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Review of Theoretical Starting
Points for Project
Business Idea and SME
In our project task we consider various factors, including: globalization,
the service sector, category of companies, a business plan, venture capi-
tal, creativity, invention, etc. Such notions are essential for broader under-
standing of the presented contents.
Globalization has increased pressure on companies because of compet-
itiveness amongst the companies in processing and other sectors. The latter
applies especially to countries with high labour costs, strict environmental
rules and high tax rates. Moreover, because of the use of sophisticated tech-
nology, the productivity increased while the development of the informa-
tion technology enabled openings in the market for new products. The lat-
ter results in a revolution amongst updates in production processes, at the
same time it enables rapid growth of the service sector (Žakelj 2004). The
data taken from Eurostat indicates that for Slovenia in 2011, 8.6 % of all
employees worked in agriculture, 31.7 % in production and construction,
35.8% in market service activities, whilst 24 % worked in non-market ser-
vice activities (Gričar 2014).
The European statistical office, Eurostat, noted that in 2011 almost
70 % of all employed people in the EU worked in the service sector. The
percentage of employees working in the service sector has increased by 8 %
compared to 2000. When looking at the data for Slovenia, slightly less than
56 % of all employed people worked in the service sector. In 2014, the num-
ber of people who worked in market service activities such as: the trading
of goods, transport, financial activities etc., was around 31 %. While 23 %
Points for Project
Business Idea and SME
In our project task we consider various factors, including: globalization,
the service sector, category of companies, a business plan, venture capi-
tal, creativity, invention, etc. Such notions are essential for broader under-
standing of the presented contents.
Globalization has increased pressure on companies because of compet-
itiveness amongst the companies in processing and other sectors. The latter
applies especially to countries with high labour costs, strict environmental
rules and high tax rates. Moreover, because of the use of sophisticated tech-
nology, the productivity increased while the development of the informa-
tion technology enabled openings in the market for new products. The lat-
ter results in a revolution amongst updates in production processes, at the
same time it enables rapid growth of the service sector (Žakelj 2004). The
data taken from Eurostat indicates that for Slovenia in 2011, 8.6 % of all
employees worked in agriculture, 31.7 % in production and construction,
35.8% in market service activities, whilst 24 % worked in non-market ser-
vice activities (Gričar 2014).
The European statistical office, Eurostat, noted that in 2011 almost
70 % of all employed people in the EU worked in the service sector. The
percentage of employees working in the service sector has increased by 8 %
compared to 2000. When looking at the data for Slovenia, slightly less than
56 % of all employed people worked in the service sector. In 2014, the num-
ber of people who worked in market service activities such as: the trading
of goods, transport, financial activities etc., was around 31 %. While 23 %
