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Global Entrepreneurship Week 2025

Global Entrepreneurship Week is an annual campaign to celebrate and empower entrepreneurs in every country and community around the world with a global focus.

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This November, Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) has the theme "Together We Build," which emphasizes collaboration and the collective power of communities to create something greater than individuals could alone. 

Upcoming events

In 2024, 10 million people across 200 countries and territories who took part in tens of thousands of GEW activities, events and competitions.

This year, the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Group will host a range of internationally themed events and activities celebrating Entrepreneurship during the week, pop along and check them out!

Yekemi Otaru

17 November 2025

Award-winning entrepreneur and CEO of Somebody Cares SCIO, Dr Yekemi Otaru, opens GEW 2025 with a Sales & Impact workshop.
This event is invite only, email us for further details.

Phil Murray

18 November 2025

From Coronation Street to multi-million pound deals! Discover how Phil Murray defied the odds and sold his Scottish digital tech business Petrotechnics to a US firm, in this Masterclass he shares his vision for shaping North-East of Scotland entrepreneurial futures through technology.

Mark Logan

18 November 2025

Prof Mark Logan, former Skyscanner COO and Scottish Government adviser, joins RGU for a Deep Tech Superclusters session exploring innovation, entrepreneurship, and scaling science-based startups.
This event is invite only, email us for further details.

Jeanette Forbes

19 November 2025

Join Dr Jeanette Forbes OBE as she shares her inspiring journey from dining room table to international success, proving that determination and innovation can build a global business from humble beginnings.

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