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RESEARCH SHOWS the best way to drive GDP and job growth
is to support companies with potential to scale rapidly.
RAISING THE GDP BY 1% SCALEUPS DRIVE THE MOST JOB GROWTH
Type
of Firm
CASE STUDY:
MEXICO
Average job creation in different types
of enterprises:
New
Micro
Firms
New
Micro
Firms
0 100 200 300
449,900
New
Small
Firms
New
Small
Firms
20,064
New Scaleup
Firms that
Become Large
225
25
3
85
Number of New Firms
Needed to Raise GDP 1%
New Scaleup
Firms that
Become Large
Source: Country level economic census data. Source: Mexican business census data.
