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An Affiliate of the Global Entrepreneurship Network
GEN New Zealand
GEN New Zealand is the national affiliate of the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), which was created by the communities that celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) each November to serve as a platform for coordinating and developing new programs and initiatives aimed at strengthening entrepreneurship around the world. Founded in 2019, GEN New Zealand's purpose is to: provide education programs for aspiring ecosystem enablers to help them provide better support to their entrepreneurs; support NZ ecosystem enablers, especially outside the main centers; and connect NZ entrepreneurship support organizations and ecosystem enablers with each other and to the resources, they need to thrive, locally and globally.
GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT
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