KINGSTON, Jamaica — Key findings in a University of Technology (UTech) study have revealed that Jamaicans are driven to engage in entrepreneurship by opportunities that exist and do not fear failure.

The university said that slightly more females (50.6 per cent) than males (49.4 per cent) are involved in entrepreneurship with small and easy-to-start-up businesses dominating the entrepreneurial landscape in Jamaica.  However, while the possibility of operating a business is perceived positively, Jamaicans generally feel more comfortable having a job compared to being self-employed.

Utech, in an advisory today, said that the findings were gleaned through research done by the university through its College of Business and Management, Joan Duncan School of Entrepreneurship, Ethics and Leadership (JDSEEL).

The report, entitled Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Jamaica 2016, will be launched at an entrepreneurial symposium on Thursday September 14 at Utech’s Papine campus at 8:30 am.