Today is #EarthDay2024 More than 380 million tons of virgin plastic is produced every year and less than 9% of it is being recycled. In fact we have create over 8 billion tons of plastic over the years and most of it is now in the sea, ground, animals and yes, us. And each year we [...]
At the House of Lords this week The Entrepreneurs Network asked ‘What Would a Labour Government Mean for Entrepreneurs?’ Answers came from Seema Malhotra MP, Shadow Minister for Skills, Co-Founder & President of the Fabian Women's Network, and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Entrepreneurship. She was joined by and a panel of policy experts [...]
Staged in the Egyptian Room of Mansion House, London, Charlotte Keenan presented the latest excellent Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses report. Generation Growth - The Small Business Manifesto reveals insights across a wide range of topics from 566 small business owners. The report is a valuable roadmap to inform the next government of what UK business [...]
The Entrepreneurship World Cup is the world's largest pitch competition for entrepreneurs. Enter today to win a share of $1 million, participate in the EWC100 virtual Bootcamp and receive in kind prizes. All entrepreneurs are welcome. Wherever you are in the world, no matter your industry, and whatever your company stage. Opportunities for startups in cleantech, [...]
The Entrepreneur Ship rowed solo by Sam Glover has landed in English Harbour, Antigua. The fastest solo rower in the World's Toughest Row, Sam pulled 3,000 miles in 42 days, 3 hours and 15 minutes. Congratulations Sam on the record time and raising money for UnLtd's social entrepreneurs. You can watch the moment Sam crossed [...]
Arif Zaman presents a COP28 Business Show special reflecting on what was achieved at the UN's COP28 conference in UAE. Tune into Bloomsbury Radio 8pm GMT Monday 22 January. Available after on Spotify. Contributors - Naira Hatem, UNFCCC, Victor Kitange, Commonwealth Secretariat, Alexandre Antonelli, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Hannah Wood, UBS Optimus Foundation, Devika Wattal, Global [...]
Its a new year, with new opportunities. Entrepreneurs rarely succeed by themselves. The smart ones never walk alone, instead gathering like minds, supporters, and people who can help them create success for their startup. GEN UK is here to help you do just that – from aspiration to enterprise and beyond. The GEN UK HUB is [...]
Meet Ben Medland, founder of Drift Energy. Inspired by a chat with his 5 year old son, Ben is developing a new class of renewable energy, green hydrogen generated from ocean winds. On 9th December DRIFT Energy Ltd became the first global winner of our LeZero Innovation Prize at an awards ceremony held at the University of [...]
GEN UK is preparing to hold the 3rd Startup Planet conference coinciding with the UN’s COP meetings. This year we have teamed up with the University of Birmingham Dubai to co-host Mobility Futures Forum on their campus from 7-9 December. Over 3 days we are running plenary sessions and workshops with entrepreneurs, policy makers, investors, educators and [...]
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2023 kicks off 13th November with 40,000 events taking place across the UK and 200 countries around the world. Our UK launch event is being hosted at HSBC Innovation Banking with Kevin Hollinrake MP – Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business, Matt Jolly Director, ClimateTech & Sustainability and Catherine Wright Director in [...]
