Global Entrepreneurship Monitor UK National report 2024/25

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor ( GEM ) UK National report  2024/25 is being launched today as part of the  “Entrepreneurial Insights in a Turbulent World: Headline Findings from the GEM Survey”  event hosted by Warwick Business School. Mark Hart, UK GEM lead will present findings from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2024 UK survey. Highlights from the survey featured in the report include:

• 36% of working-age adults are either running a new business or intend to start one within the next three years, the highest level since 1999
• Early-stage entrepreneurial activity by women has seen a threefold increase since 2002, rising from just over 3.5% to 10% in 2024
• Immigrants and ethnic minorities are consistently the most entrepreneurial groups in the UK
• Entrepreneurs with growth and job creation ambitions are substantially more optimistic about Artificial Intelligence

Alongside the UK report , GEM Scotland also publish their report today.  GEM Wales and GEM NI will be published soon.

Further information on the GEM Project can be found here