Kathryn joins global enterprise movement

Kathryn Holloway from Promofix will be playing her part to inspire enterprise in the West Midlands by supporting Heath Park School, in Wolverhampton  on 17^th November as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009, helping to drive economic growth now and for the future.

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Kathryn will be part of a team mentoring and judging the cities young entrepreneurs in a Dragon's Den competition which will showcase the best ideas from secondary schools across Wolverhampton.

The event is one of hundreds taking place across the region as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week (16-22 November) a worldwide entrepreneurial movement that aims to encourage people to unleash their enterprising talents and turn their ideas into reality.

Alongside more than 80 countries, events and activities across the UK will encourage enterprise in local areas and inspire individuals to make their ideas happen. Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009 puts a forceful case for supporting entrepreneurial people in helping drive economic recovery in communities, towns and regions nationwide. The week is a platform to encourage aspiring and existing entrepreneurs to think big and go global. Another key focus is using enterprising ideas to tackle society’s biggest challenges such as low carbon solutions to climate change.

Kathryn joins hundreds of entrepreneurs who support the Week across the UK, sharing their inspiring enterprise story and bringing entrepreneurship to life.

Kathryn said: this is a great event to be involved in as the students will be presenting some great ideas. And it is always really interesting to see how the next wave of entrepreneurs think about what new products should be in the market.

Global Entrepreneurship Week is co-ordinated by Enterprise UK, the national campaign to increase entrepreneurial behavior in the UK. Â

Scott Cain, Deputy Chief Executive of Enterprise UK, said: “Events such as the Heath Park Dragons Den Challenge will help inspire people to take control through being entrepreneurial and collectively will have a long term positive impact on people in Wolverhampton. It’s our enterprising people that will help drive economic recovery. Through Global Entrepreneurship Week and the thousands of activities across the UK we aim to connect these fresh-thinkers to like-minded people both at home and abroad.”

Highlights include:

• Make Your Mark Challenge – the largest one day enterprise competition for schools and colleges in the UK will see over 60,000 young people develop enterprising ideas in response to a low carbon brief.
• Women’s Enterprise Day (18 November) – Celebrates women in business and aims to encourage many more to turn their passions into profit.
• Social Enterprise Day (19 November) – Encouraging people to use enterprising ideas for positive social and environmental change.
• Home Enterprise Day (20 November) – Shining the spotlight on the opportunity to run a business from home.

In 2008, the first ever Global Entrepreneurship Week saw 644,000 people attending 6,363 events all over the UK.

In total last year, over three million people countries as diverse as Brazil, the USA, Nigeria, China and Afghanistan took part in this unique opportunity to unite entrepreneurial mindsets across the globe.

For more information about events happening in the region or to get involved in Global Entrepreneurship Week visit: http://www.gew.org.uk/events

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