{"id":42979,"date":"2023-10-20T15:25:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/australia-one-of-the-worlds-most-entrepreneurial-countries-new-global-research-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:25:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:25:12","slug":"australia-one-of-the-worlds-most-entrepreneurial-countries-new-global-research-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/australia-one-of-the-worlds-most-entrepreneurial-countries-new-global-research-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia one of the world\u2019s most entrepreneurial countries: New global research – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
The vast majority of Australians are pro-entrepreneurship and are interested in giving it a go, according to a new global report into attitudes towards self-employment and entrepreneurship released today.<\/p>\n
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The 2013 Amway Global Entrepreneurship Report surveyed over 26,000 people across 24 countries. Australia had the third highest rate of positive sentiment towards entrepreneurship with 84% of respondents, only 3% behind world leaders Finland and Denmark and 14% above the international average.<\/p>\n
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Small business and entrepreneurship academic Professor John Breen told StartupSmart<\/i> he suspected the high positive rate was due to focusing on entrepreneurship rather than running a small business.<\/p>\n
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\u201cA lot of research into attitudes to small business finds Australians view it as hard work. The emphasis on the word \u2018small\u2019 seems to imply you\u2019re on your own and it\u2019s going to be tough.\u201d Breen says. \u201cBut there is a difference in perceptions between small business and entrepreneurship.\u201d<\/p>\n
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