Four key things our study of 25 years of data revealed about entrepreneurs in the UK

By Sreevas Sahasranamam, Professor, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow
Mark Hart, Professor of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Aston University

Over the past 25 years, the world has lived through major shocks from the 9/11 terror attacks to the global financial crisis to COVID. More recently, the UK – like many other countries – has faced a rising cost of living and stagnant growth.

Against this backdrop, we have analysed the past 25 years of data about new business startups from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) annual survey in the UK.

The survey, which has run since 1999, reveals the progress the UK…

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