The Global Entrepreneurship Network, in collaboration with local partners, opened a new startup hub in the southwestern Turkish city of Denizli in 2022. GEN Campus Denizli is a space for entrepreneurs to connect, collaborate and share knowledge and networks. It is the home of GEN programming in the country, including GEN Turkey, the Entrepreneurship World Cup, Global Entrepreneurship Week and Startup Huddle.
The campus is housed at the DEGIAD administrative building, also the home of Turkey’s young business owners' association.
GEN Campus Denizli has:
- 1 Meeting Room - for 25 People
- 1 Meeting Room - for 40 People
- 1 Multi-Purpose Hall - For 150 People
- 1 Garden - for 1000 People
- 1 Official Reception Hall
- 1 Guest Lounge Hall
- Foyer Lounge
The following events of GEN Turkey member institutions are hosted at GEN Campus Denizli:
- Hackathons
- Ideathons
- Bootcamps
- Accelerators
- Demo Days
- Mentoring Programs
- Networkings
- Inspiration Meetings
- Investor Meetings
- Ecosystem Meetings
- Round Table Meetings
- Grant Programs
- Pre-incubation and Incubations
- Coordination Meetings
- Skill Development Programs
- Trainings
- Trainer Trainings
Trainings:
- Basic Entrepreneurship
- Mentor Training - Investor Training
- Lean Canvas- Business Model Canvas- MVP
- Impact Design
- Digital Marketing
- Web 3.0
- Metaverse
- Artificial Intelligence
- Unity
- Python
- UX/UI web development
- Blockchain Literacy
- Design Thinking
- Circular Economics
- Financial Awareness for Entrepreneurs
- Digital Transformation Program
- Financial Transformation Program
- E-commerce
- E-export
Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Meeting
Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Meeting is a summit that aims to bring together national and international actors of the entrepreneurship ecosystem, which takes place in Denizli every year.
With this ecosystem meeting, it is aimed to strengthen the communication between the enterprises, institutions and actors in the entrepreneurship ecosystem, to support the growth of the network, the sharing of experience and the increase of entrepreneurship support.
GEN Turkey
GEN Turkey was established to increase the number of technology-based startups and entrepreneurs established in Turkey with rapid growth potential and to strengthen the global connections of companies. GEN Turkey is developing national and international business associations in order to strengthen the national entrepreneurship ecosystem in line with this purpose. GEN Turkey's compass on its route is to be a pioneering platform that connects the Turkish entrepreneurship ecosystem with the ecosystem components in 200 countries where GEN (Global Entrepreneurship Network) operates. GEN Turkey strengthens the Turkish entrepreneurship ecosystem by carrying out activities aimed at developing and supporting entrepreneurs in Turkey and contributing to the design processes of entrepreneurship-related policies with its global knowledge.