6.67%, representing an increase of 1.37 points to 2013 and higher than the national average, which is 5.47% percentage.
The directors of the team that prepared the study in the region, teachers Antonio Aragon and Alicia Rubio, explained that this increase in TEA is due mainly to the number of initiatives are being launched (springs, 0-3 months), passing from 2.8% to 4.32%, compared to the stagnation of new initiatives (3-42 months).
Teachers warned in the report that the consolidated data of entrepreneurs in 2014 (7.5%) is the worst in the series since 2006, although it is higher by 7% than the Spanish average, reflecting lower difficulty consolidating entrepreneurial initiatives in the region of Murcia in the rest of Spain.
TEA increased in the region during 2014 has been associated with improvement in the financing of entrepreneurial initiatives, with higher seed capital requirements and increased support from foreign private investors.
The GEM study of this issue highlights the dominance of companies created to take advantage of opportunities (58'3%) and reducing to 36'3% of the initiatives that arise for reasons of necessity, indicating a trend reversal regarding what happened in recent years and a foretaste of improvement of the general economic situation.
Another indication of positive developments in the economy is 1.5% effective rate of closures in 2014, the lowest figure in the last four years.
Among the causes of abandoning the business, "unprofitable" with a 40'6%, is the most frequently mentioned by respondents, followed by "financial problems" (21.1%).
Regarding the socio economic characteristics of the entrepreneur, 50.7% of these initial phase (nascent and new) are women, above the average of Spain, which is 41.5%, while in 2014 the proportion grows of entrepreneurs with university studies.
The report also addresses the perceptions and entrepreneurial skills of respondents.
In this section, a 22.3% of the population believes that there are good business opportunities in the region of Murcia, confirming the increase observed since 2012.
As regards the type of entrepreneurial initiatives recorded during the study year, the 47'2% are located in the consumer-oriented sector (for the first time since 2009, it is below 50%), followed by 27 % of the service sector and 22% of the processing sector.
Finally, the study analyzes the most valued in the region of Murcia to undertake, which are the existence and access to physical and service infrastructure, education and post-school training in entrepreneurial stage, the existence and access to commercial and professional infrastructure and government programs.
They are the least valued financing for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial training and education at school age.
The recommendations of the experts to undertake are in line to overcome major obstacles, focusing on the financial support, and appropriate government policies to improve education and training.
The presentation of the report took place at the Faculty of Economics and Business, in an act that has led the rector Transfer, Entrepreneurship and Employment, Francisca Thomas.
In the same they have intervened the director of GEM report nationally, Ana Fernandez;
INFO director of the Region, Francisco Martinez, responsible for Corporate Banking BMN-Cajamurcia, Aurelio Herrero, entities which, together with the Chair of Entrepreneurship at the University, promotes the study.
Source: Universidad de Murcia. Fotos: Luis Urbina
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