A small group of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that grow fast over a short
period of time, i.e., scalers, make an outsized contribution to job creation and economic
growth. This paper provides a portrait of scalers in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto
Adige/Südtirol, and its two autonomous provinces: Trentino and Bolzano-Bozen. The
region hosts and attracts a dynamic population of scalers. Around one in nine SMEs
in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol is an employment scaler, and more than one in six
is a turnover scaler. However, the contribution of the fastest-growing scalers is
lower than in the rest of Centre and North Italy, which is in part due to the sectoral
specialisation of scalers in the region.
Published on June 21, 2024
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