Analysis of the Current Situation and Factors of Anxiety Among Small and Medium-sized Entrepreneurs Under the Corona Virus Disease 2019: Empirical Evidence from China

Lanyan Cheng

doi:10.54097/fbem.v9i2.9291

Authors

Lanyan Cheng

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/fbem.v9i2.9291

Keywords:

Small and Medium-Sized entrepreneurs, Anxiety, COVID-19.

Abstract

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises are an important part of China's market entities, and they are also relatively vulnerable groups under the impact of public health emergencies. Based on the 2020 Peking University "China Enterprise Innovation and Entrepreneurship Survey (ESIEC)" database, this article analyzes the anxiety status and influencing factors of Small and Medium-Sized entrepreneurs under the background of the corona virus disease 2019. The research results show that: (1) In the early stage of the corona virus disease 2019, Small and Medium-Sized entrepreneurs had a high sense of anxiety, fear and worry, and showed differences in anxiety in different industries, regions and business income scales. (2) The sources of anxiety of Small and Medium-Sized entrepreneurs under the impact of the epidemic are mainly manifested in the payment of employee wages, five social insurances and one housing fund, and rent payments. (3) Further studies have found that stable business conditions, stable job resumption policies, financial support and preferential tax policies can significantly alleviate the anxiety, fear or worry of Small and Medium-Sized entrepreneurs.

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