| Title | Chapter 5: The enabling environment: Insights from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Adult Population Survey |
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| Contributor | Natanya Meyer(editor) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2025.BK527.05 |
| Landing page | https://books.aosis.co.za/index.php/ob/catalog/book/527 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Natanya Meyer, Marius Venter & Niel Kruger (eds.). Licensee: AOSIS (Pty) Ltd. The moral right of the editors and authors has been asserted. |
| Publisher | AOSIS |
| Long abstract | Essentially, an enabling environment refers to a favourable ecosystem that facilitates the success of entrepreneurs by offering them access to financial resources, favourable rules, necessary infrastructure, educational and training opportunities, support services, a culture that encourages innovation, access to markets, and government policies and assistance. These variables collectively contribute to the expansion and triumph of entrepreneurs, stimulating economic development and the generation of employment opportunities. This chapter followed a quantitative and descriptive approach, using secondary data from the Adult Population Survey (APS) by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. The study analysed 12 crucial factors enabling an entrepreneurial environment to function properly. Based on responses from a 3,038 South African adult sample, the main findings indicated that all factors scored just above sufficient and thus have ample room for improvement. Infrastructure development, access to opportunities and environmental and spatial development actions need the most national attention. Some recommendations include strengthening cooperation between local government, private sectors, and non-profits; improving local leadership and political stability; focusing on inclusive economic development programmes encouraging job creation, expansion and participation in diverse sectors like manufacturing, tourism, agriculture and the green economy; and maintaining and planning for infrastructure needs. |
| Print length | 21 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
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Daniel Francois Meyer is a professor at the College of Business and Economics at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is an NRF-rated researcher. He is a development economist and a specialist in regional and local economic development analysis and policy development. Meyer has developed various innovative measurement tools, indexes and scales to analyse regional economies. He has a research focus on macroeconomics and the linkages with good governance. Meyer has authored more than 150 internationally peer-reviewed research articles since 2015 and has presented more than 60 international conference papers, including several keynote addresses. His research is multi-disciplinary through the combination of development economics, business, public management and governance.
Natanya Meyer is a professor in the Department of Business Management in the College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. She is part of the DHET-NRF SARChI Entrepreneurship Education Chair. Her research focuses on entrepreneurial and economic-related topics as well as tourism studies. She has been a member of the South Africa Global Entrepreneurship Monitor team since 2022. Meyer holds a Y2 rating from the South African National Research Foundation (NRF). She is an editor, an editorial board member, a scientific committee member, and a reviewer for several national and international journals.