Entrepreneurship can thrive anywhere. We’ve seen it happen, and it’s powerful. To amplify this, Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is back with a new theme for 2023 – Entrepreneurs Thrive Here. This campaign is designed to share stories and events of entrepreneurship around the world – from rural farming communities and regional industry hubs to smart cities, cultural capitals and seats of government. Communities in 200 countries are taking part, with tens of thousands of activities planned around the world. Events will take place throughout November, with the main attractions taking place 13-19 November and reaching 10 million people worldwide.

For GEW UK this theme is a call to increase opportunity for all, regardless of location, age and circumstances – for Inclusive Entrepreneurship.

Arif is joined by three people centrally involved in GEW 2023 in the UK:

• Matt Smith, Director of Research and Policy at the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) on recent policy developments
• Marc Ortmans, MD, GEN UK on an introduction to GEW and highlights
• Philip Salter, Founder, The Entrepreneurs Network (TEN) on GEW activities and recent TEN reports

Further reading

• TEN reports on Accelerate to Excel (Female Founders), Risk Readiness Report 2023 and Access All Areas: Older workers
• Government Invests 17m in New Northern Ireland Enterprise Support Service
• Algerian Economic Renewal Council Champions Entrepreneurship
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau celebrates GEW and the impact of entrepreneurs
• Shanghai startups honoured as I opened GEW in China with a keynote speech at the Yangtze River Delta
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit
• Web Summit + Ecosystem Leadership Forum Mark Global Entrepreneurship Week in Lisbon
• South African President Cyril Ramaphosa presides over the Presidential SMME Awards at 22 on Sloane
• Minister Young Lee in South Korea launches GEW at the Women Venture Summit
• Minister Kanaka Herath in Sri Lanka inaugurates GEW and appeals to youth entrepreneurs to transform the economy
• President Biden Proclaims November National Entrepreneurship Month
• Kizito Okechukwu, GEN’s leading voice for Africa on Why We Should All Celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week