Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2003

The report is an annual assessment of the national level of entrepreneurial activity. Findings indicate that more than 11.3 percent of adults in the United States were engaged in entrepreneurial activity in 2003, representing an increase from 10.5 percent recorded in 2002. The report also found that more than 80 percent of entrepreneurs throughout the 41 countries studied expected to create new jobs as soon as their firms were more established, signaling widespread optimism.