Global entrepreneurship Congress live from Rio De Janerio
Young Entrepreneurs & Leaders League.....YELL is the Host of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) in Bangladesh since 2009. YELL fostering Entrepreneurship and Leadership among young people in collaboration with Kauffman Foundation USA, UK Enterprise and NYSE.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
YELL KIDS launching
In 2011 YELL KIDs (Knowledge, Innovation & Developments)
launched & celebrated GEW (Global Entrepreneurship Week) through various
types of activities like class party, ICT workshop, Movie session, Public
Speaking session, Brain storming session, Leadership games etc.
This year 2012 YELL KIDs celebrated GEW by organizing
rally, general knowledge competition etc in 4 schools & have more then 220
members.
Global entrepreneurship Congress (GEC)
Thanks in part to Global Entrepreneurship Week, an entrepreneurial ecosystem has started to take shape
around the world, connecting people across borders to unleash their ideas and
transform innovation into reality—in turn growing economies and expanding human
welfare. To support the burgeoning initiative, the Kauffman Foundation brought
together the host organizations from nearly 60 nations to create the first ever
Global Entrepreneurship Congress in March 2009 at its headquarters in Kansas City.
It was just the beginning.
One year later, the Congress
convened in Dubai with GEW’s entrepreneurship
champions from more than 90 countries, but it also had an all-star lineup of
speakers including Prime Minister H.E. Nika Gilauri of Georgia and a
number of accomplished entrepreneurs and CEOs. The profile of the Congress
began to grow and countries began to compete over the right to host the event.
Shanghai was keen to show the world that it too was building a
thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem, and in March 2011 it hosted the third
Global Entrepreneurship Congress. GEW hosts from 100 countries were joined by
more than 1,000 participants from across China for the extravagant opening
session of the Congress. The importance of the event was evident through the
participation of a number of Chinese government officials, led by Yan Junqi,
vice chairwoman of the standing committee of the National People’s Congress of
China, as well as Wan Gang, the country’s Minister for Science and Technology
and a number of other government representatives from the federal and local
levels. Perhaps a bit more surprising was the presence of a number of China’s
wealthier entrepreneurs and angel investors who had been leading the way toward
new economic growth. At the end of the opening session, Jonathan Ortmans, chair
of the GEC, announced that Liverpool was
selected to be the host city for 2012—and the evolution continued.
Richard Branson, famous for his
Virgin brand empire, inspired delegates from 120 countries among a crowd of
thousands. Along with other British titans of industry, Branson answered
questions and shared insights based on years of experience. But as bright as
the star power was in Liverpool, perhaps a
more important shift began to occur—the international delegates were no longer
populated solely by GEW hosts. The Congress began to attract diverse delegations
from government ministries, university researchers, the media and more.
Approximately 3,000 delegates participated in the 2012 Global Entrepreneurship
Congress in Liverpool.
In a very short period of time,
the Global Entrepreneurship Congress has evolved into the premier
inter-disciplinary gathering of startup champions from around the world—where
entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, thought leaders and policymakers work
together to bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare.
So how has the Global
Entrepreneurship Congress made an impact? It has provided policymakers and
researchers with an environment to exchange ideas and approaches on
strengthening economic growth through policies and initiatives favorable to
entrepreneurs. It has helped entrepreneurs and business owners launch and grow
firms that create jobs and generate wealth in cities and countries around the
world. It has improved global collaboration and expanded awareness of national
campaigns to engage their citizens in entrepreneurial activity. And, it has
increased global recognition of entrepreneurs for the role they play in
building economies while developing innovative solutions that improve daily
life.
What will 2013 bring for the
Global Entrepreneurship Congress?
Global Entrepreneurship week
Global Entrepreneurship Week
is the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who
launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human
welfare. During one week each November, GEW inspires people everywhere through
local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their
potential as self-starters and innovators. These activities, from large-scale
competitions and events to intimate networking gatherings, connect participants
to potential collaborators, mentors and even investors—introducing them to new
possibilities and exciting opportunities. In three short years, Global
Entrepreneurship Week has expanded to more than 120 countries—empowering nearly
20 million people through 95,000 activities. Powered by the Ewing Marion
Kauffman Foundation, the initiative is supported by dozens of world leaders and
a growing network of 24,000 partner organizations. For more information, visit
www.unleashingideas.org, and follow @unleashingideas on Twitter and Facebook.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
A Good Start: New ventures can make ethics part of their business plan.
Examination of the best practices of these start-ups reveals several key steps new ventures can take to make ethics a distinguishing mark of the start-up's culture:
1. Ethical start-ups recognize the ethical dilemmas that surround them in the first few months
The pressures to cut ethical corners are great in a start-up.
How much puffery do you use in presenting your idea to venture capitalists? How do you divide stock ownership and options fairly among the founding team and later hires? How reliable does a product have to be before you ship it?
2. Ethical start-ups make ethics a core value of the enterprise
Start-up founders have discovered that they must explicitly embrace doing business ethically to counter the temptations to fudge various standards.
3. The ethical entrepreneur finds early opportunities to make his or her ethical commitment real
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4. The ethical entrepreneur anticipates the ethical tensions in day-to-day decisions
As business plans are written and product capabilities are described, the ethical tension between the truthful and the "hopeful" is inevitable. The ethically thoughtful entrepreneur anticipates these tensions and talks about them with the team before the situations are confronted.
5. The ethical entrepreneur welcomes ethical questions and debates
Some situations cannot be anticipated, and the ethical entrepreneur must always keep an open door so that new ethical issues can be worked out.
6. The ethical entrepreneur is watchful about conflicts of interest
It is hard to single out one area of particular ethical concern in start-ups because there are so many of importance. However, the world of high-tech start-ups emphasizes partnerships, strategic alliances, and "virtual relationships." These arrangements are rife with opportunities for conflicts of interest where an entrepreneur or start-up employee can line his or her own pockets to the detriment of the organization. An early and consistent stand against questionable conflicts of interest is an important dimension of a start-up ethics effort.
7. The ethical entrepreneur talks about the ethical values all the time
The frantic pace of start-ups and their rapid growth create short memories and a staff that is often very new to the enterprise. Only by continually articulating the ethical commitment can the entrepreneur be sure the members of the organization particularly new hires understand the ethical commitment and know it is real.
TO BE CONTINUE
10 lame reasons why not to start your own business...
By Heather Heaton
If you really want to go into business, why do you keep putting it off?
Trapped in an unfulfilled career and desperate to take control of your own destiny, yet constantly procrastinating about whether to actually take the plunge and start your own business or not. Sound familiar? Thought so.
OK it's a landmark career choice that warrants more than a little consideration, but the obstacles you face are no different to anyone else who's taken the plunge. At some point, if you really do want it, the excuses have to stop.
People are forever telling me they really, really want to start their own business... yet when I see them next they're still 'wanting' and not 'doing'. They're passionate about their ideas, unfulfilled in their careers and motivated to take control of their own destiny. Now starting a business is a landmark decision likely to make the most driven of individuals think twice, but there comes a point where careful consideration turns to procrastination. So what's holding them back? Well, when you break it down and accept almost every small business owner has faced the same deliberations - not that much at all.
So here's a list of 10 lame excuses and why they're all surmountable:
1) I don't have much money. So what? Lucky you. If you had loads you'd only blow it anyway, like most cash-rich start-ups do. Stop complaining and look at it this way: millionaires start businesses and fail all the time; people with nothing start businesses and succeed all time. Start at home, start small and work with what you've got - it might take you longer, but what's the rush? Especially if the alternative is not starting at all.
2) The bank won't give me any money. Even lamer. Accept it and move on. Start small, prove them wrong by generating some sales and watch how they change their mind in a year's time when you've proved you have a viable business.
3) I literally have NO money. Then start something. Inaction will get you nowhere. If you want to knit and sell jumpers but can't even afford the wool, then start a blog for free and start telling people about these amazing jumpers you're going to sell in the future. Generate interest, an audience, make yourself an expert on knitting. Do that and you'll become an attractive proposition to someone with money who'll see the business sense in helping you monetise your passion.
4) I don't have time. Well you can't buy it, so make some. What do you think everyone else running their own business does? They make sacrifices. They give up TV. They stop going to the football. They stop socialising so much. If you really want it really, really, really bad, you'll find the time. Focus on your downtime hours. What do you do between 5am and 8am and 9pm and 2am? Sleep? Read the paper? Watch TV? Pick the sacrifice that will make your dream a reality and make it.
5) I'm waiting for a killer idea. Well don't wait forever, because it might never arrive. You don't need to have invented a sector to be the best business in it - and the pioneers of new ideas are rarely those that capitalise on them. Know what you're good at, what you're passionate about, what you could do better than anyone else and start building it. If it's better, people will buy it.
6) I'm waiting for the economy to improve. Why? There's never a bad time to start a great business - and you're planning to start a great business, right? Not an average one dependent on outside factors? Nobody knows how long the economy will bounce along the bottom so how long are you planning to wait? Microsoft started in a recession, remember.
7) It's risky giving up my job. What if I fail? It is risky, you could fail and there are no assurances you won't. Now we've established that, what are you going to do? Pursue your dream or sit wondering for the rest of your life what might have been? Take Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky's words as inspiration: "You'll miss 100% of the shots you never take." Learn to accept the risk and focus on limiting it with effective planning and by starting small.
8) I don't have the skills or experience. Know what? You're right, you probably don't. But then often you don't know what you don't know until it's too late. Certainly, none of entrepreneurs who started today's household brands knew everything they do now when they started out. Either accept you'll learn along the way (and usually from your mistakes) or do something about it. If you're not a figures person, pay someone who is or take a course. If you're adamant you need experience, offer to shadow someone or temp in the industry you're planning to enter.
9) People say... it won't work/I'm too old/I'm too young. Whose business is it, yours or theirs? For every business that works, 10 people have said it won't. If billionaire business angels and VCs struggle to pick out the next big businesses, why waste your time listening to anyone else? Believe in yourself and prove everyone else wrong.
10) I don't know how. Firstly, stop worrying: you've never had so much information at your fingertips or so many experts readily reachable. Secondly, focus on knowing your business. If you're the most passionate, knowledgeable expert about what you do then your business will have an intrinsic value that'll afford you the time for your business knowledge to catch up.
Trapped in an unfulfilled career and desperate to take control of your own destiny, yet constantly procrastinating about whether to actually take the plunge and start your own business or not. Sound familiar? Thought so.
OK it's a landmark career choice that warrants more than a little consideration, but the obstacles you face are no different to anyone else who's taken the plunge. At some point, if you really do want it, the excuses have to stop.
People are forever telling me they really, really want to start their own business... yet when I see them next they're still 'wanting' and not 'doing'. They're passionate about their ideas, unfulfilled in their careers and motivated to take control of their own destiny. Now starting a business is a landmark decision likely to make the most driven of individuals think twice, but there comes a point where careful consideration turns to procrastination. So what's holding them back? Well, when you break it down and accept almost every small business owner has faced the same deliberations - not that much at all.
So here's a list of 10 lame excuses and why they're all surmountable:
1) I don't have much money. So what? Lucky you. If you had loads you'd only blow it anyway, like most cash-rich start-ups do. Stop complaining and look at it this way: millionaires start businesses and fail all the time; people with nothing start businesses and succeed all time. Start at home, start small and work with what you've got - it might take you longer, but what's the rush? Especially if the alternative is not starting at all.
2) The bank won't give me any money. Even lamer. Accept it and move on. Start small, prove them wrong by generating some sales and watch how they change their mind in a year's time when you've proved you have a viable business.
3) I literally have NO money. Then start something. Inaction will get you nowhere. If you want to knit and sell jumpers but can't even afford the wool, then start a blog for free and start telling people about these amazing jumpers you're going to sell in the future. Generate interest, an audience, make yourself an expert on knitting. Do that and you'll become an attractive proposition to someone with money who'll see the business sense in helping you monetise your passion.
4) I don't have time. Well you can't buy it, so make some. What do you think everyone else running their own business does? They make sacrifices. They give up TV. They stop going to the football. They stop socialising so much. If you really want it really, really, really bad, you'll find the time. Focus on your downtime hours. What do you do between 5am and 8am and 9pm and 2am? Sleep? Read the paper? Watch TV? Pick the sacrifice that will make your dream a reality and make it.
5) I'm waiting for a killer idea. Well don't wait forever, because it might never arrive. You don't need to have invented a sector to be the best business in it - and the pioneers of new ideas are rarely those that capitalise on them. Know what you're good at, what you're passionate about, what you could do better than anyone else and start building it. If it's better, people will buy it.
6) I'm waiting for the economy to improve. Why? There's never a bad time to start a great business - and you're planning to start a great business, right? Not an average one dependent on outside factors? Nobody knows how long the economy will bounce along the bottom so how long are you planning to wait? Microsoft started in a recession, remember.
7) It's risky giving up my job. What if I fail? It is risky, you could fail and there are no assurances you won't. Now we've established that, what are you going to do? Pursue your dream or sit wondering for the rest of your life what might have been? Take Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky's words as inspiration: "You'll miss 100% of the shots you never take." Learn to accept the risk and focus on limiting it with effective planning and by starting small.
8) I don't have the skills or experience. Know what? You're right, you probably don't. But then often you don't know what you don't know until it's too late. Certainly, none of entrepreneurs who started today's household brands knew everything they do now when they started out. Either accept you'll learn along the way (and usually from your mistakes) or do something about it. If you're not a figures person, pay someone who is or take a course. If you're adamant you need experience, offer to shadow someone or temp in the industry you're planning to enter.
9) People say... it won't work/I'm too old/I'm too young. Whose business is it, yours or theirs? For every business that works, 10 people have said it won't. If billionaire business angels and VCs struggle to pick out the next big businesses, why waste your time listening to anyone else? Believe in yourself and prove everyone else wrong.
10) I don't know how. Firstly, stop worrying: you've never had so much information at your fingertips or so many experts readily reachable. Secondly, focus on knowing your business. If you're the most passionate, knowledgeable expert about what you do then your business will have an intrinsic value that'll afford you the time for your business knowledge to catch up.
TO BE CONTINUE.....
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Nov.16-22
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For one week, millions of young people around the world join a growing movement to generate new ideas and to seek better ways of doing things.More then 100 countries joined together for the first time in November 2008 to host Global Entrepreneurship Week, an initiative to inspire young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity. To think big. To turn their ideas into reality. To make their mark.This November, it will be even Bigger.
Millions of people,
More than 25,000 events,activities and competitions,
102 countries,120 Host organizations,9,000 Partners,Dozens of global,leaders and celebrities,3,064,937 participants,1 billion web & media impressions,
Seven Days,
Inspire.
Introduce the notion of enterprising behavior to as many young people under the age of 30 who otherwise might not have considered it as a path in their life.Connect.
Network young people across national boundaries in a global effort to find new ideas at the intersection of cultures & disciplines.
Mentor.
Enlist active and inspirational entrepreneurs around the world to coach and mentor the next generation of enterprise talent as they pursue their entrepreneurial dreams.
Engage.
Demonstrate to opinion leaders and policy makers that entrepreneurship is central to a nation's economic health and culture and to provide different nations with the opportunity to learn from each other on entrepreneurial policy and practice.
Unleashing Ideas Network
12 Global Partners marketing Global Entrepreneurship Week in at least 10 countries each.
5 permanent year-round campaigns,
University networks around the world engaging students .
National and local government leadership.
Official Activities: 2009
Global Innovation Tournament
A fast-paced competition that pits students around the world against one another with the goal of promoting innovation by challenging participants to develop solutions for a common, global problem in eight days.Global Clean Tech Open IDEAS Competition
A world-class business plan competition seeking the best early-stage clean technology ideas and helps turn them into successful companies—and foster a healthy natural environment.
Speed network the Globe
Light-touch gathering that bring aspiring and established entrepreneurs together to unleash energy, share ideas and make connections–fast.
Mentoring Madness
Hosted by the New York Stock Exchange, this live web cast is part of a program to encourage the development of mentor-ship's.
How to Get Involved
Sponsor.
Is your organization or company willing to be catalyst behind Global Entrepreneurship Week to foster entrepreneurship for better Bangladesh ?
Partner.
To become a Partner, all your organization needs to do is pledge to host at least one event or activity during the Week—there is no limit to what you can do. All activities are welcome, as long as they foster an entrepreneurial spirit in young people.Speaker / Mentor.
If you have personal experiences and insights into what it takes to be an entrepreneur, volunteer to share them with the next generation at an event or activity near you.Participate.
More than 25,000 events and activities will take place during the Week, visit the website and find an event or activity happening near you.
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