"There has been a downward trend in the proportion of owner occupiers since the peak of 71% in 2003 but the proportion in 2011-12 was very similar to that in 2010-11, " it added.
In juxtaposition to this declining trend, is the steady increase from some 16 percent to 24 percent in the proportion of funding that is being either directly lent or guaranteed by government agencies.
Our research has shown that Indians now outnumber the next 7 immigrant groups combined and start 33.2% of all immigrant-founded startups in the U.S. The proportion of all immigrant founded companies has fallen in Silicon Valley, but Indians have resisted this downward trend.