Partners to Celebrate GEW this Weekend
Posted by Erin Wiley @wileyea
Nov 16, 2012
Even though tomorrow is the last day of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2012, that doesn’t mean that things are slowing down. Startup Weekends across the US, and the world, started last night and are continuing on today. In addition to the Startup Weekend initiatives, the followin...
NewlyWish Takes Top Prize at Women 2.0 Pitch NYC Conference
Posted by Erin Wiley @wileyea
Nov 16, 2012
Amanda Allen, Founder and CEO of NewlyWish, a company that offers a hand-picked collection of fine boutiques, brands, and unique finds for your registry, wedding party gifts, bridal accessories, took the grand prize in the Women 2.0 Pitch NYC Conference, a featured activity of Gl...
KC Public Television Highlights GEW
Posted by Chelsea Grieco @C_Grieco
Nov 16, 2012
We have recently declared Kansas City as the Capital of GEW/USA, hosting nearly 40 events and mobilizing local chambers of commerce, government organizations, universities, and businesses to come together and celebrate. The Kauffman Foundation hosted a number of events including ...
Partners Held Competitions to Celebrate GEW
Posted by Chelsea Grieco @C_Grieco
Nov 16, 2012
A great way to celebrate GEW/USA is to ignite the competitive sprit of entrepreneurship within participants. A number of partners nationwide, held competitions yesterday in partnership with GEW. A featured event of GEW, the Entrepreneurs’ Organization is holding their annual G...
Maryland Expo Grows in Year Two
Posted by Erin Wiley @wileyea
Nov 16, 2012
Secretary of Business and Economic Development Christian Johansson headlined the second annual Entrepreneur Expo as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week in the state of Maryland. Organized by the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO), the expo gathered more than 350...
Women 2.0 Hosting Founder Friday's Across the US
Posted by Chelsea Grieco @C_Grieco
Nov 16, 2012
In addition to holding their GEW/USA featured event, the Pitch NYC Conference and Competition, Women 2.0 has also aligned their Founder Friday event with GEW today. Founder Friday is an event to promote the creation of new networks among aspiring entrepreneurs, current entreprene...
The Startup Kids Screening in DC for GEW
Posted by Erin Wiley @wileyea
Nov 15, 2012
The Startup Kids, a documentary made by two Icelandic entrepreneurs, Vala Halldorsdottir and Sesselja Vilhjalmsdottir, is about young web entrepreneurs in the U.S. and Europe. It contains interviews with the founders of Vimeo, Soundcloud, Kiip, InDinero, Dropbox, Foodspotting and...
Universities in Alaska Bring GEW to Students
Posted by Chelsea Grieco @C_Grieco
Nov 15, 2012
This year, partners in Alaska have been more active then ever before in celebrating GEW with student entrepreneurs within the state.
MIT Enterprise Forum Celebrates GEW
Posted by Erin Wiley @wileyea
Nov 14, 2012
Global Entrepreneurship Week Global Partner MIT Enterprise Forum is hosting close to a dozen events during GEW. Founded in 1978, the MIT Enterprise Forum produces programs and events about innovation, technology and entrepreneurship for an engaged community of 50,000+ thought lea...
CoFounders Lab hosts Meetup in Portland
Posted by Erin Wiley @wileyea
Nov 14, 2012
Yesterday, as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, CoFoundersLab hosted a Meetup in Portland at Urban Airship, a hot startup in the mobile space based in Portland. Roughly 55 entrepreneurs from the clean energy, healthcare, high tech, sports and other fields attended the event i...
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