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New Zealand’s prime minister quoted around the world
By The Unleashing Ideas Team at April 5, 2011 | 5:29 pm
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The organizers of Global Entrepreneurship Week (based in Washington DC and London) provide a recap of entrepreneurial quotes from around the World as a snapshot of the week and activities impact, put together in a "Talking Points" presentation. This year, our Prime Minister is quoted, from our event in 2009 ... NEW ZEALAND Prime Minister John
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How would China, India and US look if their states were countries
photo credit: kwramm Here's something to bear in mind next time you struggle to grasp the significance of trade with China or India... three of China's provinces provide the same GDP as two Switzerlands and a Singapore. One of India's states (not even the largest) has the GDP equivalent of Qatar. And here's another interesting fact, the US mid-western state of Kansas
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Unique GEWNZ book published for November launch
By The Unleashing Ideas Team at August 28, 2011 | 11:09 pm
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“Gifts of Wisdom; NZ leaders and entrepreneurs share their success”. GEWNZ and partner Success Formula, have captured the inspiring and thought provoking stories, anecdotes and advice from NZ leaders (high profile and some not) around great leadership, and how to get organizations to think "intra-preneurially". Some of the 34 contributors include; Sam
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Bucky Box – New Zealand Cleantech Challenge 2011 winner
By The Unleashing Ideas Team at October 26, 2011 | 3:12 pm
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Over the past month, GEW New Zealand has been working along with a panel of accomplished judges in their respective fields to find a winner of the New Zealand leg of the Global Cleantech Open (known as "the New Zealand Cleantech Challenge".) Accepting entries from 119 countries and offering a $100,000 prize to the winner, the Global Cleantech Open stands as both the
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NZ makes global impact as first to see in Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011
By The Unleashing Ideas Team at November 16, 2011 | 9:10 pm
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As first to see the sun, New Zealand had the honor of launching Global Entrepreneurship Week for the world. Hosted by the Deputy Mayor of the Capital city, Wellington, the breakfast and networking event held in the mayoral chambers attracted a 120 strong audience including ambassadors from 18 other GEW participating countries and some of New Zealand's business
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Young New Zealander makes it into GEW’s “Your Big Year” global 100
By The Unleashing Ideas Team at November 17, 2011 | 7:44 pm
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I am the only New Zealander to progress to the 2nd stage of “Your Big Year”, a global competition. “Your Big Year” was discovered by me while working on a project for the Cleantech Open. To get to this stage I took part in a series of challenges designed to encourage global citizenship and entrepreneurship. I beat more than 60,000 candidates worldwide to reach
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Global Entrepreneurship Week Congress 2012
By The Unleashing Ideas Team at December 7, 2011 | 3:31 pm
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New Zealand will participate in the 4th Global Entrepreneurship Congress, held in Liverpool on March 9th 2012. This will be an incredible chance to represent New Zealand among over 120 nations, make connections and to learn from global thought leaders about leading edge ideas on the stimulation, growth and education of entrepreneurship as an engine for change and
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Add your 2012 events
photo credit: MrPhilDog Global Entrepreneurship Week New Zealand is especially interested in your events happening in 2012, so get a jumpstart by listing your event on our site... if you would like a global feel to your event, it's free to "make" an existing event part of GEW and be part of the world's largest entrepreneurial movement, learn more about what events can
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NZ Prime Minister shows his GEW colours
By The Unleashing Ideas Team at December 14, 2011 | 2:10 pm
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Just hours before The Right Honourable John Key was officially sworn in to his second term in office as Prime Minister of New Zealand today, Mr Key took time out to meet with Global Entrepreneurship Week New Zealand Chair Rob Acton and GEW Your Big Year challenger Toby Jordan to discuss Global Entrepreneurship Week 2012. The Prime Minister pinned the official
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