Boston U., Yale Inventors Take Top Honors
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Nov 16, 2011
Kyle Allison of Boston University took top honors in the Graduate Category of the Collegiate Inventors Competition for his new therapy to eliminate bacterial persisters, and a team from Yale University--Elizabeth Asai, Nickolas Demas and Elliot Swart--was honored...
Empact100 To Be Recognized at White House Event
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Nov 16, 2011
Many of the country’s top young entrepreneurs from across the nation convene at the White House on Thursday, November 17, to be honored for being named to Empact100 list. Created by Empact in partnership with the Kauffman Foundation, Opportunity International,...
News & Updates on GEW/USA
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Nov 16, 2011
As Global Entrepreneurship Week activities continue in 123 countries around the world, the updates keep pouring in, including:
Boston Startups Take Top Two Prizes of Startup Open
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Nov 16, 2011
Startup Open, a competition for startups with high-growth potential featured as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) 2011, today announced the two grand prize winners: Kavita Shukla, founder of Fenugreen, and Jason Ethier, founder of Dynamo Micropower. The...
Mark Cuban Rings NYSE Bell to Open GEW 2011
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Nov 16, 2011
Mark Cuban opened Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011 by ringing the bell of the New York Stock Exchange. The serial entrepreneur and owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks was in New York to participate in the Movers & Changers Forum, a featured event...
Dell Launches Entrepreneur-In-Residence During GEW
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Nov 15, 2011
Marking the opening of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Dell announced the launch of its new Entrepreneur-In-Residence website as a resource for entrepreneurs and growing businesses. The site--EIRatDell.com--targets content and resources based on four distinct stages:
Governor Haslam Proclaims GEW in Tennessee
Posted by Mark Marich
Nov 15, 2011
Whereas, the strength of economic growth throughout the history of our nation is tied directly to the success of entrepreneurs; and Whereas, our nation and society, in general, have benefited greatly from everyday use of once radical, breakthrough innovation...
Entrepreneur Center Kicks off Veterans’ Initiative
Posted by Mark Marich
Nov 14, 2011
Michael Burcham, CEO of Startup Tennessee and the Entrepreneur Center kicked off their veterans’ initiative to help veterans launch businesses.
CNBC Launches Global Entrepreneurship Section As GEW Opens
Posted by Mark Marich
Nov 14, 2011
CNBC unveiled a new section dedicated to global entrepreneurship on its website today as 123 countries celebrated the official opening of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011. The section includes a slideshow featuring fifteen members of the GEW 50, some of the most...
GEW: A Smarter World by Startups
Posted by Mark Marich
Nov 14, 2011
As the world celebrates another Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Huffington Post features an essay today by GEW president Jonathan Ortmans that provides a glimpse at what that will look like.
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