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Entrepreneurship: Swiss People Want to Make a Difference in the World 05 Jul 2023

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM 2022/2023) has highlighted the commendable motivation behind Swiss people wanting to embark on a business venture. To make this possible, it’s vital to encourage this type of career and to digitalize...

Women's Entrepreneurship Report: women entrepreneurs suffer from lack of investors 16 Jun 2023

As part of the GEM’s study “Women's Entrepreneurship” conducted by Rico Baldegger, it appears that the representation of women in the Swiss entrepreneurial sphere is still low (two male entrepreneurs for one female on average) but that it is experiencing a positive...

Switzerland #8 Worldwide in GEM National Entrepreneurship Context Index 16 Feb 2023

Switzerland came in at #8 in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) National Entrepreneurship Context Index (NECI). This is among the findings in the GEM 2022/2023 Global Report entitled Adapting to a New Normal, released today in collaboration with The School of Management...

Entrepreneurship is merely a pipe dream for women in Switzerland 16 Feb 2023

Professor Rico Baldegger, head of the European section of the Women's Entrepreneurship Report, reviews the findings of the International Report and analyzes entrepreneurial activity in...

HEG-FR to host 2022/23 Global Entrepreneurship Report launch and annual meeting 31 Aug 2022

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor announced today that GEM Switzerland will host the 2022/23 GEM Global Report Launch and Annual Meeting. These events will take place on 16th and 17th February 2023 at the School of Management Fribourg...

GEM Global Report 2021/2022 11 Feb 2022

Dubai – Entrepreneurs are increasingly seeing more business opportunities in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Global Report entitled Opportunity Amid Disruption, unveiled at Expo 2020...

The rate of Women entrepreneurs is increasing globally 17 Nov 2021

In its 2020/21 Women’s Entrepreneurship Report: Thriving through Crisis, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) found that globally, 30.2% of women entrepreneurs surveyed expected to hire six or more employees in the next five years compared to just 18.7% in the 2019 report....

Entrepreneurship in Switzerland: Why people start or run a business - Results of the GEM 2019/2020 (Switzerland) 06 Jul 2020

In recent years, particularly after the global financial crisis, it has become increasingly apparent to Switzerland that society can no longer rely on large corporations or the state to create jobs. Instead, an entrepreneurial ecosystem and SMEs should be put forward as the...

Entrepreneurs worldwide: GEM latest Global Report 2019/2020 03 Mar 2020

More than 40% of entrepreneurs in 35 of 50 countries agree or strongly agree that their motivations to launch a business are to make a difference in the world, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor’s (GEM) latest Global Report. Switzerland tops for ease of starting...

Results for Switzerland from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2018/2019 (GEM) 09 Jul 2019

Despite a mature start-up culture, the rate for founding businesses in Switzerland remains below average (8.5%) when measured against comparable countries (9.2%). When a company is successfully founded, it brings expectations of high growth in recruitment numbers on one hand....

Focus on Entrepreneurship in Switzerland - Results of GEM 2017/2018 04 Jul 2018

Despite a mature start-up culture, the rate for founding businesses in Switzerland remains below average (8.5%) when measured against comparable countries (9.2%). When a company is successfully founded, it brings expectations of high growth in recruitment numbers on one hand....

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2012 13 Jun 2013

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Report 2012 on Switzerland illustrates national differences in entrepreneurial attitudes, activity, and aspirations between economies, revealing the factors that determine the nature and level of national entrepreneurial activity, and...

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2013 24 May 2013

La Haute école de gestion Fribourg (HEG-FR) vient de publier les résultats de la plus importante enquête internationale en matière d’entrepreneuriat. Ce rapport, intitulé Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), montre qu’en Suisse la crainte de l’échec liée aux activités...