Global Entrepreneurship Network Inc

THE GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK OPERATES PROGRAMS IN 180 COUNTRIES AIMED AT MAKING IT EASIER FOR ANYONE, ANYWHERE TO START AND SCALE A BUSINESS.

SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM - PROMPTED BY A GLOBAL PANDEMIC FORCING SO MANY BUSINESSES TO CLOSE IN 2020, THE GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK IMMEDIATELY GOT TO WORK DEVELOPING COVID-19 RESOURCE CENTERS, HACKATHONS AND MORE, INCLUDING FINDING WAYS TO QUICKLY GET FINANCIAL HELP DIRECTLY IN THE HANDS OF ENTREPRENEURS. BY THE END OF THE YEAR, THANKS TO PARTNERSHIPS WITH HELLO ALICE, EXELON BGE, KKR, TIGER GLOBAL AND SONOMA CITY ALLIANCE DONORS, GEN WAS ABLE TO SEND NEARLY 6 MILLION IN GRANTS TO ENTREPRENEURS FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES BOTH IN THE UNITED STATES AND OVERSEAS.

THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORLD CUP EMPOWERS ENTREPRENEURS AT ALL LEVELS FROM IDEA STAGE TO SCALE-UP HELPING THEM REACH THE NEXT STAGE IN THEIR JOURNEY BY PROVIDING THEM WITH ACCESS TO FREE TRAINING AND RESOURCES, ENHANCING THEIR VISIBILITY AND WORKING TO CONNECT THEM TO MENTORS AND POTENTIAL INVESTORS.

GEN ACCELERATES: GEN ACCELERATES IS A CLOUD-BASED PLATFORM THAT PROVIDES CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMMING TO ACCELERATE THE GROWTH OF NASCENT ENTREPRENEURS AS THEY START OR SCALE A COMPANY. IT ALSO STRENGTHENS AND GROWS LOCAL, NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEMS. GEN ACCELERATES COMBINES A VIRTUAL PLATFORM WITH PLUG-AND-PLAY CURRICULUM AND STRUCTURED MENTORSHIP FOR ENTREPRENEURS, ACCELERATORS AND ECOSYSTEM BUILDERS WITH EXPERTS IN THE FIELD AND A GLOBAL NETWORK OF IN-COUNTRY SUPPORT TO HELP ENTREPRENEURS FLOURISH EVERYWHERE. GEN POLICY: GEN POLICY BRINGS GOVERNMENTS CLOSER TO FIRM FOUNDERS AND THE ORGANIZATIONS AND ECOSYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT THEM AT ALL STAGES OF THE PUBLIC POLICY AND PROGRAM LIFECYCLE, FROM IDENTIFYING BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTING SOLUTIONS, OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR POLICY DIALOGUE AND PEER ADVICE, AND SOURCING EVIDENCE-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAN DRIVE SMART POLICY DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION. SINCE 2012, GEN POLICY HAS CURATED A POLICYMAKER COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE CALLED STARTUP NATIONS. GEN POLICY WORKS WITH THESE MEMBERS IN ADVANCING POLICIES THAT REMOVE BARRIERS TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS WELL AS TO DOCUMENT AND PROMOTE THEIR GOVERNMENTS' INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT NEW AND YOUNG BUSINESSES IN A PORTAL - GEN ATLAS - OFFERING INVALUABLE CONTINUITY DURING GOVERNMENT TRANSITIONS. GER.CO: GLOBAL ENTERPRISE REGISTRATION'S EREGISTRATION AND EREGULATIONS PLATFORMS OFFER NATIONS WITH LARGE INFORMAL ECONOMIES NOT JUST NEW TOOLS FOR MORE EFFICIENTLY REGISTERING AND REGULATING BUSINESSES, BUT AN INNOVATIVE NEW VISION FOR HOW ENTREPRENEURSHIP CAN DRIVE CITIZENS INTO THE FORMAL ECONOMY. BY PLACING REGULATIONS ONLINE IN ONE PLATFORM WITH EREGULATIONS OR BY AUTOMATING THEM WITH EREGISTRATIONS, GER.CO OFFERS POLICYMAKERS AND ADMINISTRATORS A NEW MODEL FOR ENTREPRENEURS TO INTERACT WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, COMPLY WITH ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS AND IMPLEMENT REGULATORY POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT ARE SIMPLE, QUICK AND EASY. THIS PROGRAM IS EXECUTED WITH THE UNITED NATIONS. STARTUP HUDDLE: STARTUP HUDDLE IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP BUILD NEW STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS WHILE ONE OR TWO ENTREPRENEURS IN THAT COMMUNITY EVERY WEEK. FOUNDERS DISCOVER SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE THROUGH PURPOSEFUL ENGAGEMENT WITH A BROAD ARRAY OF INTERESTED VOICES FROM THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE STARTUP HUDDLE FORMAT IS CONSISTENT IN EACH LOCATION: AT A CONSISTENT MEETING PLACE, ONE OR TWO EARLY-STAGE STARTUP FOUNDERS GIVE A SIX-MINUTE PRESENTATION ABOUT THEIR COMPANY TO AN AUDIENCE OF PEERS, MENTORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, POTENTIAL INVESTORS AND OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY. EACH PRESENTATION IS FOLLOWED BY A 20-MINUTE QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WHERE THE COMMUNITY PROVIDES IDEAS, CONNECTIONS AND FEEDBACK FOR THE ENTREPRENEUR. BY PROVIDING A WEEKLY MEET UP FOR THE LOCAL ECOSYSTEM, STARTUP HUDDLE BUILDS COMMUNITY - ONE ENTREPRENEUR AT A TIME. GEN ALSO PROVIDES LIVE EVENTS, INCLUDING THE GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONGRESS (GEC). THE GEC IS A GATHERING OF STARTUP CHAMPIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD - WHERE ENTREPRENEURS, INVESTORS, ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS, RESEARCHERS, THOUGHT LEADERS AND POLICYMAKERS SHARE PROGRAM AND POLICY IDEAS AND WORK TOGETHER TO BRING IDEAS TO LIFE, DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND EXPAND HUMAN WELFARE. THE CONGRESS, HOSTED IN DIFFERENT RISING ENTREPRENEURIAL CITIES EACH YEAR, FOSTERS COLLABORATION AMONG THOUSANDS OF DELEGATES FROM ABOUT 180 COUNTRIES TO DEFINE ACTION IN ADDRESSING CHALLENGES AROUND GROWING ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS AND MORE EFFECTIVELY ENABLING ENTREPRENEURS EVERYWHERE. THE GEC HAS BEEN HOSTED IN KANSAS CITY, DUBAI, SHANGHAI, LIVERPOOL, RIO DE JANEIRO, MOSCOW, MILAN, MEDELLIN, JOHANNESBURG, ISTANBUL, MANAMA, AND BAHRAIN.