Kairos Society Discussion Hits Georgetown
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Nov 09, 2011
As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Kairos Society Fellows--representing the most enterprising and innovative students from top universities around the world--are faced with an open discussion challenge to develop solutions to the persistent global hunger...
Kicking Off GEW/USA... KC Style
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Nov 08, 2011
Each November, Global Entrepreneurship Week connects entrepreneurs all over the world through local, national and global activities. For one week—Nov. 14-20—millions of aspiring and established entrepreneurs worldwide will join a...
UM Launch Pad Hits 20 Activities... Again
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Nov 03, 2011
Led by Susan Amat (@SusanAmat), the LaunchPad at the University of Miami continues to pile up the events and competitions during Global Entrepreneurship Week / USA. In each of the last two years, it has held more than 20 activities during GEW--and at the time of...
GEWUSA News & Updates: Nov. 2
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Nov 02, 2011
Each day, we take a look at more news and updates emerging from GEW/USA partners and their plans for Global Entrepreneurship Week:
Governor Headlines Michigan Emerging
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Nov 02, 2011
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is headlining this year's Michigan Emerging event during Global Entrepreneurship Week/USA. Michigan Emerging is the catalyst that brings together all that is happening – the reinvented workforce, new creative corridors, emerging...
President Obama Recognizes GEW
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Nov 02, 2011
President Barack Obama just declared November as National Entrepreneurship Month, 2011. The presidential proclamation makes it the second straight year that the White House recognized the efforts of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
60,000+ Hope It Is Their 'Big Year'
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Oct 30, 2011
More than 60,000 people from 212 countries are vying for only 12 spots in the finals of Your Big Year, held in Liverpool during the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in March 2012. There they will compete for the grand prize--a free trip around the world hitting...
From Boston to Rwanda
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Oct 28, 2011
Babson College has a wide range of events that it is hosting to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week. In addition, through the Babson-Rwanda Entrepreneurship Center, it is the lead country organizer for all events in Rwanda – marking the first time that...
Schools Getting Entrepreneurial
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Oct 28, 2011
Last month, we took a quick look at what Achievers International had planned for Global Entrepreneurship Week. Student groups are making elevator pitch videos about their proposed companies or products. They will also touch upon how they came up with their product...
Kohl Center Leads Marquette Involvement in GEW
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Oct 28, 2011
Following up on a successful GEW 2010 in the Milwaukee area, Marquette University has planned an exciting slate of events for this year’s Global Entrepreneurship Week. Last year, more than 1,300 students, alumni, and members of the Milwaukee community participated...



