According to the latest research, due to the influence of the environment, 38% of Spain’s individual operators and 20% of SMEs said they could not see the future continuity of their business. The study shows that most small entrepreneurs believe that the situation in their industry has continued to deteriorate in recent years (61% of individual operators and 49% of small and medium -sized enterprises), and many people are worried that the situation will continue to deteriorate in the next few years (37% of individual individuals Operators and 29% of small and medium -sized enterprises).
Individual operators who have been investigated have stated that the main reasons for this situation are the political, social and economic situation (25%), reduction of activities and income (18%), increased tax pressure (16%), and increased operating expenses (14 %). SMEs believe that future uncertainty (29%), world situation (23%) and epidemic (13%) are also important factor that leads to this situation. According to another survey, due to the rise in VAT, the increase in electricity prices and operating costs, and the influence of labor reform, the average income of most beauty salons and barber shop owners in Catalonia is lower than that of employees.