From November 15-21, Endeavor affiliates applied their ingenuity to the annual Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) — a program to inspire young people to become self-starters and innovators. For complete details on the year’s event, please visit local Endeavor websites, or view highlights below.
Click here to read a recap of GEW by Jonathan Ortmans (senior fellow, Kauffman Foundation).
Click on the links below to view the two videos Endeavor produced for the event:
Entrepreneurship: The Challenges

Entrepreneurs weigh in: “What’s the greatest barrier your business has ever faced?”

Highlights from GEW 2010:
Argentina
Along with partners, Endeavor Argentina led the second annual “Buenos Aires Entrepreneur Day,” a full day of workshops, talks, and special performances attended by more than 3,000 people. Click here to watch a video.
Brazil
Endeavor Brazil continued to lead the worldwide charge for Global Entrepreneurship Week Brazil which involved at least 400 partners and 3,000 activities, engaging more than 2.5 million participants. Endeavor made High-Impact Entrepreneurship part of the conversation. For instance, several Endeavor Entrepreneurs lectured and mentored youth in the Rio flavelas, and Endeavor Brazil also ran a TEDx in Sao Paolo to promote additional success stories. The office also ran five global activities: SNTG, Mentoring Madness, Imagine It, CTO, and Startup Weekend.
Chile
Along with several partners, Endeavor Chile sponsored “JumpStart Chile!” on November 19. JumpStart joined together 1,500 students, 200 teachers, and various political leaders to celebrate the close of “Aprendimiento,” a pilot entrepreneurship education program that was implemented over the past year and a half in seven vocational Puerto Montt high schools. Endeavor Entrepreneurs Tito Loizeau, Fernanda Maturana, and Francisco Seguel inspired the students by sharing their personal success stories. Learn more by viewing the Aprendimiento video.
Together with partners, Endeavor Chile also organized a day-long event on November 18 which included nine thematic workshops and brought together over 1,200 people. Endeavor Entrepreneurs Leila Velez, Julie McPherson, Pilar Marambio, and Michelle Boisier participated as speakers and workshop leaders. View the video to learn more.

Egypt
Endeavor Egypt held a kick-off GEW event called “How I See It: Experiences Shared,” which launched the LIFT-OFF initiative aimed to foster a culture of entrepreneurship among youth across North Africa. Activities included a virtual “IdeaLab,” high school and university competitions, capacity building and training at youth centers, and the launch of an Entrepreneurial Leadership Program for university students.

Jordan
Six Endeavor Entrepreneur companies participated in GEW events as partners and supporters–IrisGuard, Pharmacy1, Akhtaboot, Modern Media, Think Arabia, and CADER. Together they reached 50,000 students; through an Entrepreneurial Skills Campaign, CADER also trained 700 school teachers about entrepreneurial education.
Turkey
In 2010, GEW Turkey quadrupled in size, with almost 200 partners running over 200 events in 40 provinces. As one component of the week, Endeavor Entrepreneurs and university experts helped judge a Business Plan Competition for students at Özyeğin University.
Another highlight of the week was Speednetworking and Mentor Madness, featuring skills workshops and sector trends panels for 250 students from 20 universities in the Marmara region and 70 volunteers from various businesses, NGOs, and corporate partners. Check out a GEW blog post by Jonathan Ortmans for future insight into the local entrepreneurial landscape.

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