Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM)

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) began in 1999 as a joint research project between Babson College (USA) and the London Business School (UK). Its objective is to produce studies on entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial ecosystems at the global level.

Today, GEM is a consortium of 60 national teams mainly associated with leading academic institutions. The team is the official national representative of the project. It is responsible for collecting GEM data in the country on an annual basis, producing a “national report” on its results and holds the role of contact point for GEM inquiries.

Since 2021, Labex Entreprendre has been carrying out this mission. By collaborating with GEM’s work:

• • • • Researchers use a unique methodology to study entrepreneurship in their country.
      • Legislators are able to make informed decisions to help entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial ecosystems develop.
      • Entrepreneurs have keys to better utilize their often-limited resources and engage their stakeholders.
      • GEM sponsors can highlight their support for entrepreneurship.
      • International organizations get quality information and can incorporate their own datasets or use GEM as a benchmark for their own analyses.

 GEM’s Mission

GEM is the only global research source that collects data on entrepreneurship directly from individual entrepreneurs. The first GEM annual survey covered 10 countries; since then, some 115 countries from all corners of the globe have participated in GEM research.

As a result, the consortium has become the richest source of reliable information on the state of entrepreneurial mindsets and ecosystems around the world, publishing not only the GEM Global Report, but also a series of country and thematic reports each year.

GEM’s tools and data are therefore unique and benefit many stakeholder groups.

Indeed, entrepreneurship is a key driver of societal health and prosperity. It is also a tremendous driver of economic growth. It is the source of the innovations needed to exploit new opportunities, promote productivity and create jobs, but also to find solutions to our society’s greatest challenges, such as achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Promoting entrepreneurship will be a necessity for many governments around the world in the near future, especially to address the significant negative impacts of the pandemic on the economy. Governments and other stakeholders need concrete, robust, and credible data to structure decisions that stimulate sustainable forms of entrepreneurship and foster the development of a healthier entrepreneurial ecosystem.