This month thousands of entrepreneurs and their champions come together as one family to support and learn from one another at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress. The citizens of 200 countries rising above political and cultural differences standing together without borders. Right now GEN UK stands with our friends in Europe and around the world united in [...]
We are delighted that Dr. Jacqui Taylor is joining us as GEN UK Advisor, Net Zero. Jacqui is co-Founder/CEO of FlyingBinary, founder of the Empathy Economy and an advisor to the Cabinet Office, European Commission, and United Nations. She has been recognised as one of the Most Influential Women in UK technology and one of the [...]
We’re excited to announce the opening of a new Startup Huddle in Winchester to support the growth of the local startup community while crowdsourcing advice and support for its entrepreneurs. Winchester joins a global network of more than 60 Startup Huddle chapters world-wide and will host its first event on January 19, 2022. Startup Huddle Winchester [...]
Did you make a New Year’s Resolution? Achieving big goals can be hard and two people right now are in the Atlantic Ocean trying to reach theirs. HUB member Guy Rigby and David Murray are attempting to break the record for the oldest pair to row across the Atlantic. With a combined age of 124, they’re [...]
They don't come any bigger than this. 100,000 entrepreneurs across 200 countries have entered the Entrepreneurship World Cup 2021. The top 25 startups are pitching today for a share of US$1million and more. UK finalist is Amer Baroudi who is founder of Masref, a digital bank that is democratising access to secure and ethical banking services for [...]
With GEW UK 2021 just behind us, we are already looking forward to GEW UK 2022. GEN UK is delighted to announce that Katie Matthews, our National Director for Northern Ireland will be taking on the role of Director for GEW UK. Katie is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur, growth mindset educator, speaker, founder, mentor, mental health and [...]
Today GEN and Startup Genome launched their annual report providing insights and data covering cities in 280 ecosystems. The report was presented by Startup Genome founder, JF Gautier, at London Tech Week who revealed that the global tech industry is now growing at its fastest rate since 1999. Here are the key insights: Despite a [...]
This November we will join over 180 countries who will be participating in GEW 2021. GEN UK will be celebrating entrepreneurship and encouraging you to #BeAChampion. This is an opportunity for you to become a champion of UK Entrepreneurs in the world’s largest celebration of entrepreneurship. Events and activities will focus on the themes of Education, Inclusion, [...]
Calling UK entrepreneurs! Are you looking for an opportunity to grow your venture? Then the Entrepreneurship World Cup could be for you. Open to all entrepreneurs. All stages. Everywhere. Whether you are dreaming about launching a startup or you already have a Series A round, the Entrepreneurship World Cup can help you take your next big [...]
The UN described the Commonwealth Women's Entrepreneurship Summit as 'the first global meeting on women in emerging tech'. It brought together 70 speakers, 20 talks, and 12 panel sessions with 1,500 participants from over 80 countries involving policy-makers, entrepreneurs, government agencies, entrepreneurship support organisations, funders and educational institutions. All live sessions were simulcast on Bloomsbury Radio interspersed with interviews [...]
