77% of the Spanish population has a “very positive” image of entrepreneurs, a slightly higher percentage for women and for the oldest age group (65 years or older). It is one of the conclusions of the GAD3 survey for the Valencian Association of Entrepreneurs (AVE) integrated into the first Entrepreneur Valuation Barometer. Today's is the response, with figures, given by the business lobby after the criticism a few months ago of the figure of the businessman expressed by Podemos, mainly.
The survey was carried out between the months of July and August in the four main autonomous communities, Madrid, Catalonia, the Valencian Community and Andalusia, with a sample of 2,500 people, and was preceded by a report prepared by the Ivie that certifies the importance of entrepreneurship in job creation, investment and wealth generation.
It was not directly mentioned in the presentation this Tuesday in Valencia, but in the presentation by sociologist Narciso Michavila it was clear that "if we do not explain what we do, others will explain it." And another of the survey responses reveals that 28% of those surveyed consider that the image of the businessman has worsened and think that the main reason is the Government or national policy. For those who consider that the image has improved, they attribute it to the influence and exemplarity, the positive trajectory and the virtue of the company as a generator of employment.
Among the conclusions of the survey, the importance that society places on the role of the entrepreneur also stands out. According to the study, led by researcher Joaquín Maudos, private sector companies provide 84% of employment; 85.2% of the Spanish GDP and contribute 91% of the country's total investment.
Likewise, with corporation tax alone they contribute 32,000 million euros, 9% of the public coffers and contribute 70% of Social Security contributions through employers. “The data speak for themselves and leave evidence of the extremely important importance that companies have for the Spanish economy and society,” Maudos defended.
