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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Entrepreneurship World Cup 2021 winners have been announced. Here is their journey... 100,000 entrepreneurs, 200 countries, 25 semi-finalists, 10 finalists, 5 startups share $1million. GEN UK congratulates the winners. • TODOC (South Korea) 1st • Orbillion Bio (USA) 2nd • Plastus (Saudi Arabia) 3rd • Trillion Tree Fund (Bahrain) Top Idea Stage • Xogo (USA) Top Social [...]
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 [...]
The Design Museum has launched a new initiative, the Entrepreneurs Hub. The first cohort of 15 founders join this week for a free 8-week programme designed to help emerging designer-entrepreneurs develop and grow their ideas into viable, sustainable businesses. The Entrepreneurs Hub is design led, takes no equity, and is focused on diversity and sustainability. The [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
