For the past five years, Amway has been gathering data on entrepreneurs and what makes them different from other worker bees.
In the recently released 2014 Amway Global Entrepreneurship Report, the Michigan company surveyed more than 40,000 people to gain insight about the state of self-employment around the world. This year’s survey questions explored the connection between education and entrepreneurship.
The report is intended to advance the discussion on entrepreneurship and lead to a deeper understanding of what can be done to encourage and better prepare more people around the world to start businesses of their own, said Amway Chairman Steve Van Andel.
“Entrepreneurs play an important role in growing economies,” said Van Andel in a statement. “They create jobs, encourage competition and help communities grow and flourish. As the business environment has changed through the years, so have the reasons people decide to venture out on their own.”
Steve Van Andel and Doug DeVos on Amway’s entrepreneurial reportAmway co-CEOs Steve Van Andel and Doug DeVos discuss the company’s entrepreneurial report.
The world’s biggest direct sales company credits its success to the entrepreneurial spirit of its more than 3 million “Amway business owners” who sell the company’s vitamin supplements, cosmetics and household products. The privately owned