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What’s the theme?

This year Enterprise Week is going global. So whatever you plan for Enterprise Week, try to add an international element to your event. Think about twin towns or schools abroad, diaspora communities, international offices and even networking across borders using the internet. One of the signature activities for Global Entrepreneurship Week is Speednetwork the Globe, so make sure you get involved!

For some more ideas, check out the Ideas Bank.

What are the focuses?

Women’s Enterprise Day

Women’s Enterprise Day is all about celebrating successful female entrepreneurs, and inspiring more women and girls to turn their ideas into reality. This year we’re encouraging women to aim higher by thinking big when unleashing their enterprising ideas to make the most of their untapped talent. Read more.

Social Enterprise Day

A social enterprise is a business with aims which are primarily social or environmental and whose surpluses are ploughed back into the business or community. So use the focus on this day to help inspire the next generation of social entrepreneurs and encourage them to start-up businesses that might help address some of society’s biggest problems. Read more.

Are there any large competitions to get involved in?

Make Your Mark Challenge - national

The Make Your Mark Challenge is a free, one day national enterprise competition that kick starts Enterprise Week on Monday 17 November. It’s open to students in secondary school at KS4 and in Sixth Form, and also students in further education at college. Last year 38,000 students took part. Read more.

One Water Project - national

This year, One Water and Make Your Mark have teamed up to launch the One Water Project for young people in the UK. It’s simple. Teams of young people (aged 14-19) will be given bottles of One Water and just one month in which to sell as many bottles as possible. Read more.

Unleash It! - international

Unleash It! will have people thinking differently about what it means to be entrepreneurial and enterprising. New needs and problems will be linked to enterprising problem solvers across the globe, unleashing creativity and innovative solutions to challenges around the world. Read more.