France is pushing hard to be the tech startup capital of Europe. There’s been a huge amount of activity in the whole tech ecosystem in recent months, with a big…
While the city of Alexandria in Egypt saw a major regional tech innovation and entrepreneurship conference take place last weekend, the country’s government officials were laying the foundation for nurturing…
Almost everywhere you look today, people talk about innovation and entrepreneurship. It’s true that in a world where governments are focused on minimizing public expenditure, that economic growth depends on…
by Pamela Roussos The world of social entrepreneurship and impact investing continues to grow and blossom. As a result, social enterprise accelerators must adapt to serve the needs of more…
Crowdfunding is not necessarily new (remember the story behind the Statue of Liberty), but what it is doing in the modern age is funding an unprecedented global wave of innovation.…
Countries around the world continue to look at Silicon Valley as a model for creating their own innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems – or the next Silicon Valley. But less talked…
This week, the UK entrepreneur community came together at its first event on the rise of the corporate accelerator. Over 200 people attended, with representation from around 10 corporate accelerators…
As is widely accepted nowadays, economic development doesn’t involve initiatives implemented in isolation – it’s all about developing the entire ecosystem of incentives, infrastructure, entrepreneurship and talent. A recent paper…
The Latin America innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem is now regularly appearing in the global mainstream media, with headlines like The Next Great Startup Will Be A ‘Unicornio’ and Top VCs…
by Richard Wallace “Silicon Valley is not a place but a state of mind,” legendary venture capitalist John Doerr famously observed. As a state of mind the Valley’s a destination…