Introduction

Paul D. Reynolds () and Richard T. Curtin ()
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Paul D. Reynolds: George Mason University

Chapter Chapter 1 in New Business Creation, 2011, pp 1-25 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract There are at least 200 million people around the world involved in business ­creation. Another 200 million are owners or managers of new firms less than a few years old. These estimates were developed by the Global Entrepreneur Monitor (GEM) research program that covered 75 countries, about 80% of the world population. The true global total of people involved in the start-up process is probably higher, close to a quarter of a billion individuals, with another quarter of a billion involved as owners and managers of new firms.

Keywords: Nascent Entrepreneur; Global Entrepreneurship Monitor; Business Registry; Firm Creation; Business Creation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7536-2_1

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