Batswana more entrepreneurial than African peers-Report

In its 17th consecutive edition, the GEM annual report looks at the entrepreneurship and business activity around the world. This year about 62 economies around the world participated in the study including eight African economies. These include; Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia.

The report indicates that entrepreneurship is increasingly perceived as ‘high-status’ in Africa and that around two-thirds  of adults see entrepreneurship as a way of improving their lives. Sixty-six percent of adults worldwide see entrepreneurship as a good career choice, and in Africa, more than half of the working-age population feel they have the ability to start a business.