This section presents a characterisation of Portuguese companies, distinguishing small and medium-sized enterprises from large enterprises. The last module is dedicated to entrepreneurs.
| Main Characteristics & Financial Situation | Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises | Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurs |
Main Characteristics & Financial Situation
 | Quarterly Sector Accounts (business), Q4 2012 Press Release - 29 April 2013 Eurostat - European Commission |
 | Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Company Re-Establishment Cases Statistics, Q4 - 2007 to 2012 (in Portuguese) Report - April 2013 DGPJ - Directorate-General for Policy Justice - Ministry of Justice |
 | The economic activity - 2011 Fact Sheet - 29 November 2012 INE - Statistics Portugal |
 | Structure and Dynamics of Non-Financial Corporations in Portugal Report - December 2010 Banco de Portugal (Portuguese Central Bank) |
Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises
 | Ease of doing business rank for SME's Chapter - 06 December 2012 Chapter from: Portugal and a path for the future: Banking System and its role APB - Portuguese Banking Association |
 | Small and medium sized enterprises in 2011: situations per EU Member State Press Release - 15 October 2012 EC - European Commission |
 | Annual report on EU SMEs, 2011/2012 Report - 15 October 2012 ECORYS Holding BV |
 | Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs 2012 Report - 19 April 2012 OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
 | Small Business Act Fact Sheet 2012 - Portugal Fact Sheet - 2012 EC - European Commission - Directorate General Enterprise and Industry |
 | Study on Accounting requirements for SMEs Report - 30 June 2011 EC - European Commission |
 | Accounting Requirements for Portuguese SME's Chapter - 30 June 2011 Chapter from: Study on Accounting requirements for SMEs EC - European Commission |
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurs
 | Investment survey H2, 2012 Press Release - 31 January 2013 INE - Statistics Portugal |
 | Glob Entrepreneurship Monitor 2012 Global Report Report - 2013 |
 | Entrepreneurship at a Glance 2012 - Press Release Press Release - 06 June 2012 OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
 | Entrepreneurship in the EU and beyond 2012 Report - 2012 EB - European Comission - Eurobarometer |
 | Global Entrepreneurship Monitor - Portugal Report 2010 (in Portuguese) Report - November 2011 GERA - Global Entrepreneurship Research Association |
 | Entrepreneurship survey of the EU25 - Portugal Report - 2008 EB - European Comission - Eurobarometer |
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