Table 1: Characteristics of the sample.

Economic sector Age Management team Turnover Employees International income Main sector where the company develops its activity Number of years from the creation of the company Number of people within the management team Last year approximate turnover (×1000€) Number of employees of the company Approximate percentage of income from foreign markets Industrial = 55.6% 1–4 = 47.4% 1–3 = 75.6% Below 800 = 47.3% 3–15 = 60% 25%–50% = 43.2% Services = 17.8% 5 = 24.4% 4–6 = 20% 800–5,000 = 33.3% 16–55 = 25.4% 51%–75% = 35.6% Others = 26.6% 6-7 = 28.1% 7–10 = 4.4% Over 5,000 = 19.4% 56–165 = 14.6% 76%–100% = 21.2% Mean (M) M = 4.38 years old M = 2.98 people M = 20532.35 M = 25.91 people M = 57.284%

Note. The data show the percentage of companies in the total sample that met each criterion.