Global Entrepreneurship Week (16th – 22nd November 2015)

Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is the world’s largest campaign to promote entrepreneurship. Each year, it plays a critical role in encouraging the next generation of entrepreneurs to consider starting up their own business.

From the 16th until the 22nd of November, GEW inspires people everywhere through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators. These activities, from large-scale competitions and events to intimate networking gatherings, connect participants to potential collaborators, mentors and even investors—introducing them to new possibilities and exciting opportunities.

GEWcontinues to attract and engage high-profile entrepreneurs who are enthusiastic to share their personal experiences and insights from the likes of Richard Branson, Michael Dell and Muhammad Yunus. Hundreds of universities strengthen connections that help them commercialize research from their labs. Researchers and policymakers engage in discussions around the world to examine the underlying policies necessary to promote entrepreneurial growth.

Meanwhile, world leaders on each continent and local elected officials alike have embraced the campaign as they look to fuel the economic engine of high-growth startups in their own countries and communities.

GEW is more than just an awareness campaign. It is a platform for connection and collaboration—engaging all players along the entrepreneurship spectrum in strengthening ecosystems around the world.

Click here for more information about Global Entrepreneurship Week UK.

www.gew.co

In the last five years, GEW campaign has been hosted in the UK by Youth Business International, a global network dedicated to helping young entrepreneurs get started in business. This year, YBI joined forces with its members in the UK and is co-hosting the 2015 GEW campaign together with – StartUp Direct, UnLtd and Virgin Startup.