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 two Boston-area entrepreneurs were...
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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 of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
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 developed and brought to market by...
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 promising startups launched between...
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.
Nov 14, 2011
Who wants to turn more ideas into realities? Southern Governors do. Tennessee’s leadership is serious about entrepreneurship. On the opening day of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Michael Burcham, CEO of StartupTN and the Entrepreneur Center met with the Southern Governors Conference...
Nov 14, 2011
Prizes Include Trip to the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Liverpool and One-Year Mentorship with Redbox Founders
Nov 14, 2011
Carl Schramm, president and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation, announces the opening of Global Entrepreneurship Week at the Unleashing IdEA event in Washington, DC. The event, viewable here via livestreaming, highlights diaspora and transnational entrepreneurship. Held at the Inter-American...
