Collaborate with GEM to find answers to this and other related questions in cities and regions that are important to you! Our Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Quality Composite Index (ESI) is a diagnostic tool that provides frameworks and data to analyse just about any subnational ecosystem. ESI reports have been conducted in various countries around the world.
ESI reports are powerful tools for diagnosing, developing, and coordinating entrepreneurship systems. They help shift the focus from isolated initiatives to ecosystem-level strategies that support long-term entrepreneurial growth and resilience. Key benefits of ESI ecosystem reports include the following:
These reports highlight how key elements – finance, education, policy, infrastructure, talent, culture, and support services – interact to enable or constrain entrepreneurship.
By mapping the ecosystem, these reports highlight strengths and gaps, enabling stakeholders to focus interventions where they’re most needed.
The reports support data-driven policy and funding decisions by providing quantitative and qualitative insights into what entrepreneurs actually need.
Benchmarking entrepreneurial ecosystems against others highlights relative competitiveness and areas for improvement.
Shared data and insights build trust, alignment, and collaboration across the ecosystem.
Reports provide critical feedback loops for continuous improvement.
The solid scientific approach enabled us to identify how the main actors interact and the key issues to be addressed to foster ecosystem development. The ESI tool is a great input for diagnosis and policymaking.
– Isidro de Pablo López, Professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
The GEM ESI Report in Nova Scotia, Canada, generated a significant amount of interest from policymakers and ecosystem actors. Some of the notable findings, based on our data, have informed debate and helped leading ecosystem players to think about strategies for further ecosystem development.
– Kevin McKague, PhD, Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, Shannon School of Business, Cape Breton University Collaborate
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