The Romanian Entrepreneurship Barometer analyses the answers of 350 businesspeople. Of these, 73% are aged over 40 and only 1% are aged under 29. By comparison, most respondents of the 2016 Startup Barometer in Romania are aged 25 to 35.
45% of respondents of the Romanian Entrepreneurship Barometer run businesses with revenue of over EUR10 million, compared with 89% of respondents of the Startup Barometer in Romania whose businesses register a turnover below EUR100,000.
Unlike mature entrepreneurs, startup entrepreneurs think bureaucracy (28% of answers) and access to financing (17%) are the biggest obstacles for entrepreneurs, while excessive taxation is the main obstacle for only 12% of respondents.
Data regarding mature entrepreneurs and the ones running startups come from the 2016 Romanian Entrepreneurship Barometer, conducted by EY Romania in partnership with Raiffeisen Bank, and from the 2016 Startup Barometer in Romania, conducted by EY Romania in collaboration with Impact Hub.