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Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Western Cape Report 2026

GEM Report 2026 WC

The Western Cape’s Entrepreneurial Potential Is Strong. The Opportunity Is to Unlock Its Scale.

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) South Africa 2025/26 – Western Cape Report provides a comprehensive view of the province’s entrepreneurial landscape, examining who is starting and running businesses, what drives them, the barriers they face, and the conditions needed for businesses to survive, grow and create jobs.

The report provides policymakers, municipalities, businesses, investors, academia and entrepreneurship support organisations with the evidence needed to understand where intervention can have the greatest impact.

Explore the evidence. Understand the opportunity. Help shape what comes next!