Sometimes we need to celebrate the impacts and achievements that are happening in the UK's entrepreneurship ecosystem. TERN - The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network has been helping refugees become entrepreneurs and build businesses for a decade. Last year TERN supported 725 refugee entrepreneurs to create businesses and brighter futures. Thank you and congratulations to cofounders Charlie [...]
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 [...]
The world's largest festival of entrepreneurship is back - 17-23 November. This year the theme for Global Entrepreneurship Week is Together We Build which will be celebrated across the UK and 200 countries. As GEW turns 18, 10 million people are expected to participate in 40,000 events and activities - open to all, everywhere. If you [...]
Over recent weeks the UK government has announced several policies and initiatives to enable business to grow and thrive. These have included a new Industrial Strategy, the first for nearly a decade, and an Export Strategy designed to help companies grow in new markets. The latest is called Backing Your Business. This is the UK government's [...]
