This statistic displays the motivation for early-stage entrepreneurial activity in Japan as of June 2017, broken down by gender. During the survey period, 80.8 percent of female early stage entrepreneurs in Japan replied that they started their own business out of an opportunity.
Motivation for early-stage entrepreneurial activity in Japan as of June 2017, by gender
Definitions of listed indicators according to the source
Necessity-driven: percentage of the population aged 18–64 years who have started a business out of necessity because they had no other option.
Opportunity-driven: percentage of the population aged 18–64 years who have started a business out of an opportunity.
The survey data shows that 4.7 percent of the total respondents reported to be involved in early stage of entrepreneurial activity, either in the process of starting a business or already started a business which is less than 42 months old.
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GEM. (April 6, 2018). Motivation for early-stage entrepreneurial activity in Japan as of June 2017, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/886277/japan-early-stage-entrepreneurial-activity-motivations-by-gender/
GEM. "Motivation for early-stage entrepreneurial activity in Japan as of June 2017, by gender." Chart. April 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/886277/japan-early-stage-entrepreneurial-activity-motivations-by-gender/
GEM. (2018). Motivation for early-stage entrepreneurial activity in Japan as of June 2017, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/886277/japan-early-stage-entrepreneurial-activity-motivations-by-gender/
GEM. "Motivation for Early-stage Entrepreneurial Activity in Japan as of June 2017, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/886277/japan-early-stage-entrepreneurial-activity-motivations-by-gender/
GEM, Motivation for early-stage entrepreneurial activity in Japan as of June 2017, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/886277/japan-early-stage-entrepreneurial-activity-motivations-by-gender/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Motivation for early-stage entrepreneurial activity in Japan as of June 2017, by gender [Graph], GEM, April 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/886277/japan-early-stage-entrepreneurial-activity-motivations-by-gender/
