Global Entrepreneurship Week / United States - Tune in: Create your own account on unleashingideas.org. More and more applications will be unveiled as the Week approaches, offering you new and exciting ways to connect with others and unleash your ideas.
- Sign up: If you haven't already, register as a Partner and commit to plan at least one activity during the Week
- Reach out: Tell friends, family, neighbors, colleagues, classmates, local entrepreneurs and your community’s leaders about Global Entrepreneurship Week/USA. The more people join us this November, the richer the opportunities for American youth to network, gain experience, and pursue their entrepreneurial dreams.
Russell Simmons Announces Race to BE.
Hip-hop pioneer and entrepreneur Russell Simmons launched the Race to BE. competition on Oct. 2 at the New York Stock Exchange.
The Race to BE. is the signature event of Global Entrepreneurship Week/USA, and will encourage young people to leverage their artistic abilities in film, music and fashion into entrepreneurial endeavors.
Simmons brings a lifetime of creative entrepreneurial success to his role as host of the Race. including the creation of Def Jam Records, Phat Farm and the newly launched Argyle Culture. Simmons will be joined by Carl J. Schramm, president and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which is a national sponsor of the Race to BE. along with the Acton Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence.
The Race to BE. competition will focus on the genres of film, music and fashion. Each competition will take place in its respective artistic center: Los Angeles (film), Austin (music) and New York (fashion). Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 29 and submit their applications and sample of their existing creative work online at www.racetobeusa.com.
> APPLY NOW.
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BE. Entrepreneurial... Applications Open
If you are between the ages of 18-29, and will be in Los Angeles, Austin or New York in November, we want to hear from you. You can compete to be the next big entrepreneurial star in the worlds of film, music or fashion.
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More than 1,000 US Partners
More than 1,000 partner organizations in the United States are planning activities for Global Entrepreneurship Week/USA.
Are you one? If not, and your organization will pledge to hold at least one activity during the Week, sign up to be a Partner now.
If you just want to participate in activities or simply track what is happening during the Week, sign up to be a Member.
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Your State Needs You… to Blog
The Global Entrepreneurship Week/USA site will feature a collection of blogs for each of the 50 states (plus DC and U.S. territories) — highlighting plans for the Week and sharing inspiring stories from entrepreneurial individuals and organizations that recognize opportunities and work to make a difference each day. Do you have a knack for the written word? Are you willing to talk to partners and others in your state and share their plans? Do you want to interview the next up-and-coming entrepreneur in your community?
Then volunteer to be a Global Entrepreneurship Week/USA blogger.
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Stay tuned for The Race to BE.
At the center of Global Entrepreneurship Week/USA, young people will be testing their innovation and creativity in the Race to BE. Developed in the same vein as a reality TV show, teams of contestants in several U.S. cities will compete in unique challenges designed to reflect prominent fields in those cities. Currently, challenges are slated for Los Angeles in film (BE. The Story), Austin in music (BE. The Sound), and New York in fashion (BE. The Style).
To learn more, contact ewiley[at]unleashingideas[dot]org.
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2008: Bigger, Faster, Stronger.
In 2007, the Kauffman Foundation sponsored Entrepreneurship Week USA -- a national effort to get young people to "think big" and "take it on." More than 1,300 organizations planned 3,700 activities celebrating innovation and entrepreneurship throughout all 50 states. Nearly half-a-million people participated in those activities.This year, we're looking to make the Week even bigger and better.s
America's history is full of entrepreneurial success stories full of imagination, creativity and innovation. Global Entrepreneurship Week/USA is designed to spark, nurture, and fine-tune those traits in our young people by inspiring enterprising behavior. Support risk-takers. Make a difference in your community. Mentor young people with real drive and real dreams. Take part in the Week, and help shape the next generation of entrepreneurs.
How? Easy.
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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 post a challenge, e-mail your challenges to challenges [at] unleashingideas [dot] org
Speednetwork 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.
