Barriers to Business for Croatian Competitiveness Clusters - copy

This research takes into account the most important factors, i.e. parameters of the business climate, and as a result provides an overview of those factors that are favorable for investors, but also presents barriers to business that every investor wants to eliminate. Therefore, it is essential to know what hinders you as a cluster in your business, considering your domain of operation and role in the Croatian economy. The following few questions pertain to the conditions of general business of your cluster, i.e. the industry in your cluster, barriers and good business practices, the way you see economic growth in your cluster, and what might be the impact of a financial instrument for risky business on the growth of your cluster.

Results are publicly available

Please specify which competitiveness cluster you belong to in the box below ✪

1. Which of the following factors do you consider to be the greatest barriers to future growth for your cluster? And to what extent for your cluster?

rate (1-10); 1 - extremely ineffective, 10 - excellent
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Effectiveness of legislative bureaucracy
Tax Policy
Tax rates and amount of tax burdens
Availability of financing (EU funds and others)
Innovation
Limitations of labor regulations
Costs of Utility Services (Water, Electricity, Gas, etc.)
Others

2. Which of the following parameters do you consider to be the most effective within the business of your cluster?

3. Do you believe that for your competitiveness sector, Croatia's accession to the European Union has contributed to the development of the sector, i.e. what is the approximate percentage of growth or decline in business since joining the EU?

< 0 % (negative decline)0-5 %5-10 %>10 %
2013
2014

4. Are you familiar with the concept of Venture Capital?

Venture Capital is, in translation to Croatian, risky capital and denotes the capital of an investment company or firm that provides financial support to new, start-up innovative and promising risky companies. In return, investment firms acquire shares and

5. Have you ever had investment experience in your sector based on the Venture Capital model?

6. If yes, what impression did the financial instrument used have on your business?

rate (1-10), depending on the quality of the instrument and its impact on the sector's or firm's business.

7. What approximate percentage of your sector is made up of young start-up companies or companies that foster sectoral innovations?