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Creating lie-changingentrepreneurial experiences or millions o people
Impact Report
Overview
This report outlines the impacto Global EntrepreneurshipWeek, a worldwide initiativeexposing millions o youngpeople to lie-changingentrepreneurial experiences.
In the span o two short years,Global Entrepreneurship Weekhas inspired more than 10 millionpeople in 102 countries to unleashtheir ideas. It has touched aspiringentrepreneurs rom major citiesto remote villages.
Get involved
Do you want to inspire the nextgeneration o entrepreneurs?Then get involved in GEW andbecome part o the global network.Organize an activity in your country,sign-up as a sponsor or becomea supporter.For more inormation visitunleashingideas.org or email
msaghbini@unleashingideas.org
or
bmchaney@unleashingideas.org
Contents
What is GlobalEntrepreneurship Week?4Core Metrics5The Legacy6Global Leaders7The Activities9More Than Just a Week…12Who is GlobalEntrepreneurship Week?14
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We believeentrepreneurshipcan improve lives,build economiesand expandhuman welare
Core Metrics
GEW is driven by a global networko entrepreneurial champions.Entrepreneurs, experts, policy-makers, education practitionersand politicians all come togetherto inspire the next generation o entrepreneurs. Since its inceptionin 2008, GEW has seen 10,650,733attendees at 57,883 events.
In the space o one year,GEW has grown massively…
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What is GEW?
Global EntrepreneurshipWeek exposes millions o young people to lie-changingentrepreneurial experiences.
GEW is an initiative to inspireyoung people to embraceinnovation, imagination andcreativity. Countries acrosssix continents come togetherto connect young peopleeverywhere through local,national and global activitiesdesigned to help themexplore their potential assel-starters and innovators.GEW is a movement around anew generation unleashing theirideas to seek out better ways o doing things.Through developing youngpeople’s knowledge, skills andnetworks, they can grow innovative,sustainable enterprises, having apositive impact on their lives, theiramilies and communities.
We believe a globalentrepreneurialmovement isstronger than the sum o anynational eortsWe believeentrepreneurscan build astronger world
JORDAN | Amman
Reid Homan, the ounder and CEOo LinkedIn and Joi Ito, a world activist,entrepreneur and Twitter adviser,opened up the Week by sharing theirsuccess stories with their audience. Theevening ocused on the importance o protecting intellectual property rightsand entrepreneurship experiences thathave the potential to boost its leadershipin the eld o entrepreneurship at theregional level.
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