For many years, the term entrepreneur has been associated with a young person and, in recent years, with a female profile. However, it is becoming clear that this is not the case, at least in most cases. The latest data from the GEM report indicate that the person who undertakes in Aragon is male, over 45 years old, from an urban center and with an initiative oriented to consumption.
The male entrepreneurial activity rate stands at 5.7% in front of 5.2% in women and about an average of 5.4% in Aragón. A TEA of Aragon –5.4%-which is below the Spanish average, located at 6.8% in 2023, the last year analyzed in the GEM report.
Compared to 2022, there has been an increase in the Aragonese community of 0.4 percentage points, which is also lower than that registered in Spain as a whole where it has grown by 0.8 percentage points.
With this TEA, Aragón is placed behind other autonomies with more entrepreneurial activity, such as the Balearic Islands with 8.8%, as well as the Valencian Community, the Community of Madrid, Catalonia, Castilla-La Mancha, Andalusia, Galicia and Murcia.
Less distance is observed if we look at incipient and consolidated entrepreneurship, a parameter in which Aragón stands at 13.3% compared to 13.5% in Spain. Breaking down the data, it can be seen that consolidated entrepreneurship stands at 7.9%, in this case being above the Spanish average of 6.7%.
Aragón is also above the Spanish average in terms of lower entrepreneurial abandonment rate. In fact, the community is one of those that registers the lowest data: 1.1%, being only behind Cantabria with 0.9%. The Spanish average is 2.2%, according to the GEM report, presented at Cepyme Aragón.
The entrepreneurial profile, although the difference is slight, is that of a man, mainly with postgraduate studies (8.4%). However, the data of those with a percentage of Primary (6.1%), Higher (5.2%) and Secondary (4.6%) studies also stands out. Regarding having specific training, the report reflects that, in general, there is no knowledge about entrepreneurship.
And, when it comes to indicating why it is undertaken, the data is clear: for make a living. This is what 57.1% points out, a percentage similar to that of Spain. Other reasons are to create wealth (42.2%), make a difference in the world (35.3%) and continue family tradition (23%).
When starting out, they are clear about it. The majority, 46.5%, opt for a consumer-oriented business initiativewhile 36.1% is included in business services. There are also 14.4% whose initiative is linked to the processing sector and 3.1% to the extractive sector.
The GEM report also shows that entrepreneurs do not usually have employees. 52.5% indicate this. In cases where they have a staff, it stands out that 34.5% have between one and five employees. Only 2.6% have more than 20 jobs.
The sample
According to the sample of this study, the majority of entrepreneurs are between 45 and 54 years of age. This is the case of 305 people who have taken the step of launching their business initiative.
In the group, from 55 to 65 years old, Aragón registers 287 entrepreneurs. Behind them are those between 35 and 44 years old, which total 280 entrepreneurs from the 1,200 in total accounted for in this GEM report.
According to the data, there are 205 entrepreneurs between 25 and 34 years of age and a total of 123 under 25 years of age.
In addition, 933 come from urban areas while 267 are located in rural areas.
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