Entrepreneurship

The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on business startups and entrepreneurial activities in Canada
The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on business startups and entrepreneurial activities in Canada

This report analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on entrepreneurship and the dynamics of business startups in Canada based on data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) survey.

Profile of Entrepreneurship in rural Canada: Necessity or opportunity driven?
Entrepreneurship in rural Canada: Necessity or opportunity driven?

This study aims to provide new insights into factors contributing to nascent entrepreneurship in rural Canada and analyze whether the motivation to become a nascent entrepreneur in rural Canada is driven by opportunity or necessity.

Profile of Mid-Career Entrepreneurs report
Profile of Mid-Career Entrepreneurs: Career trade-offs and income appropriation of high human capital individuals

This report is based on 14 case studies of individuals who have been working for large companies and who have decided to launch their own companies at midpoint in their career.

The Teaching and Practice of Entrepreneurship report
The Teaching and Practice of Entrepreneurship within Canadian Higher Education Institutions

This report investigates how entrepreneurship is supported and delivered within Canadian Higher Education Institutions.

The State of Entrepreneurship report
The State of Entrepreneurship

The Small Business Branch has produced, in collaboration with professors Eileen Fischer (York University) and Rebecca Reuber (University of Toronto), a report that provides a portrait of the state of entrepreneurship in Canada.