Entrepreneurship has grown in popularity of the past several years as more dreaming hopefuls take the plunge into their first business startup. Location is often a topic that is heavily discussed when opening a new business for a variety of reasons. I’ve often been curious though about the number of entrepreneurs in one part of the world versus the other. I’m always looking into travel and open to the idea of moving somewhere completely foreign and new should the right opportunity present itself. So for all those who are curious about the levels of entrepreneurship in other countries, I wanted to take some time today to share with you this interesting infographic I found the other day on that exact topic:
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It was actually quite surprising to see just how many more entrepreneurs their currently are roughly in the United States versus other parts of Europe. I would have guessed it to not be so skewed in one direction. The numbers continue to increase across the board though, which is great news for all entrepreneurs out there!
Source: Grasshoper.com
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