Autoocupació promotes Global Entrepreneurship Week 2023

October 30, 2023

Autoocupació joins once again the celebration of the 16th edition of Global Entrepreneurship Week, together with more than 180 countries. From November 13 to 19, more than 20,000 organizations will promote entrepreneurial culture, help create synergies between different local entrepreneurial ecosystems, and recognize the great work of entrepreneurs as one of the most important economic drivers of the economy.

The Spanish entrepreneurial ecosystem, finalist

The Spanish entrepreneurial ecosystem was nominated at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress 2022 in Melbourne, Australia, for the GEW Campaign of the Year award, for organizing more than 500 events to promote and celebrate entrepreneurship during Global Entrepreneurship Week 2022, in collaboration with more than 100 entities. The president of Autoocupació, Albert Colomer Espinet, and Neus Gorina Andreu participated in the presentation of the Campaign of the Year and Ecosystem Champion Award, respectively. The Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) expects more than 43,000 events and activities to be held around the world during the week, with the participation of more than 10 million people. To join the initiative and celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week, please follow these steps: Join the Global Entrepreneurship Network GEN is the organization that has led Global Entrepreneurship Week for 16 editions. Visit their website, register your profile, and connect with a global network of entrepreneurs, investors, companies, and institutions that promote their projects, share ideas, and discover new realities of the entrepreneurial world. Plan Global Entrepreneurship Week Organize a conference, a round table, workshops, contests, exhibitions, networking… Any activity can be a great occasion to celebrate entrepreneurship! And if organizing events isn’t your forte, participate in one; you will find all the activities and events of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2023 on the GEN website. Share how you will celebrate GEW 2018 Create your organization’s event (or many!) on the Global Entrepreneurship Week website. Explain all the details of the activities and reach new audiences. Your activity will be part of the GEW 2023 global event database! Follow all updates on social media and share them! Global Entrepreneurship Week knows the undeniable power of social media and wants to be a trending topic on the first day of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2022, November 13! Follow their profiles and use the hashtag #GEW2023 when sharing news about your events! Celebrate Entrepreneurship! Since its inception in 2008, GEW has grown and each year has involved nearly 10 million people in over 180 countries, becoming a global event that champions the power of entrepreneurship in our society. Join the global celebration of entrepreneurship!   About the Global Entrepreneurship Network The Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) is a network that drives programs in over 180 countries with the goal of enabling anyone, anywhere, to start and scale their business. Through its programs and members, GEN helps individuals grow their businesses, turning them into profitable enterprises with the aim of creating jobs, accelerating innovation, and strengthening economic stability. In Spain, GEN is present under the name GEN Spain, promoted by Autoocupació, a private non-profit entity that promotes self-employment as an attractive alternative for pursuing vocations and professional development, offering guidance, advice, training, funding, intermediation, and support services to entrepreneurs.

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