A first involves the relationship between the demographics of a nation and those of entrepreneurship. It’s key to the growth of the endeavor and to the interactions that it has spawned globally.Īlso universal are the challenges to entrepreneurship. One of the lessons that we have learned over the years has become the Week’s mantra: catalyze don’t organize. Global Entrepreneurship Week was launched in Kansas City in 2008 by the Kauffman Foundation to enable American entrepreneurs to learn from these global interactions. Even in war-torn countries like Syria, there are pockets of startups. In Venezuela, amidst political and economic turmoil, entrepreneurship is evolving out of necessity.
In China, the startup community is essentially the nation’s R&D, experimenting with opportunities too small for the nation’s massive business enterprises. Not only does it advance startup opportunities and ecosystems it fosters international cooperation and understanding.Įntrepreneurship is even vibrant in countries where it might not be expected. No matter what’s happening at the geopolitical level, where international relationships are becoming more complicated, there’s a grassroots global network of entrepreneurs that is collaborating and thriving, from which the United States and all participating countries benefit. But, what’s most fascinating is not the magnitude of the occasion but the interactions that it has stimulated within what has become a community of entrepreneurs around the world. This month marks the 10th Anniversary of Global Entrepreneurship Week (November 13-19., the world’s largest celebration of innovators and job creators, now observed with 35,000 events in 165 countries.
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