Why a Global Entrepreneurship Week?
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Entrepreneurs drive economic growth as all countries depend on the aspirations and ideas of their people to innovate, create jobs and prosper. Ever-faster means of communication and increasing ease of travel make it easier for entrepreneurs to start up and succeed on a global stage. But nations must do more than just rely on these trends. They need to unleash their citizens’ ideas to scale up enterprise. This means using tried-and-tested tools, like enterprise campaigns and education initiatives, to encourage people to think and act in enterprising ways: to spot opportunities, marshal resources, and turn their ideas into reality. Above all, it means engendering a ‘global mindset’ amongst budding entrepreneurs – in order that they think on a global scale, have global ambitions and make global connections.
The Make Your Mark campaign has prepared a briefing document that outlines a call to action on how various segments of society can help build an entrepreneurial culture.
Ernst & Young launches its sponsorship of the inaugural 2008 Global Entrepreneurship Week
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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