A study by the SUSR statistics office shows that Slovakia had 356,306 small and mid-size businesses at the end of 2002, representing a year-on-year decrease of 10,000 firms.
The study also shows that every day last year three firms were founded, and 104 individuals registered for licenses to run small businesses.
Compiled by Martina Pisárová from press reports.
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