BEST GEW HOSTS WERE SELECTED Host organizations in 25 countries were selected this week as the finalists for awards that recognize their contributions to Global Entrepreneurship Week and their efforts towards helping build entrepreneurial ecosystems around the world. “The host organizations that guide Global Entrepreneurship Week in more than 140 countries are at the forefront of efforts to reach new audiences and build the connections necessary to support entrepreneurial growth,” said Jonathan Ortmans, president of Global Entrepreneurship Week. These finalists ran inspirational and effective campaigns that helped millions of people unleash their ideas and unlock their potential. Since their inception six years when the GEC was hosted in Kansas City by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the Global Entrepreneurship Week Awards have honored Hosts from nearly 30 countries on five different continents. Of special interest this year, as in others, is the Country of the Year Award, the award that recognizes the best overall Global Entrepreneurship Week campaign. Nominees include hosts from Algeria, Germany, the United Kingdom, Qatar and Mexico. Past winners of this award were hosts from Cape Verde, Turkey, the Netherlands, Canada and Brazil. This year marks the first time that the Rookie of the Year Award will be conferred to recognize younger campaigns being run around the world each November by a new host organization. Also new to this year’s roster of awards is the Research + Policy Award, recognizing hosts who engaged policymakers through their GEW campaigns and contributed to efforts to assess the policy environments for entrepreneurs in participating countries. The GEW Awards will be presented on Tuesday, March 18, during this year’s Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Moscow. The finalists for all awards are as follows: Award: Country of the Year The Country of the Year Award is given to the Host who runs the best overall Global Entrepreneurship Week campaign. Finalists: PNB – NAPEO (Algeria) Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology Unit (Germany) Youth Business International (United Kingdom) Silatech (Qatar) Impulsa / Endeavor Mexico (Mexico) ................................................................ Award: Compass Award The Compass Award is given to the Host who best advances the Global Entrepreneurship Week brand throughout their national campaign Finalists: Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology Unit (Germany) Center for Entrepreneurship (Russia) Impulsa / Endeavor Mexico (Mexico) Ayana Co. Ltd. (Thailand) TiE Belgium (Belgium) ................................................................ Award: Hosts’ Choice The Host of the Year Award is given by Hosts to a fellow Host who best exemplifies the spirit of Global Entrepreneurship Week and runs the most inspirational campaign. Finalists: Silatech (Libya) YES Philippines (Philippines) Partners for a New Beginning (Palestinian Territories) Ayana Co. Ltd. (Thailand) Iranian Entrepreneurship Association (Iran) ................................................................ Award: Rookie of the Year Award The Rookie of the Year Award is given to a Host that ran a new campaign. This can either be a brand new country that has never had a Global Entrepreneurship Week campaign, or a new Host organization that resurrected a previous or existing national campaign. Finalists: Center for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (India) Partners for a New Beginning (Palestinian Territories) Invento (Moldova) Iran Entrepreneurship Association (Iran) YES Philippines (Philippines) ................................................................ Award: Research + Policy Award The Research + Policy Award is given to the Host who made notable contributions to the Global Entrepreneurship Week Policy Survey, who hosted research and policy events during Global Entrepreneurship Week and who engaged policymakers in a substantive way. Finalists: Silatech (Qatar) YES Network DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology Unit (Germany) Canadian Youth Business Foundation (Canada) Ecosistema Nacional de Emprendimiento eneVenzuela (Venezuela) ................................................................ Award: Champion Catalyzer Award – Activities The Champion Catalyzer Award for Activities is given to the Host whose country registered the most Global Entrepreneurship Week activities. Finalists: GEW/USA (United States) Forum Młodych Lewiatan (Poland) Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology Unit (Germany) Youth Business International (United Kingdom) Endeavor Brazil (Brazil) ................................................................ Award: Champion Catalyzer Award – Partners The Champion Catalyzer Award for Partners is given to the Host who built the largest network of partners in support of Global Entrepreneurship Week. Finalists: Forum Młodych Lewiatan (Poland) Endeavor Brazil (Brazil) GEW/USA (United States) Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology Unit (Germany) Youth Business International (United Kingdom) ................................................................ Award: Champion Catalyzer Award – Most Activities per Capita The Champion Catalyzer Award for Most Activities per Capita is given to the Host whose country registered the most Global Entrepreneurship Week activities per capita. Finalists: St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture (Saint Lucia) Barbados Youth Business Trust (Barbados) The Youth Entrepreneurs Association of Cape Verde (Cape Verde) Forum Młodych Lewiatan (Poland) Global Entrepreneurship Week Israel, R.A. (Israel) ................................................................ Award: Champion Catalyzer Award – Most Partners per Capita The Champion Catalyzer Award for Partners per Capita is given to the Host who built the largest network of partners (per capita) in support of Global Entrepreneurship Week. Finalists: Barbados Youth Business Trust (Barbados) Silatech (Qatar) Forum Młodych Lewiatan (Poland) St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture (Saint Lucia) The Youth Entrepreneurs Association of Cape Verde (Cape Verde) TAGS: COUNTRY OF THE YEAR, GEC, GEW AWARDS, NOMINEES
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 22:03:13 +0000
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