GEW Africa Takes Off
Posted by Jonathan Ortmans @jortmans
Nov 02, 2012
Last March, following a gathering of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Africa Hosts at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Liverpool, we decided it was time to focus more attention on GEW in Africa. I report progress to you from our LIONS @FRICA meeting and DEMO here in Na...
Russia Launches New GEW Board
Posted by Jonathan Ortmans @jortmans
Oct 17, 2012
Recently I accepted an invitation from the Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) - which has led GEW in Russia alongside Junior Achievement for 5 years – to travel to Moscow for the first meeting of the new GEW Russia Board.
Importing Entrepreneurs in November
Posted by Jonathan Ortmans @jortmans
Oct 02, 2012
Many nations that participate in Global Entrepreneurship Week enjoy being a part of this movement to gain exposure to entrepreneurs and programs outside their country. GEW itself offers an opportunity to test one strategy for fueling a more robust startup culture at home—imp...
GEW Begins in Belgium
Posted by Jonathan Ortmans @jortmans
Sep 26, 2012
Belgium has a very diverse economy with dozens of influences coming together at its prime location in the heart of the European Union. It is the home to several major European universities, has a diverse market structure that keeps it competitive, and enjoys one of the highest...
GEW Global Hosts Discussion on Japan’s Entrepreneurial Imperative
Posted by Jonathan Ortmans @jortmans
Jun 25, 2012
Earlier this month, I hosted a gathering of 40 experts from Japan at our new GEW Global conference center in Washington, DC, where we discussed the notion that Japan needs to launch a rebirth by being more open, building a better startup ecosystem, bringing in more foreigners and...
Startup APEC Host Raises the Bar in Asia
Posted by Jonathan Ortmans @jortmans
Jun 15, 2012
The APEC Startup conference that just wrapped up in Seoul signaled stepped-up interest within the 21 APEC member nations in policies that promote new firm formation as ameans of “booting up” economies. Interestingly, the drive for this effort is being led not by the United S...
Supporting Sub-Saharan Startups
Posted by Jonathan Ortmans @jortmans
Jun 11, 2012
The creative genius among the young is perhaps one of the least-tapped resources in many economies, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. If given the opportunity to explore entrepreneurship as a career path and a business-friendly environment, young people can unleash their potent...
The G8 and Startup APEC
Posted by Jonathan Ortmans @jortmans
May 21, 2012
Despite more research and data from the World Bank and OECD, while plenty of attention has been given to “SMEs” in the past, multinational government gatherings have largely ignored the importance of stimulating new high-impact startups as a prime global economic growth strat...
Costa Rica’s Catch Up
Posted by Jonathan Ortmans @jortmans
May 14, 2012
Last November, Costa Rica formally joined Global Entrepreneurship Week. The response surprised its local champions. Costa Rica´s host, Yo Emprendedor, managed to get strong support from 28 key partners from across the private, public, NGO and education sectors—including the Mi...
Globally Minded Lithuanian Startups Get Top Government Help
Posted by Mark Marich (GEW global)
Apr 30, 2012
While the Baltic countries are small compared to their EU partners, they are said to have an outsized role in generating new start-ups, particularly through their big ideas in the tech sector. Today, we look at Lithuania, which has been campaigning aggressively through Global Ent...
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