Thursday, November 20

Global Entrepreneurship Week / Daily Dispatch

Around the world

Russia and Pakistan celebrate their young entrepreneurs with awards ceremonies in Moscow and Rawalpindi.


  • The Netherlands holds the '90 seconds to Glory' Euromast Pitch Competition - an 'elevator pitch' competition in the actual elevator of the 101 metre Euromast in Rotterdam. 

  • Young female entrepreneurs in Nigeria receive mentoring and business advice at an event for women in Lagos and Malaysia holds a series of Entrepreneur Happy Hour events - where established entrepreneurs will share their secrets to success. 

Research Roundup

The Kauffman Foundation extends the Kauffman Firm Survey — the largest longitudinal survey of new businesses in the world — to collect four more years of data. The Foundation created the Kauffman Firm Survey to fill a void in valuable data collection on young businesses in the United States and catalyze new understandings of how various factors influence entrepreneurial outcomes. 

The Week in Webcasts

Explore the path leading from technology to new industry at the inaugural A. Richard Newton Global Technology Leaders Conference from the University of California at Berkeley, luminaries from science, technology, business, law, and economics will define the projects and collaborations that will lead to new industries.