"What Would You Build?" Public Participation Installation
An interactive public installation placed in a high-footfall public space during Global Entrepreneurship Week — a 'sticky note wall', a chalk board, a digital kiosk, or a simple postbox — inviting passersby to answer one question: 'What would you build if you knew you could?' Responses are photographed, aggregated, and shared publicly, creating a visible public conversation about local needs and ideas while giving the general public a tiny, frictionless way to participate in Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Together We Build Futures: Careers in Entrepreneurship
Create an expo-style event where young professionals, career changers, and curious community members can explore
paths into entrepreneurship—whether as founders, early team members, or ecosystem supporters. Feature interactive
stations, mentorship chats, and storytelling booths.
"First Step" Story Campaign
A user-generated content push asking established entrepreneurs to share the single first step they took — not their success story, but the scary, ordinary moment before it. Lowers the perceived barrier for people on the fence.
"Behind Every Business You Love" Local Founder Celebration
A public celebration event held in a town square, market, or community centre that puts faces and stories to the businesses local people already use and love — the bakery, the childminder, the mechanic, the food market stall. The event requires zero prior interest in entrepreneurship and is structured as a community celebration rather than a business conference, with a simple physical prompt ('Which local business couldn't you live without?') driving social sharing.
"First Steps" Peer Mentoring Sprint
A structured peer mentoring program pairing secondary school students with university-age founders for a week of daily 20-minute conversations during Global Entrepreneurship Week. Designed around specific questions ('What was your first step? What do you wish you'd known?') rather than open mentoring, making it achievable for both parties and repeatable at scale.
"Someone Should Fix This" Sector Problem-Solving Day
A sector-focused event that starts with one simple invitation: bring a problem you've seen, experienced, or lived. Hosted in partnership with a relevant employer, community organization, or professional association, the event helps participants — regardless of their background or credentials — turn everyday frustrations into clear problem statements and explore what it might look like to solve them. The format works in any sector and for any audience: run it with teachers, patients, logistics workers, farmers, parents, or retail staff — anyone who has ever thought 'why does this work this way?' is the right person to be in the room.
Side Hustle Pop-Up Market
A one-day public market event during Global Entrepreneurship Week that gives young people with existing side projects a free stall to sell, display, or demonstrate what they have built. Creates a visible, public celebration of young enterprise in the community while offering informal business support and mentor drop-ins throughout the day.
"What Would You Fix?" Public Campaign
A Global Entrepreneurship Week entry-point campaign inviting the public to submit the one thing they would fix if they could — on their street, in their workplace, in their school, or in their healthcare system. Submissions are collected publicly, the best are featured across Global Entrepreneurship Week communications, and submitters are invited to a follow-on event where they learn that their frustration is the starting point for a real solution — and that Global Entrepreneurship Week can help them take that first step.
"Side Hustle" Pop-Up Market
A one-day public market event during Global Entrepreneurship Week that gives young people with existing side projects a free stall to sell, display, or demonstrate what they have built. Creates a visible, public celebration of young enterprise in the community while offering informal business support and mentor drop-ins throughout the day.