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CONTENTS

Overview
Aims and objectives
Overview
Key findings
Methodology
1. Introduction
Trends in entrepreneurship
2. Detailed research findings
Entrepreneurial activity - Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders
Key findings on entrepreneurial activity
Levels of entrepreneurial activity by sub-group
Thinkers - serious / non serious
Status of Doers
Other forms of entrepreneurial activity
3. Who are the 'Thinkers'? (Profile)
Demographics
Background / experience
Preparation for business
Plans for a business
Ambitions and expectations
4. Who are the 'Doers'? (Profile)
Demographics
Background / experience
Types of business - age / turnover / sector / form
5. Who are the 'Avoiders'? (Profile)
Demographics
Background / experience
6. Attitudes
Attitudes to business
Attitudes to risk and debt
Key enterprising traits
Business in the media
7. Motivations
Motivations for Thinkers
Motivations for Doers
What would make Avoiders consider starting up?
8. Barriers
Barriers for Thinkers
Barriers for Avoiders
9. Tools for setting up in business - obtaining finance and business support.
Obtaining finance
Business support
Annex 1: Methodology
Questionnaire
Data collection methodology
Sampling
Sample profiles
Significance testing and effective sample sizes.
Weighting
Annex 2: Questionnaire

Table of Tables
Table 1 : VAT Registrations
Table 2 : VAT Stock Changes
Table 3 : CSCB New Business Starts
Table 4 : LFS - per cent self-employed (Spring Quarter)
Table 5 : Global Entrepreneurship Monitor ( GEM) - TWA Rates 2001-2003
Table 6 : Proportion of Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders in Scotland and England
Table 7 : Proportion of Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders by gender in Scotland
Table 8 : Proportion of Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders by parental / caring responsibilities in Scotland
Table 9 : Proportion of Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders by marital status in Scotland
Table 10 : Proportion of Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders by age in Scotland
Table 11 : Proportion of Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders by education in Scotland
Table 12 : Proportion of Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders by migrants / non migrants in Scotland
Table 13 : Proportion of Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders by disability in Scotland
Table 14 : Proportion of Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders by social class in Scotland
Table 15 : Proportion of Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders by tenure in Scotland
Table 16 : Proportion of Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders by deprivation index in Scotland
Table 17 : Profile of Thinkers
Table 18 : Profile of Thinkers according to level of seriousness
Table 19 : Profile of Doer status
Table 20 : Profile of Doers status by main activity or main employment concern
Table 21 : Profile of Thinkers by gender and age
Table 22 : Profile of Thinkers by education
Table 23 : Profile of Thinkers by social class, tenure and deprivation index
Table 24 : Profile of Thinkers by employment status
Table 25 : Thinkers participation in relevant education, training or work experience
Table 26 : Thinkers - experience of friends or family who have been entrepreneurs
Table 27 : Thinkers own previous experience of entrepreneurship
Table 28 : Thinkers - preparation
Table 29 : Thinkers - ideas of what their main business would be
Table 30 : Profile of Doers by gender and age
Table 31 : Profile of Doers by education
Table 32 : Profile of Doers by social class, tenure and deprivation index
Table 33 : Profile of Doers by previous employment status
Table 34 : Doers - participation in relevant education, training or work experience
Table 35 : Doers - experience of friends or family who have been entrepreneurs
Table 36 : Doers - previous experience of entrepreneurship
Table 37 : Doers - Length of time business has been trading
Table 38 : Doers - annual turnover of businesses
Table 39 : Doers - number of people employed by business
Table 40 : Type of business
Table 41 : Doers - legal status of main business
Table 42 : Length of time taken to set up a business
Table 43 : Doers - source of idea
Table 44 : Profile of Avoiders by gender and age
Table 45 : Profile of Avoiders by education
Table 46 : Profile of Avoiders by social class, tenure and deprivation index
Table 47 : Profile of Avoiders by employment status
Table 48 : Avoiders - participation in relevant education, training or work experience
Table 49 : Avoiders - experience of friends or family who have been entrepreneurs
Table 50 : Avoiders - previously owned or part-owned a business
Table 51 : Avoiders - previously owned or part-owned a business (Scotland)
Table 52 : Avoiders - previously owned or part-owned a business
Table 53 : Admiring people who start their own business - Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders
Table 54 : Encouraging a friend or relative to start a business - Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders
Table 55 : Deserving a second chance -Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders
Table 56 : Preferring to work for a small business - Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders
Table 57 : Low morals or ethics - Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders
Table 58 : Confidence in speaking to a bank manager about getting a business loan - Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders
Table 59 : Enjoying risk - Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders
Table 60 : Fear of debt - Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders
Table 61 : Avoiding risk - Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders
Table 62 : Imaginative and creative - Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders
Table 63 : Making organisations function better - Thinker Doers and Avoiders
Table 64 : Having the skills/knowledge to be able to start a business - Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders
Table 65 : Negative image of small businesses in the media - Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders
Table 66 : Success stories about running a business in the media - Thinkers, Doers and Avoiders
Table 67 : Motivations for Thinkers
Table 68 : Motivations for Doers
Table 69 : Motivations for Avoiders to consider starting a business
Table 70 : Barriers to starting a business
Table 71 : Barriers to starting a business (those who mentioned three or more)
Table 72 : Risk on starting a business
Table 73 : Barriers to starting a business (Active Avoiders)
Table 74 : Barriers to starting a business (all Avoiders)
Table 75 : The biggest barriers to starting a business
Table 76 : What type of finance would you seek? Would you be most likely to seek?
Table 77 : Weighted and unweighted profiles of sample by gender, age and tenure in Scotland
Table 78 : Weighted and unweighted profiles of sample by sex, age, region, ethnic origin and tenure in England
Table 79 : Rim weight 1. Weighting target for Government Office Regions by sex and age (Scotland)
Table 80 : Rim weight 2. Weighting targets for Government Office Regions by sex and age (Scotland)
Table 81 : Rim weight 2: Weighting targets for Government Office Region by tenure (Scotland)
Table 82 : Rim weight 3. Weighting targets for ethnic origin (Scotland)
Table 83 : Rim weight 1. Weighting target for Government Office Regions by whites and non whites (England)
Table 84 : Rim weight 2. Weighting target for Government Office Regions by sex and age (England)
Table 85 : Rim weight 2. Weighting targets for Government Office Regions by sex and age (England)
Table 86 : Rim weight 3: Weighting targets for Government Office Region by tenure (England)
Table 87 : Rim weight 4. Weighting targets for ethnic origin (England)

Prepared by:

Contacts:
Nick Moon 00 44 7890 9830 nmoon@nopworld.com
Claire Ivins 00 44 7890 9783 civins@nopworld.com
Samantha Spencer 00 44 7890 9054 sspencer@nopworld.com
April 2004

The views expressed in this report are those of the researcher and
do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.

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