GEW Sacramento
Sacramento will join hundreds of partners from across the globe to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week 2.0, Nov. 16-22, 2009. The goal of the week, founded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, is to inspire young people everywhere to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity. More than 75 countries are carrying the banner, including Australia, Brazil, China, France, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa and the United States.
Locally, Global Entrepreneurship Week highlights the resources available to and success stories of green, women-owned, high-tech, agriculture, service, live music and art business. Last year, Sacramento GEW activities attracted more than 700 people to seven unique events. This year, the event platinum sponsor is Entrepreneurs’ Organization-Sacramento. Learn more at http://sacgew.com or on twitter at http://twitter.com/sacgew
About Global Entrepre neurshi p Week / USA
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2008 involved an estimated up to five million young people in thousands of events across 77 countries with the specific aim of developing enterprising ideas to tackle both international challenges, such as poverty and climate change, and more specific problems in local communities. Global Entrepreneurship Week / USA is: sponsored nationally by the Kauffman Foundation and the Acton Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence; founded globally by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Make Your Mark campaign; sponsored globally by NYSE Euronext, IBM and Ernst & Young; and, supported by JA Worldwide, Endeavor, Entrepreneurs’ Organization, DECA, YPO-WPO, and National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship. Learn more at www.unleashingideas.org.
Here is the schedule that is planned for this year’s GEW:
