Global Entrepreneurship Week 2021
Global Entrepreneurship Week (external link, opens in new window) is a celebration of innovators who dream big and launch startups that bring ideas to life. GEW reaches millions of people of all ages and backgrounds through local, national and global events and activities. During one week each November, thousands of partners across the world hold events and competitions to celebrate and support local entrepreneurs.
This year Global Entrepreneurship Week is all about looking ahead as we reboot our communities and our economies for a better, more sustainable and equitable post-pandemic world.
What’s happening this week in Zone Learning:
Throughout GEW Zone Learning and our 10 zones will be hosting a variety of informative and engaging programming. From info sessions and showcases to panel discussions and more, find out what we have planned below. All events are open to the entire Ryerson community, unless otherwise specified.
Monday November 8
Tuesday November 9
Biomedical Zone Company Showcase (Invite Only)
(3-5pm)
Biomedical Zone
Wednesday November 10
Penny Appeal Canada Social Accelerator Fund: Finalists Pitch Competition (external link)
(2-4pm)
Social Ventures Zone
Thursday November 11
Zone Staff Social (Invite Only)
(12-2pm)
Zone Learning
Friday November 12
Caffeinated Innovators: Inspiring Others to Take Up Social Entrepreneurship
(9:15-10:30am)
Social Ventures Zone
Not sure where to start?
Meet our alumni and members
Zone Learning offers members a variety of opportunities to learn and grow through entrepreneurship. Past members have gone on to find great success whether they have continued to build their companies or simply utilized the skills gained in the Zone Learning ecosystem to become more talented and well-rounded professionals.
From November 8-12 Zone Learning will be featuring daily giveaways, founder blogs and our Question-A-Day series, giving you the chance to hear directly from our community and even win some of the amazing products coming out of the Zones.
Founder Blogs
- November 12, 2021Our mindset has radically shifted
- November 11, 2021Our pathway has been anything but linear
- November 10, 2021We learned there is a lesson in every failure
- November 9, 2021I started to be more perceptive of injustices
- November 8, 2021I had to take a step back
