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 [...]
19-20 May sees the first Commonwealth conference focusing on women's entrepreneurship. The Summit is open to all and free to attend online. The two day conference includes 12 panel sessions spotlighting tech sectors from Fintech to Fashiontech, Edtech to Agritech. A policy roundtable will draw together leading proponents to consider how governments and ecosystems can work [...]
As part of GEN UK's celebration of International Women's Day we invite you to join our special session on funding - Closing the Gender Investment Gap. We take up the theme of #ChooseToChallenge and addresses one of the major challenges for female founders. The discussion will focus on these challenges but will also give practical tips and [...]
Join us for Wellbeing - Flying Lessons for Women Entrepreneurs focusing on the impact of Covid-19 on Female Founders. https://www.worldlabs.org/.../wellbeing-flying.../about We will be looking at impact the pandemic has made on the wellbeing of female entrepreneurs. During this panel discussion we will hear the latest research findings and first hand experiences from established business owners, we [...]
Katie Matthews has been appointed the new National Director, Northern Ireland taking over from Tracy Pryce. GEN UK Chair Marc Ortmans said, "We are delighted that Katie is joining the team and will be driving our mission to ramp up the profile of the devolved nations and reset support for entrepreneurs across the UK alongside her [...]
The WalesOnline 35 Under 35 top young business and professional women in Wales 2020 was announced this week. The women that make up this list are making their mark in business across the whole of Wales, but with an impact that goes well beyond. The 35 women come from a variety of backgrounds and industries, from tech start-ups to [...]
Beat the Lockdown and hear from the most inspirational experts and entrepreneurs from the UK and around the world. Global Entrepreneurship Week goes live across the UK and 180 countries, November 16-22. Access talks, panels, webinars and awards through the new GEN UK HUB. The overarching theme for GEW UK 2020 is Reset for Growth and we will [...]
Russell Dalgleish has been appointed as GEN UK's National Director, Scotland. Russell commented, "The goal of GEN is to build one global entrepreneurial ecosystem and I am delighted to contribute to this mission. In the UK GEN is organised at a national level and I am delighted to sit alongside National Directors for England, Northern Ireland [...]
