Global Entrepreneurship Week 2019: Save the date

10 July 2019

  • From November 18 to 24, 2019, the Global Entrepreneurship Network will launch a new edition of Global Entrepreneurship Week, with over 10 million people from more than 170 countries participating.
  • Autoocupació, for the third consecutive year, will promote Entrepreneurship Week in Spain.
From November 18 to 24, the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), with the participation of over 170 countries, will launch a new edition of Global Entrepreneurship Week with the aim of connecting entrepreneurs, potential collaborators, mentors, and investors worldwide. The 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Week edition will focus on four global themes: Education, Ecosystems Inclusion, Policy. The GEN anticipates that Entrepreneurship Week will see the participation of over 20,000 organizations from the entrepreneurial ecosystem, which will organize more than 35,000 events. Autoocupació, for the third consecutive year, will promote GEW Spain, Entrepreneurship Week in Spain. To join the initiative and celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week, please follow these steps: Join the Global Entrepreneurship Network The GEN is the organization that has led the Global Entrepreneurship Week for 12 editions. Visit their website, register your profile and connect with a global network of entrepreneurs, investors, companies, and institutions that promote their projects, share ideas, and discover new realities in the entrepreneurial world. Plan Global Entrepreneurship Week Organize a conference, a round table, workshops, competitions, exhibitions, networking events… Any activity can be a great opportunity to celebrate entrepreneurship! And if organizing events isn’t your strong suit, participate in one; you’ll find all the activities and events of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2019 on the GEN Spain website. Share how you will celebrate GEW 2018 Create your organization’s event (or many!) on the Global Entrepreneurship Week website. Explain all the details of the activities, choose one of the four themes proposed for GEW 2019 – Education, Ecosystems Inclusion, Policy – that fits your activity, and reach new audiences. Your activity will be part of the global database of GEW 2019 events! Follow all updates on social media and share them! The Global Entrepreneurship Week recognizes the undeniable power of social media, and aims to be a trending topic on the first day of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2019, November 18! Follow its profiles and use the hashtag #GEW2019 when sharing news about your events! Celebrate Entrepreneurship! Since its inception in 2008, GEW has grown and each year has involved nearly 10 million people in more than 170 countries, becoming a global event that champions the power of entrepreneurship in our society. Join the global celebration of entrepreneurship!   About the Global Entrepreneurship Network The Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) is a network that drives programs in more than 170 countries with the aim of enabling anyone, anywhere, to start and scale their business. Through its programs and members, GEN helps individuals grow their businesses, turning them into profitable enterprises with the aim of creating jobs, accelerating innovation, and strengthening economic stability. In Spain, GEN is present under the name GEN Spain, promoted by Autoocupació, a private non-profit organization that promotes self-employment as an attractive alternative for pursuing vocations and professional development by offering guidance, advice, training, funding, intermediation, and support services to entrepreneurs.

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