2. Over the past few years, these companies have experienced a period of rapid revenue growth. At the same time, the number of employees and their equipment with production facilities increased. Almost a quarter of the companies indicate a decline in their development indicators in 2020. However, overall, companies are rather satisfied with the dynamics of their development in recent years.
3. More than 2/3 of the surveyed technological HGFs already have export experience. The average share of export products in the total revenue of exporting companies is almost a quarter of revenue. In the next 3 years, the surveyed exporting companies expect to increase the export of their products – 86 % of companies will strive for this.
4. Technological HGFs today does not experience an acute shortage of qualified employees, although they understand that they may face some challenges if their business grows.
5. The leaders of these companies in most cases are simultaneously the CEO, owner and CTO of the company. Today the leaders are about 50 years old. Even before joining the company, they had long-term experience in a key area of their company’s business. Company leaders typically have an engineering or science background and are actively involved in product development and production management.
6. These companies call the factors of their success the price, quality of products, the ability to quickly respond to changes in consumer demands, and the ability to customize products. Sometimes market leadership is ensured by the non-economic factors, such as ties with authorities or access to government contracts.
7. A significant part of the surveyed companies regularly used various types of government support in the period 2017–2020. Companies highly appreciate the value of the support received from the government and believe that it helped their development. In the next 3 years, the share of technological HGFs receiving state support may increase: up to 85 % will strive for this.
8. There is often a request for government support for the full or partial coverage of R&D costs or obtaining a grant for these purposes. This query highlights the specificity of the surveyed companies as "technological” or "innovative". Also, companies are interested in supporting their participation in exhibitions and business missions.