Global Entrepreneurship Week
Global Entrepreneurship Week is a worldwide campaign that connects people with networks, tools, and support to help them take a first step toward entrepreneurship. It meets people in their communities and shows how entrepreneurship can be a path to building something better for themselves and others. The campaign takes place in November.
How Global Entrepreneurship Week started
The exact origin of Global Entrepreneurship Week is not well documented. According to the Global Entrepreneurship Network, the campaign helps people who have ideas, talent, and ambition see entrepreneurship as a possible path, connecting them with networks, tools, and support to take a first step.
Rather than being a public holiday, it is a coordinated campaign. Activities can vary by place, with a shared aim of helping people explore entrepreneurship in their own communities.
What entrepreneurship means
Entrepreneurship is often associated with starting a business, but it can take many forms. Someone might create a new product, open a neighborhood service, build a nonprofit initiative, or find a fresh way to solve a problem at work or in the community. The shared thread is initiative: noticing an opportunity and taking steps to pursue it.
Global Entrepreneurship Week highlights the networks, tools, and support that can help people take a first step toward entrepreneurship. A promising idea may benefit from practical advice, useful connections, access to resources, or simply a chance to be heard. The campaign encourages people to learn from one another and recognize that entrepreneurship can involve collaboration as much as individual ambition.
Events may include workshops, talks, mentoring sessions, pitch gatherings, classroom activities, and meetups. Some focus on the basics of starting a business, while others explore topics such as creativity, planning, leadership, and responsible growth. Local organizers shape activities around the needs and interests of their communities.
Ways to celebrate and take part
You do not need to own a business to join in. Global Entrepreneurship Week is a chance to get curious, support people with ideas, and try a small step of your own. Here are a few practical ways to participate:
- Attend a local event. Look for a workshop, talk, or networking gathering hosted by a community group, school, business organization, or entrepreneurship network.
- Ask an entrepreneur about their journey. Invite a small-business owner or community organizer to share what inspired them, what they learned, and what kind of support has been useful.
- Give an idea a first step. Write down a problem you would like to solve, who might benefit, and one simple way to test your idea. A conversation or a small prototype can be a useful beginning.
- Support a local venture. Visit an independent shop, book a service from a local provider, or tell someone else about a business you value.
- Help someone make a connection. Introduce an aspiring founder to a helpful contact, share an upcoming event, or offer a skill such as design, budgeting, or writing.
- Bring entrepreneurship into the classroom. Try a family or school activity in which participants invent a useful product or service, explain who it helps, and sketch a simple plan for bringing it to life.
When is Global Entrepreneurship Week?
Global Entrepreneurship Week: Every year on the third Monday of November.
| Year | Date | Day of the week |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | November 16 – November 22 | Monday – Sunday |
| 2027 | November 15 – November 21 | Monday – Sunday |
| 2028 | November 20 – November 26 | Monday – Sunday |
| 2029 | November 19 – November 25 | Monday – Sunday |
| 2030 | November 18 – November 24 | Monday – Sunday |
Reviewed by the Holiday List editorial team on October 27, 2026 · Last updated October 27, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
When is Global Entrepreneurship Week in 2026?
Global Entrepreneurship Week is on Monday, November 16, 2026. After that, it falls on Monday, November 15, 2027. Every year on the third Monday of November.
Is Global Entrepreneurship Week a public holiday?
No. Global Entrepreneurship Week is an observance, not an official public holiday, so schools and businesses stay open as usual.
How did Global Entrepreneurship Week start?
The exact origin of Global Entrepreneurship Week is not well documented. The campaign connects people with networks, tools, and support to help them explore entrepreneurship.
What does Global Entrepreneurship Week celebrate?
It highlights entrepreneurship as taking initiative to pursue an opportunity or solve a problem. That can mean starting a business, creating a nonprofit initiative, or finding a new approach at work or in the community.
How can I take part in Global Entrepreneurship Week?
Attend a local workshop or meetup, ask an entrepreneur about their experience, or take a small first step on an idea of your own. You can also support a local venture or help someone connect with useful advice and resources.
