Initiatives: Global Entrepreneurship Week
From November 14 to 20, 2011, the Canada Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) once again championed Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) as Canada’s official host for this global movement. Happening each year around the world and spearheaded by the Kauffman Foundation, Global Entrepreneurship Week inspires young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity.
At CYBF, we know that entrepreneurship helps make people and communities better. That’s why we decided to emphasize grassroots activities and social impact through our GEW Canada initiatives this year.
Through our flagship activity, the YOU Innovate Canada tournament, CYBF and partners from across Canada challenged Canadians to see that a great business idea can come from looking at an ordinary thing in an extraordinary way. Participants were asked to take an everyday household object (a coffee cup) and use it as a raw material for an innovative and valuable new product, service or experience. Participants proved that we all define value in different ways. For some it was monetary value, for other it was an environmental benefit, for others yet, it was putting a smile on someone’s face. Click here to find out more about YOU Innovate Canada.
In addition to YOU Innovate Canada events and activities, CYBF and our partners and affiliates also coordinated an additional 500 initiatives from coast to coast in celebration of GEW Canada.
Global Entrepreneurship Week Canada in numbers…
- 400 partners, supporters and sponsors got involved
- 500 GEW activities took place across Canada
- 130,000 Canadians got involved in GEW Canada
- Dozens of press releases issued by CYBF and partners
- 35 million advertising impressions
- 28 million media and communication impressions
- 10 million social media impressions
Also check out:
GEW Canada – I am an entrepreneur video
2010 Global Entrepreneurship Week Canada
2009 Global Entrepreneurship Week Canada
