Entrepreneurial Activities In Economically Underdeveloped Areas Of Croatia

Entrepreneurship activities are crucial for regional development. Croatian legislative supports regional development almost fifteen years. Acts from the late 90s are directed to separated, economically stagnated regions (areas special state concern, hill and mountain areas, islands etc.). Acts are still lawfully and still encourage entrepreneurship activity through the tax exemptions. Regional development Act and subordinate acts from 2009, defined regions with developmental disabilities, so called assisted areas. Their status is determined by development degree. Development degree is connected indirectly with entrepreneurship activity progress. Earlier regulated and economically weaker areas diff er territorially with regard to assisted areas. Considering the above, authors of this paper will analyze entrepreneurship activity indicators (entrepreneurship number, number of employees and fi nancial results). Indicators will be compared for two groups of areas: Areas special state concern (1st, 2nd and 3rd group) and hill and mountain area Assisted areas at local self-government level Research results should indicate on correlation between areas development degree and entrepreneurship success. The paper will provide the overview of entrepreneur activity indicators for areas which are not include in Croatian system of incentive measures and it will never be.