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GEN Atlas
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GEN Atlas
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Events Calendar
Find events advancing entrepreneurship near you + around the world.
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GEN Speakers Bureau
Commission-free directory of speakers for your next entrepreneurship event.
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GEN Community Directory
Searchable directory of GEN members representing 200 countries.
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No Bad Ideas
Card game designed to help turn your ideas into great ones – no mistakes.
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Events Calendar
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GEN Connect
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Overview
Brief summary of all GEN events + gatherings
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Global Entrepreneurship Congress
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GEN Exchange
Virtual webinars for GEN community members to explore timely issues.
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GEN Meetup
Open-source model to hold your own ecosystem event.
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Startup Huddle
Chapters crowd-sourcing advice + support, one entrepreneur at a time.
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Startup Nations Summit
Gathering of policymakers on regulatory issues + innovative programs.
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Events Calendar
Find an entrepreneurship event near you.
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GEW Leaderboard
The following leaderboard shows the organizations and cities that are the most active during Global Entrepreneurship Week. The list displays the total number of activities officially added to this website and is not necessarily reflective of all GEW-related activities. To make sure your organization and/or city gets full credit, be sure to add your activity from your account profile.
| Cities | Activities |
|---|---|
| Batticaloa | 288 |
| Anuradhapura | 240 |
| Kandy | 184 |
| Colombo | 115 |
| Ampara | 112 |
| Trincomalee | 101 |
| Kurunegala | 89 |
| Badulla | 73 |
| Jaffna | 72 |
| Galle | 51 |
| Vavuniya | 35 |
| Gampaha | 33 |
| Monaragala | 30 |
| Kalutara | 27 |
| Mannar | 26 |
| Matara | 24 |
| Kegalle | 22 |
| Kilinochchi | 20 |
| Matale | 19 |
| Ratnapura | 19 |
| Mullaitivu | 17 |
| Hambantota | 16 |
| Puttalam | 15 |
| Polonnaruwa | 14 |
| Nuwara Eliya | 12 |
| Hambanthota | 4 |
| Nuwaraeliya | 4 |
| Rathnapura | 4 |
| 1 | |
| Negombo | 1 |
| Partners | Activities |
|---|---|
| VIDATHA | 464 |
| Small Enterprises Development | 358 |
| NEDA - Sri Lanka | 301 |
| ICST University Park | 218 |
| IDB - Sri Lanka | 203 |
| NSBM Green University | 19 |
| Fonder Flow | 19 |
| National Institute of Business Management | 17 |
| ICT Agency of Sri Lanka | 8 |
| ESOFT | 8 |
| Dream Space Academy | 8 |
| Hatch | 6 |
| university of peradeniya | 6 |
| Ceylon Cash | 6 |
| FITIS | 6 |
| INFOTEL | 6 |
| TRACE | 5 |
| SPM | 5 |
| SLASSCOM Sri Lanka | 4 |
| Sri Lanka Export Development Board | 3 |
| Universal College Lanka | 2 |
| Spike Community | 2 |
| Holy Cross College, Gampaha | 2 |
| S.Thomas' College | 2 |
| Student Branch Chapters of SLIIT | 2 |
| IEEE IAS Sri Lanka Chapter | 2 |
| ASIRI | 2 |
| Lankan Angel Network | 1 |
| CurveUp | 1 |
| Microsoft Sri Lanka | 1 |
| APIIT | 1 |
| Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship / Chrysalis | 1 |
| Ananda College, Colombo 10 | 1 |
| Sasnaka Sansada Foundation | 1 |
| Leo Club of Trincomalee | 1 |
| TRACE | 1 |
| CONNEX | 1 |