Hosts
Each country that participates in Global Entrepreneurship Week designates a host organization to lead the campaign (in rare instances, two or more organizations share this responsibility). Host organizations are responsible for galvanizing the momentum of their national GEW campaign—building a network of partner organizations to run events and activities during GEW and supporters to help promote the national campaign. Below is a list of participating countries, along with their respective host organization(s).
Country | Host Organization | No. of Participants | No. of Partners | No. of Activities | Country Population | GDP per Capita | Ease of Starting a Business** |
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Albania | University of Tirana | 250 | 1 | 5 | 3.2 | 3,808 | 45 |
Angola | YES Angola | -- | -- | -- | 18.5 | 4,081 | 164 |
Argentina | Endeavor Argentina | 8,150 | 61 | 75 | 40.3 | 7,626 | 142 |
Australia | The Frank Team | 200 | 5 | 5 | 21.9 | 42,279 | 2 |
Austria | Initiative for Teaching Entrepreneurship Austria | 900 | 10 | 15 | 8.4 | 45,562 | 125 |
Bahrain | O2M Communications, Young Arab Leaders-Bahrain | 1,510 | 6 | 10 | 0.8 | 26,021 | 78 |
Bangladesh | Young Entrepreneur and Leaders League (YELL) | 5,018 | 6 | 14 | 162.2 | 551 | 79 |
Barbados | Barbados Youth Business Trust (BYBT) | 7,600 | 325 | 34 | 0.3 | 14,050 | N/A |
Belgium | Flanders District of Creativity vzw | -- | -- | -- | 108 | 43,671 | 31 |
Belize | Youth Business Trust Belize | 1,000 | 7 | 4 | 0.3 | 4,062 | 148 |
Bermuda | Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative of Bermuda | 2,960 | 6 | 8 | 0.06 | -- | -- |
Bolivia | Red Bolivia Emprendedora | 174,000 | 192 | 146 | 9.9 | 1,758 | 166 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | Agency for the Development of Small & Medium Enterprises | 380 | 14 | 15 | 3.8 | 4,525 | 160 |
Brazil | Endeavor Brazil | 2,605,306 | 456 | 3,243 | 193.7 | 8,121 | 128 |
Bulgaria | Junior Achievement Bulgaria | 1,230 | 26 | 27 | 7.6 | 6,423 | 43 |
Burkina Faso | Association pour la Promotion, le Soutien et le Suivi de l’envestissement Privé (APSIP) | 700 | 12 | 14 | 15.8 | 517 | 119 |
Burundi | SAGE Burundi | 25 | 2 | 3 | 8.3 | 160 | 135 |
Cameroon | Youth Business Cameroon | 30,000 | 12 | 55 | 19.5 | 1,136 | 131 |
Canada | Canadian Youth Business Foundation | 99,400 | 350 | 701 | 33.7 | 39,599 | 3 |
Cape Verde | The Young Entrepreneurs Association of Cape Verde(AJEC) | 963 | 8 | 14 | 0.5 | 3,064 | 120 |
Chile | Endeavor Chile and Foro Pro Innovación | 13,000 | 90 | 100 | 17 | 9,644 | 62 |
China | Shanghai Technology Entrepreneurship Foundation for Graduates | 311,380 | 312 | 105 | 1,331.50 | 3,744 | 151 |
Chinese Taipei | China Youth Career Development Association(EBST) | 4,540 | 14 | 17 | 21.5 | -- | -- |
Colombia | Endeavor Colombia | -- | -- | -- | 45.7 | 5,126 | 73 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of | YES Network DRC | 4,080 | 20 | 0 | 66 | 160 | 146 |
Croatia | UMIS-SMEA | 330 | 10 | 12 | 4.4 | 14,222 | 56 |
Denmark | Ministry for Economic and Business Affairs (EBST) | 52,200 | 30 | 141 | 5.5 | 55,992 | 27 |
Dominica | Dominica Youth Business Trust | 531 | 4 | 7 | 0.1 | 5,321 | 38 |
Dominican Republic | Dominicana Incuba/Emprende | 4,740 | 19 | 19 | 10.1 | 4,637 | 137 |
Ecuador | Fundacion Emprender | 18,520 | 41 | 97 | 13.6 | 4,202 | 158 |
Egypt | Middle East Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship | -- | -- | -- | 83 | 2,270 | 18 |
El Salvador | RTI El Salvador | 4,891 | 21 | 31 | 6.2 | 3,424 | 129 |
Finland | Aalto University School of Economics Small Business Center | 900 | 50 | 35 | 5.3 | 44,581 | 32 |
France | Journee de l’Entrepreneur | 100,000 | 600 | 623 | 62.6 | 41,051 | 21 |
Georgia | Association of Young Economists of Georgia | -- | -- | -- | 4.3 | 2,449 | 8 |
Germany | Federal Ministry of Economics & Technology Unit | 30,000 | 680 | 1,053 | 81.9 | 40,670 | 88 |
Ghana | Youth Enhancement International (YEI) | 2,000 | 15 | 8 | 23.8 | 1,098 | 99 |
Greece | Hellenic Associations of Young Entrepreneurs | 2,400 | 5 | 5 | 11.3 | 29,240 | 149 |
Guyana | Youth Business Trust Guyana | 60 | 1 | 2 | 0.8 | -- | 90 |
Honduras | Junior Achievement Honduras | 12,150 | 5 | 12 | 7.5 | 1,918 | 145 |
Hungary | Young Entrepreneurs Association Hungary | 4,700 | 5 | 30 | 10 | 12,868 | 35 |
Iceland | Innovit Entrepreneurship Center | 5,900 | 50 | 150 | 0.3 | 38,029 | 29 |
India | Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust (BYST) | 11,019 | 74 | 70 | 1,155.30 | 1,134 | 165 |
Indonesia | Ciputra Foundation | 59,000 | 24 | 72 | 230 | 2,349 | 155 |
Israel | MIT Enterprise Forum Israel; Asper Center for Entrepreneurship HUJ | 14,000 | 120 | 200 | 7.4 | 26,256 | 36 |
Italy | META Group | 12,500 | 75 | 63 | 60.2 | 35,084 | 68 |
Jamaica | Ajawo Wheel | 2,300 | 4 | 5 | 2.7 | 4,471 | 18 |
Japan | The Honda Foundation | 1,900 | 10 | 12 | 127.6 | 39,738 | 98 |
Jordan | Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship(QRCE); Endeavor Jordan | 7,000 | 22 | 44 | 6 | 4,216 | 127 |
Kenya | Junior Achievement Kenya | 7,030 | 70 | -- | 39.8 | 738 | 125 |
Korea | Korea SOHO and Small Business Association; YES Korea | 500 | 10 | 5 | 48.7 | 17,078 | 60 |
Kyrgzstan | Central Asian Free Market Institute, Public Foundation | 2,180 | 18 | 27 | 5.3 | 860 | 14 |
Latvia | Preilu Novada Dome | 400 | 3 | 5 | 2.3 | 11,616 | 53 |
Lebanon | Berytech Technology and Health | 1,130 | 20 | 20 | 4.2 | 8,175 | 103 |
Lithuania | ISM University of Management and Economics | 124,844 | 11 | 1,198 | 3.3 | 11,141 | 87 |
Macedonia | YES Foundation; Capacity Building Towards Knowledge Based Economy; Agency for Promotion of the Entrepreneurship | 5,000 | 40 | 107 | 2 | 4,515 | 5 |
Madagascar | Association Actions Sans Frontières | 2,500 | 2 | 3 | 19.6 | 461 | 70 |
Malaysia | Warisan Global | 70,000 | 180 | 713 | 27.5 | 7,030 | 113 |
Mali | Junior Achievement Mali | 75,00 | 63 | 10 | 13 | 691 | 117 |
Malta | University of Malta | 80 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | -- | -- |
Mauritius | Empretec Mauritius | 1,800 | 15 | 34 | 1.3 | 6,735 | 12 |
Mexico | Impulsa and Endeavor Mexico | 40,796 | 55 | 260 | 107.4 | 8,143 | 67 |
Monaco | Jeune Chambre Economique de Monaco(JCI Monaco) | 170 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | -- | -- |
Montenegro | Centre for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CEED) | -- | -- | -- | 0.6 | 6,635 | 51 |
Morocco | Centre des jeunes dirigeants d'Entreprise (CJD) | 8,000 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 2,811 | 82 |
Mozambique | Empressa Junior | 700 | 4 | 6 | 22.9 | 428 | 65 |
Nepal | INCON Pvt. Ltd | 2,150 | 10 | 21 | 29.3 | 427 | 96 |
Netherlands | HOPE Entrepreneurship Center | 18,000 | 175 | 160 | 16.5 | 47,917 | 71 |
New Zealand | Wellington Innovation Network (WIN) | 5,006 | 53 | 123 | 4.3 | 29,352 | 1 |
Nicaragua | Agora Partnerships | 350 | 1 | 3 | 5.7 | 1,069 | 97 |
Nigeria | Entrepreneurship Developments Services | 511,366 | 23 | 26 | 154.7 | 1,118 | 110 |
Pakistan | Youth Engagement Services | -- | -- | -- | 169.7 | 955 | 85 |
Paraguay | Incubadora de Empresas - Junior Achievement | 126,758 | 182 | 1642 | 6.3 | 2,242 | 102 |
Peru | British Peruvian Chamber of Commerce | 1,500 | 3 | 25 | 29.2 | 4,469 | 54 |
Poland | Youth Forum of Polish Confederation of Private Employers | 13,346 | 38 | 128 | 38.1 | 11,273 | 113 |
Portugal | Portuguese Business Angels Association (APBA) | 5,000 | 50 | 100 | 10.6 | 21,903 | 59 |
Romania | Junior Achievement Romania and GEA Strategy and Consulting | 51,000 | 26 | 1,300 | 21.5 | 7,500 | 44 |
Russia | Junior Achievement Russia and US Russia Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) | 1,592,386 | 16,005 | 16,005 | 141.9 | 8,684 | 108 |
Saudi Arabia | National Entrepreneurship Center | 50,000 | 69 | 50 | 25.4 | 14,540 | 13 |
Senegal | ADEPME | 2,500 | 36 | 100 | 12.5 | 1,023 | 101 |
Serbia | Be Your Own Boss / Budi Svoj ovek DOO | 38,000 | 30 | 70 | 7.3 | 5,872 | 83 |
Sierra Leone | AFFORD | 350 | 5 | 5 | 5.7 | 341 | 61 |
Singapore | National University of Singapore, NUS Entrepreneurship Centre | 18,000 | 40 | 30 | 5 | 36,537 | 4 |
Slovakia | Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | 6,435 | 5 | 10 | 5.4 | 16,176 | 68 |
Slovenia | GEA College | 420 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 23,726 | 28 |
South Africa | Wits Business School, Univ. of Witswatersrand, Junior Achievement South Africa and Endeavor South America | 741 | 3 | 16 | 49.3 | 5,786 | 75 |
Spain | IESE Center for Entrepreneurship, IESE Business School | 19,880 | 56 | 284 | 46 | 31,774 | 147 |
Sri Lanka | Young Entrepreneurs Sri Lanka | 11,696 | 62 | 18 | 20.3 | 2,068 | 34 |
Suriname | Women's Business Group Foundation | 130 | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | -- | 171 |
Swaziland | Technoserve - Swaziland | 3,100 | 13 | 32 | 1.2 | 2,533 | 153 |
Sweden | Sweden Entrepreneurship Forum | 15,500 | 75 | 105 | 9.3 | 43,654 | 39 |
Trinidad & Tobago | Youth Business Trinidad & Tobago | 90 | 1 | 4 | 1.3 | 15,841 | 74 |
Tunisia | Institut Arabe des Chefs d'Enterprise | 55,700 | 92 | 99 | 10.4 | 3,792 | 48 |
Turkey | Endeavor Turkey TOBB(Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey) | 18,836 | 118 | 178 | 74.8 | 8,215 | 63 |
Uganda | Enterprise Uganda | 8,960 | 22 | 32 | 32.7 | 490 | 137 |
Ukraine | Association "Socio-Economic Strategies & Partnerships'(SESP) | 35,131 | 6 | 1,120 | 46 | 2,468 | 118 |
United Arab Emirates | Higher Colleges of Technology | -- | -- | -- | 4.6 | 50,070 | 46 |
United Kingdom | Enterprise UK | 207,269 | 983 | 2,577 | 61.8 | 35,165 | 17 |
United States | Public Forum Institute | 445,896 | 1,313 | 3,286 | 307 | 45,989 | 9 |
Uruguay | Endeavor Uruguay | 7,257 | 54 | 73 | 3.3 | 9,420 | 139 |
Venezuela | DBAccess/ACCEDE | 19,048 | 50 | 183 | 28.4 | 11,490 | 144 |
Vietnam | Idocean Co., Ltd. | -- | -- | -- | 87.3 | 1,032 | 100 |
Zambia | Zambia-Comesa SME Toolkit Project | 680 | 7 | 1 | 12.9 | 985 | 57 |
Zimbabwe | Empretec Zimbabwe | 100 | 3 | 4 | 12.5 | -- | 143 |
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