Majority of UAE residents prefer to be entrepreneurs if given the choice [Report]

More than half of the UAE’s residents say they would like to be entrepreneurs, according to a survey conducted by career website Bayt.com and online market research firm YouGov.

To gain a better understanding of entrepreneurship in the region, the firms polled men and women 18 years of age and older in the GCC, North Africa, Levant, western expatriates and Asians.

The focus of the survey was current work preferences, the current level of entrepreneurship in the region, perceived barriers and ease of starting a business, and the perception of entrepreneurs. More than 8,100 people responded.

While interesting, the findings may not be surprising. Nearly 65 percent said they would prefer to be self-employed, with respondents from Algeria evenly split between those preferring self-employment and working for somebody else.

Original article by Antoine Abou-Diwan

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Majority of UAE residents prefer to be entrepreneurs if given the choice [Report]