Global Entrepreneurship Week is an international celebration of enterprise and talent amongst business people in 77 countries, taking place from Monday 16th to Sunday 22nd November in 2009.
Originally launched in 2004 as the UK’s Enterprise Week, in recent years it has been absorbed into a worldwide movement aiming to foster new possibilities for people of all ages around the globe by spotlighting their work and encouraging confidence and collaboration.
The UK saw 640,000 people attend events as part of the celebration last year, and the initiative has received glowing testimonial from Lord Sugar and Gordon Brown.
Among this year’s planned activities:
- The Make Your Mark Challenge on 16th November is a one-day enterprise challenge, designed to encourage entrepreneurial endeavour among school and college students.
- Women’s Enterprise Day on 18th November will highlight the contribution of female entrepreneurs in an effort to encourage more to make their business dreams a reality.
- Events on 19th November will supports the theme of Social Enterprise, with the spotlight on businesses that aim to improve social or environmental factors.
- The 20th November will see the first Home Enterprise Day, which looks to inspire more people to start running businesses from their own homes by exploring the efforts of those who’ve managed to succeed doing just that.
For more information, visit Global Entrepreneurship Week (UK).
