Territorial Review Copenhagen - Region Hovedstaden

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Several OECD countries score better on shares of high-growth
entrepreneurs. The United States, for example, has twice as many growth
entrepreneurs: 4.4% to Denmark‘s 2.9%. Around 47% of the high-growth
entrepreneurs in Denmark are located in the Capital Region. 27 Copenhagen
is the most entrepreneurial region in Denmark. The Capital Region has more
entrepreneurs per inhabitant, higher start-up rates, slightly higher growth
entrepreneurship rates and considerably higher global orientation. The
survival rate of start-ups in the Capital Region is however lower: 78.8% to
the national average of 80.6%. Start-ups in the Capital Region also show
lower growth in number of employees (Table 1.12).
Figure 1.22. Entrepreneurship rate in selected OECD metropolitan areas
(2006)
Note: These data show early-stage entrepreneurial activity rates from metropolitan areas
for which sufficient data were available. These areas include suburbs and reflect labour
market areas. Early-stage entrepreneurial activity is defined as nascent entrepreneurship
(involved in setting up a business), and the rate of owner-managers of a new business
(i.e. businesses that have existed for up to 3.5 years).
Source: Acs et al., 2008