http://blog1.gew.org.uk Global Entrepreneurship Week is the world’s largest entrepreneurial movement Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:17:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/26/carielle-michael-get-ready-for-your-big-year/ http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/26/carielle-michael-get-ready-for-your-big-year/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 13:14:23 +0000 Sarah http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/?p=5652 Liverpool hosted the final week of Your Big Year, with 24 finalists from all over the world taking part in eliminating challenges in the hope of winning the trip of a lifetime. 30 year old Carielle Doe, a freelance journalist from NY, USA and 23 year old Michael Teoh a youth activist from Malaysia fought off Read more...]]> http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/26/carielle-michael-get-ready-for-your-big-year/feed/ 0 http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/24/entrepreneurs-encouraged-to-take-advantage-of-internet-economy-and-go-global-at-big-business-breakfast/ http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/24/entrepreneurs-encouraged-to-take-advantage-of-internet-economy-and-go-global-at-big-business-breakfast/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:56:06 +0000 Silviya http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/?p=5230 As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week this year, Enterprise UK partnered with Regus, the world’s leading global provider of innovative workplace solutions, and the Getting British Business Online campaign that we lead with Google to offer organisations throughout the UK the opportunity to run a series of Big Business Breakfast events. Focusing on solutions for Read more...]]> http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/24/entrepreneurs-encouraged-to-take-advantage-of-internet-economy-and-go-global-at-big-business-breakfast/feed/ 0 http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/24/the-myth-of-the-solo-entrepreneur-is-busted-at-the-pitch-2010-final/ http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/24/the-myth-of-the-solo-entrepreneur-is-busted-at-the-pitch-2010-final/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:48:32 +0000 Silviya http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/?p=5227   The Pitch Final on the second day of Global entrepreneurship Week was kicked off by Doug Richard with a presentation on the value of networking, collaboration and partnerships for successful business. Doug had the audience rolling with laughter, with a great story on how a series of chance meetings led him to his first business Read more...]]> http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/24/the-myth-of-the-solo-entrepreneur-is-busted-at-the-pitch-2010-final/feed/ 0 http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/24/is-greed-good-%e2%80%93-live-event-with-doug-richard-at-good-deals-2010-the-uk-social-investment-conference/ http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/24/is-greed-good-%e2%80%93-live-event-with-doug-richard-at-good-deals-2010-the-uk-social-investment-conference/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:44:10 +0000 Silviya http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/?p=5223 Global Entrepreneurship Week saw many events on social enterprise. The first day of the Good Deals Social Investment Conference ended on a high note with a live web tv event with Doug Richard, founder of the School for Startups. Doug’s experience as a Dragon investor and many years at the forefront of supporting and mentoring budding Read more...]]> http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/24/is-greed-good-%e2%80%93-live-event-with-doug-richard-at-good-deals-2010-the-uk-social-investment-conference/feed/ 0 http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/24/great-week-for-social-entrepreneurs/ http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/24/great-week-for-social-entrepreneurs/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:36:00 +0000 Silviya http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/?p=5220 What a week it’s been for UnLtd! With a GEW’d up yellow bus, they have toured the country on the search for young entrepreneurs who can change the world. Teaming up with the Institute of Directors, who waivered its membership fee and Google’ Getting British Business Online campaign, they have come up with the ultimate Read more...]]> http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/24/great-week-for-social-entrepreneurs/feed/ 0 http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/22/welcome-to-gew-2010/ http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/22/welcome-to-gew-2010/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:10:16 +0000 Sarah http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/?p=5145 A spectacular line up of high profile guests launched Global Entrepreneurship Week 2010 at Google’s London HQ. Peter Jones, Chairman of Enterprise UK and Tom Bewick, CEO of Enterprise UK were joined by Business Minister Mark Prisk, Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skill, Vince Cable, BBC Journalist Justin Webb, journalist Sara Murray, founder Read more...]]> http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/22/welcome-to-gew-2010/feed/ 0 http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/19/alchemy-in-the-odeon/ http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/19/alchemy-in-the-odeon/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:55:03 +0000 Sarah http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/?p=5136 Read more...]]> http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/19/alchemy-in-the-odeon/feed/ 0 http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/19/can-we-overcome-trade-barriers/ http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/19/can-we-overcome-trade-barriers/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:44:47 +0000 Sarah http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/?p=5130 Last night saw the Global Entrepreneurship Week Parliamentary reception, with the theme Overcoming Barriers to Global Trade. Leading entrepreneurs were brought together with Parliamentarians and the Government to examine how barriers to entrepreneurship and exporting can be tackled. Over the past ten years, entrepreneurs have seen greater, cheaper and easier opportunities to trade in Read more...]]> http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/19/can-we-overcome-trade-barriers/feed/ 0 http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/19/phil-orford-chief-executive-of-forum-of-private-business-on-the-future-of-enterprise/ http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/19/phil-orford-chief-executive-of-forum-of-private-business-on-the-future-of-enterprise/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:59:05 +0000 Sarah http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/?p=5103 Writing in response to Enterprise UK Chief Executive Tom Bewick’s post on The Forum for Private Business blog, Phil Orford, Chief Executive of Forum of Private Business give us his thoughts on Entrepreneurship and its benefit to society. I think Global Entrepreneurship Week is a great way of highlighting the importance of business creation. Of course, Read more...]]> http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/19/phil-orford-chief-executive-of-forum-of-private-business-on-the-future-of-enterprise/feed/ 0 http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/16/rotherham-crowned-enterprise-capital-of-the-uk/ http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/16/rotherham-crowned-enterprise-capital-of-the-uk/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:26:44 +0000 Sarah http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/?p=5074 The sixth Annual Enterprising Britain Awards took place on Monday (15 November), in a truly inspiring ceremony. Twelve amazing finalists attended the awards, all hoping to be crowned the most enterprising place in Britain. After strong competition from all our finalists, the judges named Rotherham as the most enterprising place in the UK 2010. Rotherham is Read more...]]> http://blog1.gew.org.uk/2010/11/16/rotherham-crowned-enterprise-capital-of-the-uk/feed/ 1