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Global Entrepreneurship Week 17-23Nov08
Countries all around the world are joining together to carry the banner of Global Entrepreneurship Week, an initiative aimed at young people everywhere. During the week of November 17 - 23, 2008, partner organizations will conduct a range of activities - from simple speeches to comprehensive competitions - designed to inspire, connect, inform, mentor and engage the next generation of entrepreneurs.
The Week is a worldwide initiative that is linking all those willing to embrace it. Host organizations in each participating country are recruiting partners and coordinating related activities. The exact type of these activities, whether online or face-to-face, is limited only by the imaginations of the partners and the participants. And while a list of suggested activities such as invention competitions, entrepreneurship film festivals, networking events, school-based activities, and local entrepreneurship summits - will be available on the website, the actual activities conducted by partners will vary greatly.
And while it may be global in scope, at its heart, the Week is a local initiative that reflects the customs and entrepreneurial culture of each community. After all, what works in Boise, Idaho might be quite different from what works in Bangalore, India.
Global Entrepreneurship Week seeks to:
Inspire:
Introduce the notion of enterprising behavior to as many young people
under the age of 30 who otherwise might not have considered it as a
path in their life
Connect: Network young people across national
boundaries in a global effort to find new ideas at the intersection of
cultures and disciplines
Inform:
Demonstrate that the drive to nurture enterprising talent needs
business, education, government, voluntary organisations and the media
to work together no single sector or organisation working in isolation
can create opportunities on this ambitious scale
Mentor: Enlist active and inspirational
entrepreneurs around the world to coach and mentor the next generation
of enterprise talent as they pursue their entrepreneurial dreams
Engage: To inform opinion leaders and policy
makers that entrepreneurship is central to a nation's economic health
and culture and to provide different nations with the opportunity to
learn from each other on entrepreneurial policy and practice.
www.kauffman.org
Ernst & Young launches its sponsorship of the inaugural 2008 Global Entrepreneurship Week
MONTE CARLO, MONACO—Ernst & Young officially kicked off its global sponsorship of the 2008 Global Entrepreneurship Week (November 17-23, 2008), a first-ever worldwide series of entrepreneurship events, with the help of one of the Week’s founders, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
As a global sponsor, Ernst & Young will provide support and initiate activities designed to engage and encourage young people to pursue entrepreneurial ideas with the support of entrepreneurs, government officials, non-profit leaders and educators. To date, more than 70 organizations in some 60 countries are participating in the Week, which is expected to involve millions of young people around the world.
Global activities to link all countries
In addition to thousands of activities being planned by partners, a few signature activities are designed to connect bright young minds across the globe.
- Unleash It!
While there is no shortage of challenges facing the world today, countless ideas never come to the surface—leaving problems unsolved and opportunities missed—simply because no one stopped to consider them. Unleash It! uncovers these challenges—then links them to enterprising problem-solvers.
Before we can unleash the ideas of the next generation of entrepreneurs on the challenges of today, we need your help in identifying those challenges – no matter how big or how small. Anyone can issue a challenge, e-mail your challenges to challenges[at]unleashingideas[dot]org
- Speed Network the Globe
Networking is a skill that serves everyone—whether they ever consider starting an entrepreneurial venture or not. Organize a speed networking session in your community and enable local young people to sharpen their networking skills—talking to each other, local entrepreneurs, potential investors, community leaders, or anyone else interested in learning from--and sharing with--others. E-mail cspavin[at]unleashingideas[dot]org to learn more about what you can do to help network aspiring entrepreneurs.
Film Displays Entrepreneurial Spirit of Youth
A new documentary film provides a glimpse at how innovative, imaginative and creative young people can make a difference—given very limited resources—in their communities and around the world. The film,
imagine it!, tells the story of college students who participated in a
global creativity challenge hosted by Stanford University during
EntrepreneurshipWeek USA in 2007. The challenge? Create value using one
pack of Post-it notes in just six days. Teams from around the globe
including Thailand, Australia, India, Brazil, Colombia, Japan, Ecuador
and the United States surprised everyone with what they did—raising and
donating money, composing music, helping the disabled, making powerful
social statements and educating children.The film captures the spirit
of the next generation of entrepreneurs that will be unleashed during
Global Entrepreneurship Week, from November 17-23, 2008.
- Watch the promo trailer
- Watch the full movie
- Sign up to receive a copy at no cost -- for universities, organizations, educators, students and parents around the world-- to inspire students of all ages.
Gordon Brown Promotes the Week
Posted by: yanis
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown again voiced support for Global Entrepreneurship Week in an editorial promoting the need for greater UK/US relations in the Wall Street Journal. Brown stated, "I am proposing cooperation on enterprise, so that young business leaders in each country regularly conduct exchanges and learn from each other. 'Make Your Mark' – which champions entrepreneurship among young people in Britain – is linking up with the Kauffman Foundation in the U.S. to organize this November the first Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Read the full editorial in the Wall Street Journal
56 nations join global entrepreneurship week
Posted by: yanis
A first-ever worldwide entrepreneurship event that is expected to involve millions of young people is taking shape. Fifty-six countries have currently signed on to support and initiate activities for Global Entrepreneurship Week, Nov. 17-23, 2008. This inaugural Week will engage young people around the world to encourage them to pursue entrepreneurial ideas and opportunities through activities with the support of entrepreneurs, government officials, non-profit leaders and educators.
Find Global Entrepreneurship Week Through Social Networking Sites
Posted by: yanis
You are hip to all things social media. That’s good because connections matter.We want you to be able to connect to everyone in our network and we have devised a bunch of ways for you to do so, using whichever platform you choose:
- Join our facebook group
- Become a fan on facebook
- Join our LinkedIn group
- Become our MySpace friend
- Join our Xing network
- Or friend us on Orkut
Finally, create a member profile page on our site to learn more about people who are actively running activities during the Week.
Get Connected: Join The Unleashing Ideas Community
Posted by: yanis
In a world full of Facebooks, Bebos and Hi5's, why do you need to join another online community? Because 'what you know' goes a long way, but in an increasingly networked society, 'who you know' still makes a big difference. And there is only one community dedicated to networking people around the world committed to unleashing their ideas through Global Entrepreneurship Week.Register now and create your profile. The community is currently in beta stage, but you can still use your profile to stay on top of the latest information about the Week in your country and guarantee that you'll be the first to hear about global signature activities. Plus, as the Week draws near, contests and activities will be unveiled specifically for community members. Get in on the ground floor... and get ready to unleash your ideas.
Register for a profile and » join the Unleashing Ideas community
Planning Your Global Entrepreneurship Week Activities
Posted by: yanis
Host organizations in more than forty countries are busy planning and building awareness for Global Entrepreneurship Week. In France, Les Journees de l’Entrepreneur has already gathered about 40 organizations to help with their campaign. The German coalition of Hosts are focusing on grass-roots engagement through social networking. And Endeavor Brazil is cris-crossing the country, meeting with large retailers to produce and stock Global Entrepreneurship Week-branded items.Plans For The Week Unveiled
Posted by: yanis
British
Prime Minister Gordon Brown joined Carl Schramm of Ewing Marion
Kauffman Foundation in starting the countdown to Global
Entrepreneurship Week, 17-23 November 2008, the world's biggest single
event celebrating and promoting entrepreneurship amongst young people.
Representatives from more than 25 participating countries were on hand
for the announcement and working sessions designed to share information
and plan for the coming year.The event took place during Enterprise
Week, the centerpiece of campaign to promote enterprise culture to
young people in the UK.Register as a Partner
Posted by: yanis
What is a celebration of entrepreneurship and creativity without thousands of organizations bringing young people together through thousands of activities?
Sign up to become a Partner today and become part of a growing movement and get the young people in your community excited about entrepreneurship.
Calling All Nations
Posted by: yanis
Global Entrepreneurship Week is an investment in the leaders of tomorrow - and your young people need you. Without a Host, how can they participate?
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