There is a new GEM Report for Germany available here (pdf). It is German only but if you are interested in the topic you will understand most graphs anyway as it uses the same terminology as all other GEM Reports. The Global Entrepreneurship Momitor now ranks 34 countries.

- Germany boosts a TEA (Total Entrepreneurial Activity) of 5.1 % meaning 5.1 % of the population do consider being an entrepreneur o rare already (Rank #24) worldwide
- More �Young Entrepreneurs' and less �Nascent Entrepreneurs'
- Much less opportunity seeking entrepreneurs in Germany
- Many company formation because of the publicly sponsored �Ich-AG" foundations that do paint a slightly wrong picture
- Germany is now ranked #10 in factors for location and has a much showing #1 ranking in public spending on entrepreneurs
- Tax structure, political environment, non-curriculum education were the weaknesses (Interesting point: the guys here in Starbucks besides me just talk about SkypeIn and SkypeOut -- find somebody in Germany who knows about this)
- Tertiary education provides an insufficient preparation for German entrepreneurs (having studied at a German university) I can only agree with
- East Germany and West Germany show little difference in entrepreneurship factors
- Germans are terrified that their venture could go the wrong way only Greeks, French and Israelis (!) are more worried about this
- The overall mood forming a venture has been steadily decreasing, while other country (notably France) saw an improvement.