The power of some entrepreneur’s dreams enabled Japan to achieve an astonishing degree of economic success in the post-war years. Startups like Toyota, Sony, and Toshiba helped turn the country into the world’s second-largest economy. Yet we all know that Japan is now falling short by not addressing its anti-entrepreneurial culture. As a recent op-ed [...]

Despite being one of the most powerful emerging markets (9% GDP growth in 2008), being an entrepreneur in China can be a challenging endeavor.  According to the Index of Economic Freedom, investment freedom, financial freedom, and property rights are all relatively weak.  And the World Bank outlines many challenges of doing [...]

The Dubai School of Government hosted the ‘Best Practices in Entrepreneurship Policy’ (B-PEP) for Arab-regional practitioners and scholars on November 19-20 in Dubai.
The annual BPEP conference aims to help improve the policy climate for entrepreneurship
in the Arab world. Participants were asked to identify the five policies that they see as most helpful and the five [...]

Seven teams received awards today at the closing ceremony of Global Entrepreneurship Week Singapore. These teams had participated in two competitions, the inaugural Asia Pacific Enterprise Experience (APEE) and the Global Innovation Tournament (GIT). These two competitions were co-organised by NUS Enterprise and Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE), under the umbrella of GEW. Some 40 local entrepreneurial activities took place in Singapore thoughout the week.

Clearly, Singapore is a great place to learn about building a vibrant entrepreneurship ecosystem. Since 1965, when Singapore separated from Malaysia, the country has managed to turn its small territory into one of the world’s most prosperous and entrepreneurial places.
The National University of Singapore is actively engaged in promoting entrepreneurship, and NUS Enterprise serves as [...]

Throughout the Arab world, policymakers have been paying attention to the power of entrepreneurship. Hundreds of initiatives are being launched to encourage youth to innovate, learn marketable skills and start their own enterprises. The United Arab Emirates and the Arab Republic of Egypt rank among the top 10 global reformers in 2008/09 (Egypt for the [...]

Entrepreneur-In-Residence from the Kauffman Foundation, Mr. Michael Levin, gave an interview on Malaysian radio with GEW Malaysia Country Host Mr. Dash Balakrishnan. Hear the interview here:

A ‘Global Insights-Taking the Local Global’ session held on 18 November provided interesting perspectives on doing business in both the East and West. Two seasoned entrepreneurs came forward to share their insights in doing business outside their own country: Mr Nigel Cumberland, founder and CEO of St. George’s Consulting – an award-winning recruitment firm – and Mr Jimmy Yeoh, CEO of Magic Gamewerks Sdn Bhd.

Through the launching of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Bahrain Chapter of Young Arab Leaders (YAL) has embarked on its quest to foster and encourage an entrepreneurial culture in the Arab World.
YAL, Zain, the Bahrain Development Bank and 02 Marketing Communications have partnered to increase the scale of GEW in Bahrain. Events taking place in the [...]

Rural Internet Centres in Malaysia – locally known as Pusat Internet Desa (PIDs) – are making their mark on GEW Malaysia 2009. Another PID Social Entrepreneurship Fair has been organized this year in partnership with the Social Entrepreneurship Clubs (SE Clubs) and local communities in 38 villages across Malaysia.