
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2016 Makes Impact in Countries Around the World
By: JESSICA WRAY As Global Entrepreneurship Week continues to grow in local communities around the world – and expand to new countries – the impact of the week-long celebration is illustrated in the millions of people who take part in activities and the strengthening of the global entrepreneurial ecosystem each year. In the more than 30,000 events and activities held simultaneously around the world, many focused on the featured GEW 2016 themes for the year’s campaigns, including Cities, Youth, Women, Investors and Scale-Ups. In Sudan, through one GEW event included “Startup Juniors,” an event where students had the chance to experience hands-on the world of business and business creation. The event aimed to change students’ perspectives on how they can manage their lives and create jobs to support themselves, their…