GEW pre-launch, 24 September 2010
Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a celebration of innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity. The week brings together millions of people across the globe through online and local activities and encourages them to think in innovative ways and to unleash their ideas.
This year, yMedia was honoured to be invited to speak at the GEW launch alongside Mike Cherrett (Deputy British High Commissioner), Marc Ellis (Celebrity sportsman & entrepreneur), Rod Oram (Business journalist) and Sam Morgan (Founder of Trademe) about “How Social Entrepreneurship will make New Zealand a richer nation.”
Jade represented yMedia at the event; advocating the importance of bringing more awareness around the concept of Social Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurship in New Zealand as well as sharing the enthusiasm with Oram about seeing examples of more corporate firms contributing socially. Check out the IN-Business video and article here.
