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MEAN

A. Government policies to support new and growing entrepreneurial firms.

A4. New entrepreneurial firms can get most of the required permit and licenses in about a week.

3.34

A5. The amount of taxes is NOT a burden for new entrepreneurial firms.

3.48

B. Government programs to support new and growing entrepreneurial firms.

B3. There are an adequate number of government programs for new and growing entrepreneurial firms.

3.01

B5. Almost anyone needs help from a govern program for a new or growing business can find what they need.

3.06

D. Research and development transfer to new and growing entrepreneurial firms.

D2. New and growing entrepreneurial firms have just as much access to new research and technology as large established firms.

3.14

D3. New and growing entrepreneurial firms can afford the latest technology.

3.54

D4. There are adequate government subsidies for new and growing entrepreneurial firms to acquire new technology.

3.55

E. Commercial, legal infrastructure relevant to new and growing entrepreneurs

E2. There are enough subcontractors suppliers, and consultants to support new and growing firms.

3.14

E4. It is easy for new and growing firms to get good banking (checking accounts, foreign exchange transactions, letters of credit, and the like).

3.06

F. Internal [within the country] market openness.

F3. New and growing firms easily enter new markets.

3.19

F4. The new and growing firms can afford the cost of market entry.

3.35

F5. New growing firms can enter markets without being unfairly blocked firms can enter markets without being unfairly blocked by established firms.

3.31

F6. The anti-trust legislation is effective and well enforced.

3.26

H. Cultural, social norms that encourage new and growing entrepreneurial firms.