This week the British Library's Business and IP Centre Network celebrates 20 years of supporting founders turn aspiration into enterprise. Since 2006 BIPC has helped 300,000 people in libraries and online go from kitchen table to global brands, turn side hustles into livelihoods, make impacts and create jobs. From a single Reading Room in the British [...]
On the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, GEN UK stands united with our Ukrainian friends and founders hoping for peace. Displaced Ukrainians in the UK have demonstrated extraordinary entrepreneurialism - innovation, imagination, professional discipline, resilience and success. While born out of war, our ecosystem has been enriched and inspired by Ukrainian talent and [...]
Today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, GEN announced Doha, Qatar, as the host city for the next Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC 2026). The Congress is one of the most impactful and influential gatherings of entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, and ecosystem builders. Taking place 21-24 September 2026, GEC 2026 will bring together more than 3,000 participants [...]
GEN goes to Davos The World Economic Forum convenes 19-23 January in the Swiss resort of Davos. GEN will be participating in the programme designed to spark ideas, surface long-term solutions and unlock new opportunities for growth, resilience and impact. The next Global Entrepreneurship Congress will be announced at the World Economic Forum later this month. [...]
Global Entrepreneurship Week turned 18 last month - and how it’s grown - since 2008 it has evolved from a campaign to an annual global festival. GEW was the brainchild of Gordon Brown with his vision to increase opportunities for young people everywhere through the meritocracy of entrepreneurship - make a job don’t take a job. [...]
Ahead of Global Entrepreneurship Week (17-23 November) with the 2025 theme #TogetherWeBuild GEN UK Chair, Marc Ortmans, was honoured to speak at the 5th World Business Women Summit held at the House of Lords. Savvitas led by Helene Martin Gee and Sue Lawton MBE convened women leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers, changemakers and male allies to set out [...]
GEN UK has teamed up with WSI AI Leadership Academy to provide practical, founder friendly training. Join our exclusive 3-part AI training programme designed specifically for early-stage startups. Over three live sessions, you’ll gain the tools, insights, and strategic frameworks to implement AI effectively — without falling into the trap of hype or misinformation. This [...]
Its last call for UK start and scale entrepreneurs to enter the 2025 Entrepreneurship World Cup before 30th June. The programme offers a chance to pitch on a global stage for a share of $1.5 million in prizes plus additional investment opportunities and growth support. EWC elevates entrepreneurs from all stages and sectors — idea-stage, [...]
A special message to entrepreneurs was shared by Jonathan Ortmans, President of the Global Entrepreneurship Network to mark the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2024, the world’s largest festival of entrepreneurship. This week 10 million people will participate in 40,000 events across 200 countries. Hundreds of events and activities are taking place across the UK [...]
Around the world and across 200 countries, 10 million people are celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week. Here in the UK we are starting the week (18-24 November) with the GEW UK 2024 National Launch Breakfast hosted at Mindspace Shoreditch. We have an incredible lineup of speakers including Nick Tyrone, Senior Policy Advisor at The Jobs Foundation, [...]
