Entrepreneurship : New Data on Business Creation and How to Promote It

The World Bank Group Entrepreneurship Survey continues to extend our knowledge of the importance of entrepreneurship for a dynamic economy. In its second year, with more countries participating, the survey again shows a strong relationship between...

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Main Authors: Klapper, Leora, Delgado, Juan Manuel Quesada
Format: Viewpoint
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8381495/entrepreneurship-new-data-business-creation-promote
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spelling okr-10986-111632021-04-23T14:02:54Z Entrepreneurship : New Data on Business Creation and How to Promote It Klapper, Leora Delgado, Juan Manuel Quesada ACCOUNTABILITY AUTHENTICATION AUTOMATION BUSINESS CREATION BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INDICATORS BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESSES E-GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES ENTREPRENEURSHIP GOVERNMENT SERVICES HUMAN RESOURCES INNOVATIONS INSURANCE MIDDLE EAST PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC POLICY REGISTRIES REGISTRY RESULTS RETAIL TRADE TELEPHONE WESTERN EUROPE The World Bank Group Entrepreneurship Survey continues to extend our knowledge of the importance of entrepreneurship for a dynamic economy. In its second year, with more countries participating, the survey again shows a strong relationship between entrepreneurship, the business environment, and governance. New data shed light on how the distribution of businesses among sectors varies by level of development. And analysis of new data on business registration suggests that automation can greatly reduce the barriers to starting a business. This finding makes a strong case for pursuing e-government initiatives to spur entrepreneurship. 2012-08-13T14:19:35Z 2012-08-13T14:19:35Z 2007-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8381495/entrepreneurship-new-data-business-creation-promote http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11163 English Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 316 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
AUTHENTICATION
AUTOMATION
BUSINESS CREATION
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS INDICATORS
BUSINESS REGISTRATION
BUSINESSES
E-GOVERNMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
HUMAN RESOURCES
INNOVATIONS
INSURANCE
MIDDLE EAST
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC POLICY
REGISTRIES
REGISTRY
RESULTS
RETAIL TRADE
TELEPHONE
WESTERN EUROPE
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
AUTHENTICATION
AUTOMATION
BUSINESS CREATION
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS INDICATORS
BUSINESS REGISTRATION
BUSINESSES
E-GOVERNMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
HUMAN RESOURCES
INNOVATIONS
INSURANCE
MIDDLE EAST
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC POLICY
REGISTRIES
REGISTRY
RESULTS
RETAIL TRADE
TELEPHONE
WESTERN EUROPE
Klapper, Leora
Delgado, Juan Manuel Quesada
Entrepreneurship : New Data on Business Creation and How to Promote It
relation Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 316
description The World Bank Group Entrepreneurship Survey continues to extend our knowledge of the importance of entrepreneurship for a dynamic economy. In its second year, with more countries participating, the survey again shows a strong relationship between entrepreneurship, the business environment, and governance. New data shed light on how the distribution of businesses among sectors varies by level of development. And analysis of new data on business registration suggests that automation can greatly reduce the barriers to starting a business. This finding makes a strong case for pursuing e-government initiatives to spur entrepreneurship.
format Publications & Research :: Viewpoint
author Klapper, Leora
Delgado, Juan Manuel Quesada
author_facet Klapper, Leora
Delgado, Juan Manuel Quesada
author_sort Klapper, Leora
title Entrepreneurship : New Data on Business Creation and How to Promote It
title_short Entrepreneurship : New Data on Business Creation and How to Promote It
title_full Entrepreneurship : New Data on Business Creation and How to Promote It
title_fullStr Entrepreneurship : New Data on Business Creation and How to Promote It
title_full_unstemmed Entrepreneurship : New Data on Business Creation and How to Promote It
title_sort entrepreneurship : new data on business creation and how to promote it
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8381495/entrepreneurship-new-data-business-creation-promote
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