FAQs
Here you’ll find the answers to your burning questions. If you there’s something that you’d like to ask that isn’t answered here, please email gewuk@enterpriseuk.org
What are the dates of Global Entrepreneurship Week?
What is Global Entrepreneurship Week?
Who’s behind Global Entrepreneurship Week?
I’d like to take part but i’m stuck for ideas. Can you help?
I work in education, how does enterprise fit?
Can you let me know of any events taking place in my local area?
Can you help me find a free venue for my event?
Can you help publicise our events?
Can Enterprise UK help me find an entrepreneur for my event?
Can Enterprise UK help with funding events?
I’m running an event. Can Enterprise UK help with materials?
What are the dates of Global Entrepreneurship Week?
The dates for Global Entrepreneurship Week 2010 are 15 - 21 November.
What is Global Entrepreneurship Week?
Global Entrepreneurship Week is a world-wide movement of entrepreneurial people. Millions of people across the globe are encouraged to unleash their entrepreneurial talents and turn their ideas into reality.
It’s been running annually in the UK since 2004 as Enterprise Week. In that time it has involved over 25,000 events all over the UK attended by more than 2 million people! In 2010 Enterprise Week was re-named Global Entrepreneurship Week. Read more.
Who’s behind Global Entrepreneurship Week?
News of the success of Enterprise Week in the UK spread the globe, and lots of other countries got excited by the potential of running similar Weeks in their own countries. So in 2008, Enterprise UK and the Kauffman Foundation (the world’s largest entrepreneurship foundation based in the US) founded the very first Global Entrepreneurship Week!
Our two organisations coordinate things on a global scale, eg. engaging other countries, managing the website, working on global signature activities etc. But the success of the individual Weeks in each country is down to the Host organisations. They’re doing some amazing stuff. Find out more.
I’d like to take part but I’m stuck for ideas. Can you help?
We have an ideas bank where you can search for lots of activity suggestions and case studies to help inspire you to run a fantastic Global Entrepreneurship Week. However, if you would like to speak to someone at Enterprise UK get in touch.
I work in education. How does enterprise fit?
Enterprise education is a key element of the non-statutory work-related learning framework, aiming to encourage young people to be more enterprising. Visit the QCA website for more information. Learn how to develop a curriculum that supports enterprise.
You can also find some guidance on enterprise education on Teachernet.
Can you let me know of any events taking place in my local area?
You can find out what events took place during Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009 by searching the events calendar.
The 2010 calendar will be up in August 2010, where you can search events and post your own.
Can you help publicise our events?
Enterprise UK encourages every organisation to issue a press release or photocall to their local media. Press release templates will be available in August.
We also encourage you to register all your Global Entrepreneurship Week UK activities on the events calendar which is searched by young people, organisations, policy makers and the media. The 2010 events calendar will go live in July.
Can Enterprise UK help me find an entrepreneur for my Global Entrepreneurship Week UK event?
You can submit a request for an Enterprise UK Ambassador to speak at your event. Simply complete the online request form.
Can Enterprise UK help with funding events?
Enterprise UK is a charity and as such doesn’t have the resources to fund over 4,800 events (about that many are organised by over 2,000 organisations duing the week)! However, we encourage you to approach local businesses to help support your events or run events in partnership and pool resources.
For advice on how to get sponsorship, see our top tips section.
I’m running an event. Can Enterprise UK help with materials?
The merchandise website will be going live in September. You can purchase lots of branded merchandise, and for those event organisers that register events when the events calendar goes live on 19 July, you’ll receive some special offers to buy GEW merchandise online!
