In the span of two short years, Global Entrepreneurship Week has inspired more than 10 million people in 102 countries to unleash their ideas. It has touched aspiring entrepreneurs from major cities to remote villages.

In addition to the 57,833 events held in individual countries, Global Entrepreneurship Week Headquarters introduced 2009 Official GEW Activities were developed and promoted to all countries to enable national campaigns to engage globally across borders and to inspire new ideas at the intersection of cultures.

The Global Cleantech Open Ideas Competition combed the world for the best green innovators. The winner of the Clean Tech Open Ideas Competition was Replenish Energy from Puerto Rico, a company that has the capacity to provide a renewable, carbon-negative fuel in the form of microalgae, to either substitute or blend with fuel oil or diesel at well below current petroleum prices. This idea was one of seven finalists selected from a global search in 28 countries for the best clean technology business ideas.