Mainly men, (81%), they are between 35 and 44 years old with university studies. That’s how the Spanish entrepreneurs are, as it is deduced in the Map of Business Venture in Spain 2014, produced by Spain Start-up and presented in Madrid recently. Some data that locate our country above the average age of the rest of Europe and Latin America.This Map of Business Venture is obtained from close to 3.000 projects introduced to the Start-up Competition 2014, coming from Spain (73%), Latin America (12%) and the Mediterranean Europe (10%). If one looks at the Spanish environment, the regions with most participation are Madrid, Catalonia, Andalucia and Valencia.
The services provided to companies such as financial, marketing and advertising are the main sectors where the 34% of Spanish entrepreneurs are betting on, followed by the companies dedicated to the Internet and web services, with a 33%.In general, more than half of these emerging companies have between 2 and 9 employees; while only the 1% of the start-ups reaches 50 employees. However and despite the undeniable contribution of these companies to the generation of new jobs , funding continuesto be a pending issue for most entrepreneurs, who only uses bank credits 7% of the times, opposite to the 77% who starts his business with his own resources and the 27% who seek familiar help.
The difficulties in obtaining financing at the beginning of any project make it more and more common for business owners and entrepreneurs to look for alternatives such as Lexington instead of investing in properties so they can minimize upfront costs. That’s why many business owners and entrepreneurs already trust Lexington Business Centers in Madrid. Located in prestigious addresses in the main capitals of the country, help newcomers not to waste any opportunity of deal and offer the best professional image. The state of the art technology our centres have, together with fully furnished offices, virtual office, meeting rooms and videoconferencing room services, make Lexington the best ally for your business. You can always count on our administrative services and technical support during 24 hours a day.
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