Western European SMB Market: Analysis of 2008 Structure and Performance Indicators

Western European SMB Market: Analysis of 2008 Structure and Performance Indicators published by IDC in February, 2010. This report consists of Pages: 40 and the price starts from US $ 7200.

Introduction

Abstract

This IDC study presents the results of detailed research into Western European business demographics from multiple sources, such as national statistics offices, Eurostat, the OECD, and databases such as Dun & Bradstreet.

We analyzed the SMB market structure and size across 16 Western European countries and 21 subvertical markets. Main points analyzed include the number of SMB enterprises by vertical market and performance measured by employment.

' ' The SMB segment is the backbone of the Western European economy. Its huge importance is supported by the fact that 99.8% of the region' s business enterprises are companies with 1–499 employees, which together employ as much as 70% of the total employee workforce. For IT vendors targeting this space, an understanding of the SMB market structure is therefore crucial," said Nina Bonagura, senior research analyst, IDC European Vertical Markets.

Table of Contents

• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
• Methodology
• Breakdown of Enterprise Data into Comparable Segments by Company Size
• Breakdown of Enterprise Data into IDC Vertical Industry Categories
• Major Breaks With Previously Published Estimates
• Alignment of Data to the Most Up-to-Date Time Reference
• The Enterprise Unit as IDC' s Economic Entity
• IDC' s Company-Size Segmentation
• Employment
• Employment Definition
• Situation Overview
• Number and Size of Enterprises by Vertical Market
• Retail and Wholesale
• Finance
• Transport, Communications, and Utilities
• Business Services
• Public Sector
• Manufacturing
• Other Vertical Markets
• The Business Economy: Enterprises and Employees by Company Size
• Future Outlook
• Essential Guidance
• Learn More
• Related Research
• Appendix: Country-Level Tables, Number of Enterprises by Vertical and Company Size
• Synopsis
• Table: European Vertical Market Coverage According to NACE Rev. 1: Group-Level Classification
• Table: Western Europe Number of Enterprises by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Western Europe Distribution of Enterprises by Country and Company Size, 2008 (%)
• Table: Western Europe Number of Enterprises by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Western Europe Number of Enterprises in Retail and Wholesale by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Western Europe Number of Enterprises in Finance by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Western Europe Number of Enterprises in Transport, Communications, and Utilities by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Western Europe Number of Enterprises in Business Services by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Western Europe Number of Enterprises in Government, Healthcare, and Education by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Western Europe Number of Enterprises in Manufacturing by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Western Europe, Number of Nonfinancial Business Enterprises by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Western Europe, Enterprises and Employees by Country, 2008
• Table: Western Europe, Distribution of Employees by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Western Europe, Distribution of Employees by Company Size, 2008 (%)
• Table: Western Europe, Average Number of Employees per Company by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Austria, Number of Enterprises by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Belgium, Number of Enterprises by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Denmark, Number of Enterprises by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Finland, Number of Enterprises by Company Size, 2008
• Table: France, Number of Enterprises by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Germany, Number of Enterprises by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Greece, Number of Enterprises by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Ireland, Number of Enterprises by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Italy, Number of Enterprises by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Netherlands, Number of Enterprises by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Norway, Number of Enterprises by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Portugal, Number of Enterprises by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Spain, Number of Enterprises by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Sweden, Number of Enterprises by Company Size, 2008
• Table: Switzerland, Number of Enterprises by Company Size, 2008
• Table: U.K., Number of Enterprises by Company Size, 2008
• Figure: Western Europe Distribution of Companies by Vertical Market, 2008
• Figure: Western Europe, Top 5 Countries and EU15 YoY Employee Growth Forecast

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