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Check out what happened during Enterprise Week 2008…

The theme?

Enterprise Week went global in 2008. So whatever people had planned for Enterprise Week, we encouraged them to add an international element to their event. People thought about twin towns or schools abroad, diaspora communities, international offices and even networking across borders using the internet. One of the signature activities for Global Entrepreneurship Week was Speednetwork the Globe!

For some more ideas on the kind of activities we encouraged, check out the Ideas Bank.

What were the focuses?

Women’s Enterprise Day

Women’s Enterprise Day was all about celebrating successful female entrepreneurs, and inspiring more women and girls to turn their ideas into reality. This year we were encouraging women to aim higher by thinking big when unleashing their enterprising ideas to make the most of their untapped talent. Read more.

Social Enterprise Day

A social enterprise is a business with aims which are primarily social or environmental and whose surpluses are ploughed back into the business or community. So the focus on this day was to help inspire the next generation of social entrepreneurs and encourage them to start-up businesses that might help address some of society’s biggest problems. Read more.

Were there any large competitions to get involved in?

Make Your Mark Challenge - national

The Make Your Mark Challenge was a free, one day national enterprise competition that kick started Enterprise Week on Monday 17 November. It was open to students in secondary school at KS4 and in Sixth Form, and also students in further education at college. In 2007 38,000 students took part. Read more.

One Water Project - national

This year, One Water and Make Your Mark teamed up to launch the One Water Project for young people in the UK. It was simple. Teams of young people (aged 14-19) were given bottles of One Water and just one month in which to sell as many bottles as possible. Read more.

Unleash It! - international

Unleash It! had people thinking differently about what it means to be entrepreneurial and enterprising. New needs and problems were linked to enterprising problem solvers across the globe, unleashing creativity and innovative solutions to challenges around the world. Read more.