Best Countries for Entrepreneurs

Top 10 of best Countries for Entrepreneurs (2011):

The World Bank Group has published their annual "Doing Business" report that ranks 183 countries on how friendly their regulatory climate is to entrepreneurs. The report provides a quantitative measure of regulations for starting a business as they apply to domestic small and medium-size enterprises. Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. The ease of doing business index means the regulatory environment is conducive to the operation of business.

Ease of Doing Business

1. Singapore
2. Hong Kong SAR, China
2. New Zealand
4. United States
5. Denmark
6. Norway
7. United Kingdom
8. Korea, Rep
9. Iceland
10. Ireland

The Ease of Doing Business Index is an index created by the World Bank. Higher rankings indicate better, usually simpler, regulations for businesses and stronger protections of property rights. Empirical research funded by the World Bank to justify their work claims to show that the effect of improving these regulations on economic growth is strong.

Source: World Bank - Doing Business and PNMsoft