Global Entrepreneurship Week

  • Watch KU’s entrepreneurship celebration live at 10 a.m. (Video)

    The University of Kansas School of Business, in partnership with the university’s engineering and …

  • 24 startups to pitch Monday at Startup@Kauffman Demo Day

    The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has announced a lineup of 24 startups slated to present Monday at the second Startup@Kauffman Demo Day, an event that will serve as the official opener for Global Entrepreneurship Week in Kansas City. It will be the second such event hosted this year by the Kauffman Foundation, following a Demo…

  • Views of Startup Weekend from 30,000 feet and ground level

    From KC to IC, and from CoMo to the Big O, we do our best to provide thorough coverage of Startup Weekend when the event takes place in the region (and, sometimes, when it takes place outside the region). We’d like to think that press provides readers who aren’t familiar with the event a good…

  • A guide to Global Entrepreneurship Week events across the Prairie

    In 123 countries around the world and several cities across the Silicon Prairie, today marks the start of the fourth annual Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), sponsored by the Kansas City, Mo.-based Ewing Marion Kauffman Foudation. Globally, more than 25,000 partner organizations will host 40,000 events in a week-long …

  • Events: Startup Job Crawl, Lunch & Learn, TechBrew and more

    Every Monday, look for our events post to keep you in the loop on the happenings of the week. From meetups and conferences to workshops and pitch sessions, if it’s happening on the Prairie, you’ll find it here. …

  • Startup Open launches second search for globe’s top entrepreneurs

    Startup Open, a competition that recognizes startups with high-growth potential, has launched its search for the 50 most promising new startups around the world, to be announced in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) 2011. The “GEW 50” will be announced on Oct. 15, with those companies subsequently competing for the top honors and prizes.…

  • Events: Beer && Code, Cornstalks, BarCamp Omaha & three more

    Need an excuse to attend one of the many events below? It’s Global Entrepreneurship Week – get out, network, explore and learn from the entrepreneurs in your own community. Below are six events happening in Omaha this week. For more, check out our events page, and if you think you have one to add, please…

  • Global Entrepreneurship Week kicks off today. How are you celebrating?

    Every day on Silicon Prairie News we celebrate those engaging in entrepreneurship by telling stories of individuals or covering news from startups. Furthermore, we ourselves our entrepreneurs – we’re working hard to make Silicon Prairie News a successful company. With that in mind, we turn our attention this week to the events happening around the…