The information in this document relates to the area under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus. An expert paper providing material for this policy brief was prepared for the OECD by Maria Cristina Diaz Garcia of the Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha. The data included in this paper from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor was prepared by Jonathan Levie of the University of Strathclyde and the Global Entrepreneurship Research Association. This paper benefited from input and suggestions from Sandra Hannig of the OECD’s CFE and Mariarosa Lunati of the OECD's Statistics Directorate.