Building The Better Entrepreneur

BUILDING THE BETTER Entrepreneur COUNTRY This information is based off the research project Global Engineering and Entrepreneurship done by Duke University. 549 company founders were surveyed from the United States. Where they were born. Other Countries Iran - 0,8% Italy - 0.6% China - 0.6% Norway - 0.6% Taiwan - 0.6% Other - 6.7% 82.5% 3.8% 1.0% 1.3% 1.7% USA India UK Canada Germany EDUCATION High school academic performance. Top 10% Bottom 10% Bottom 30% Top 30% Average JOB EXPERIENCE Industry experience prior to starting their own business. 0 - 5 years 24.6% 6 - 10 years 27.6% 11 - 15 years 23.3% 16 - 20 years 14.3% 20 + years 10.3% FAMILY STATUS Facts about their family life. 42.5% 36.9% H MOTIVATION First Born Lower-Middle What drove them to start their own Class company. 51.9% First in Family to start a business 69.9% 59.7% Married Had at least 1 child Resource: http://www.kauffman.org/uploadedFiles/ResearchAndPolicy/TheStudyOfEntrepreneurship/Anatomy%20of%20Entre%20071309_FINAL.pdf Information provided by CityMax.com Easy Business Website Builder © CityMax.com 2011 Wanted to build weath 74.8% Wanted to own a company 64.2% Join the 'Start Up' culture 66.2% Capitalize on a business idea 68.1% Didn't want to work for someone 60.3%