London Calling
Posted by Mark Marich (GEW global)
Nov 13, 2012
London is buzzing--after The Queen and James Bond leapt from a helicopter to launch the Olympic and Paralympic Games, its time to celebrate another world event--Global Entrepreneurship Week. GEW's official UK host is the Prince's Young Business International (YBI) - an organizati...
A World Awakened by Smiling Entrepreneurs
Posted by Jonathan Ortmans @jortmans
Nov 27, 2012
Everywhere you look in the media these days you see alleged signs of impending economic doom—from the ‘financial cliff’ threatening to punish United States policymakers if they can’t reach agreement soon to the Eurozone crisis with the Greek economy on the edge of collaps...
Princess Maxima, Dutch Minister Promote ‘Growing SMEs’ During GEW
Posted by Mark Marich (GEW global)
Nov 20, 2012
Princess Máxima and Lilianne Ploumen, the Dutch Minister of Foreign Trade and Development highlighted the importance of entrepreneurship as well as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) during the Growing SMEs Conference at The Hague last week.
A Bigger and Better GEW in London
Posted by Jonathan Ortmans @jortmans
Nov 17, 2012
With only one day to go on my GEW 2012 tour, I am in the UK which organized 3,240 events, up 29% from last year and where we engaged 276,747 people in the course of the week, up 41% on last year. YBI continues to do an impressive job here. As I waited in the airpo...
US Embassy in Moscow Examines Attitudes on Entrepreneurship
Posted by Mark Marich (GEW global)
Nov 16, 2012
On November 15, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow celebrated Global Entrepreneurship Week with an exciting event that highlighted global attitudes toward entrepreneurship (goo.gl/I4QpH) and a discussion about what the future holds for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Slugging It Out in the Netherlands
Posted by Jonathan Ortmans @jortmans
Nov 16, 2012
In our work to elevate entrepreneurs in society, we often refer to them as “rock stars” in the startup world. Here in the Netherlands, the GEW team on the ground has taken it to a whole new level.
We Want Cinema Wins Creative Business Cup
Posted by Mark Marich @markmarich
Nov 15, 2012
We Want Cinema, a startup from the Netherlands that provides an online platform that allows movie-goers to decide what films are show in the theater, took top honors at the Creative Business Cup
CNBC Spotlights Special Coverage of GEW
Posted by Mark Marich @markmarich
Nov 15, 2012
Global Entrepreneurship Week is getting some special coverage this year from a media partnership with CNBC--the business news giant whose global network reaches 390 million viewers.
Minister Launches GEW in Swaziland
Posted by Mark Marich @markmarich
Nov 14, 2012
Swaziland Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade Jabulile Mashwama launched Global Entrepreneurship Week at an event hosted by Limkokwing University of Creative Technology on Monday.
Minister Encourages Bermudians to Make Their Mark During GEW
Posted by Brenden Chaney @brendenchaney
Nov 14, 2012
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