Mar 26, 2012
In the second year of the Global Enterprise Challenge at the college in November 2011, students were challenged to come up with an idea for a sustainable venture to help the people of Panama. The five teams of students at had only three days, but those five teams took on the challenge whole-...
Mar 19, 2012
Feb 22, 2012
Involvement from U.S. embassies in Global Entrepreneurship Week increased sharply last November. According to the U.S. State Department, more than 40 embassies and consulates supported and participated in local GEW events.
Jan 11, 2012
From April to October, more than 2,000 students from 42 countries competed in the 2011 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA), a global competition for high school, undergraduate and graduate students who own and operate businesses while attending college or university. An Entrepreneurs’...
Jan 04, 2012
All of us at GEW Global are so proud of all the organizers behind Startup Weekend. As several blog posts on this site have described, GEW 2011 was an excellent year for Startup Weekend’s around the world. Beyond all the great energy and startups coming out of this effort, its scale also allows us...
Dec 07, 2011
At the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden announced a partnership that would move the future Summits to the opening day of Global Entrepreneurship Week starting next November.
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Dec 06, 2011
As we close Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011 and Startup Weekend’s Global Startup Battle, I would like to take a moment to reflect on some lessons in leadership that emerged during the past 2 weeks.
Nov 29, 2011
Startup Weekend Hong Kong team Awesome Ship! Congratulations! According to the Hong Kong Startup Weekend blog, Awesome Ship helps “improve their customers’ satisfaction by actively tracking their packages, no matter which courier service is being used, and notifying them of any status changes...
