The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) has released their 2007 report which is well worth reading. According to their website, GEM is:
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) research program is an annual assessment of the national level of entrepreneurial activity. Initiated in 1999 with 10 countries, expanded to 21 in the year 2000, with 29 countries in 2001 and 37 countries in 2002. GEM 2007 will conduct research in 50 countries.
The research program, based on a harmonized assessment of the level of national entrepreneurial activity for all participating countries, involves exploration of the role of entrepreneurship in national economic growth.
GEM is focused on high expectation entrepreneurs, which GEM defines as entrepreneurs with plans to have more than 20 employees within 5 years of founding their business - and high growth entrepreneuers, which GEM defines as established entrepreneurs with more than 20 employees. They focus on these segments because of their broad ecomomic and employment impact.
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