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GEW Switzerland: Events all over the country
This year again, around 70 events will take place as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week Switzerland. Starting 14 November, there will be numerous activities in Geneva, Lausanne and the Basel region, for example. GEW Switzerland is inspired by Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), a global and annual event each November, dedicated to entrepreneurship, ecosystems and networking and matchmaking. GEW is the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch…
GEW Switzerland 2021: More Courage for Entrepreneurship
MEDIA RELEASE: From November 8 to 14, the eleventh "Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Switzerland" will feature around 70 events, workshops and other activities for (young) entrepreneurs, mainly physicallly. Once again the national event will be hosted and marketed by Swissparks.ch together with the University of Lausanne (UNIL) as a partner. Over 20 startup organizations are participating in GEW 2021. Despite the pandemic, around 46,800 companies were founded in Switzerland in 2020 – almost 5…
GEW Switzerland 2020: higher participation than ever!
From 16 to 22 November 2020 more than 80 online-events, workshops and other activities for prospective entrepreneurs were held under Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Switzerland for the 10th time. Several thousand people followed virtually.Initiated by Swissparks.ch and supported by Innosuisse, various start-up organizations (like Fongit, Business Parc Reinach, Business Angels Switzerland, >>venture>>, EPFL, USI, among others) were…
Fit gemacht fürs internationale Wachstum
Am Webinar von Swissparks.ch stand in der GEW-Woche die Swiss Entrepreneurs Foundation (SwissEF) im Fokus. Geschäftsführer Simon Enderli erläuterte Absicht und Zweck der Stiftung sowie des dazugehörigen Fonds für Wachstumskapital. Die 16 Teilnehmenden erfuhren am 18. November, was hinter dem UpScaler-Programm für Start-ups steckt, die international wachsen wollen. Michele Matt, Gründer und CEO von My Camper schilderte seine praktischen Erfahrungen damit.Die Mobiliar, UBS,…
Virtuell in die Welt der Selbständigkeit eingeführt
16 Personen nahmen am 17. November am Infoanlass «Ich mache mich selbständig» teil. Souverän moderierte Elisabeth Metzger, Leiterin Business Development und Coaching, die erste vom Business Parc online durchgeführte Veranstaltung. Oana Bucerzan, Gründerin von Scopebox, schilderte ihre Erfahrungen. Der in der in der GEW-Woche durchgeführte Anlass stiess auch virtuell auf grosses Interesse. Elisabeth Metzger (Foto rechts) orientierte die Anwesenden u.a. über die Vorteile und Herausforderungen…
GEW Switzerland 2020 ready for the start
MEDIA RELEASE: From 16 to 22 November numerous events, workshops and other activities for prospective entrepreneurs will be held under the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Switzerland for the 10th time. Initiated by Swissparks.ch and supported by Innosuisse, GEW will host various start-up organizations Nationwide (like Fongit, Business Parc Reinach, Startfeld, Business Angels Switzerland). And again, the universities of Geneva and Lausanne are very engaged partners. Swissparks.ch itself will…
GEW Switzerland 2020: Let yourself be inspired!
Raising awareness is the main goal of the Global Entrepreneurship Week, which will take place from 16 to 22 November. GEW Switzerland will be hosted by Swissparks.ch and supported by Innosuisse as new project partner. The HUB Entrepreneuriat et Innovation of the University of Lausanne will join GEW as key partner for the second time. This year’s motto is „Let yourself be inspired!“
GEW 2019 Switzerland: Raising more Awareness for Entrepreneurship
November numerous local events, workshops and networking occasions for prospective entrepreneurs will be held under Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Switzerland. Initiated by Swissparks.ch, the campaign will host numerous entrepreneurship events nationwide. Key partner is the University of Lausanne with 30 events for 15’000 students.
BioBusiness Comprehensive Advanced Program in Lugano
Over 20 startup founders (2 from „Harvard“) participated at the Comprehensive Advanced Program on BioEntrepreneurship at the «Università della Svizzera italiana», USI, on 12-16 November. «My expectations were sky-high for Lugano – many founder-friends mentioned the course as the best-learning experiences in Switzerland (with a crazy amount of competition). You fully delivered – it was really a fantastic learning experience!” This the enthusiastic feedback. For the first time one of the…
GEW Switzerland: A Week under the Banner of Entrepreneurship
Bern, 25 October 2018 – From 12 to 18 November numerous local events, workshops and networking occasions for prospective entrepreneurs will be held under Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Switzerland. Initiated by Swissparks.ch, GEW will host incubators, innovation and technology parks, impact hubs, founder centres and other start-up organisations nationwide. More in the press release from swissparks.ch, 26.10.18