Small businesses starting out of necessity are on the rise in recent
years compared to those that are launched based on deliberate,
strategic planning and a new idea, a new survey suggests.
A survey from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM),
a not-for-profit academic research consortium that focuses on
entrepreneurial activity around the world, shows that necessity
entrepreneurship—businesses started by people who have lost their jobs
and are unable to find employment—increased from 2005 to 2009, while
the rate of nascent entrepreneurship—individuals deliberately planning
to launch a business—has been declining.
Small businesses starting out of necessity are on the rise in recent years compared to those that are launched based on deliberate, strategic planning and a new idea, a new survey suggests.
Voices of BIZ: Jay Miller: Brand the Experience. Experience the Brand.
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You Asked, We Listened! Deadline Extended! Apply Now for the 2010 LGBT Business Owner of the Year Award!
With the high demand from business owners asking for more time to gather award applications, the NGLCC and Wells Fargo & Co. are pleased to announce that the deadline to apply for the 2010 LGBT Business Owner of the Year Award has been extended.
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Take pride in your business this LGBT Pride Month by applying to be the 2010 NGLCC/Wells Fargo LGBT Business Owner of the Year by the June 30 deadline.
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