Celebrating the
spirit of
entrepreneurship with the new
Google for Entrepreneurs
Startups and
Entrepreneurs have the power to build tech**logies and creative solutions that transform the world and move us forward. In**vation is happening everywhere: There are approximately
400 million entrepreneurs across 54 countries, and 69 million early-stage
Entrepreneurs offering new products and services. As
Google turns 14 this month, we’re
Celebrating this creative
spirit and officially launching
Google for Entrepreneurs, the umbrella for our several dozen programs and partnerships around the world that support startups and entrepreneurs.
Our focus is threefold:
- Partnerships with strong organizations that serve Entrepreneurs in local communities
- Google-led programs to bring our teams and our tools directly to entrepreneurs
- Placing relevant Google tools in the hands of startups as they are getting off the ground and ready to scale
We’re already on a roll,
with current projects ranging from support for the
annual journey of entrepreneurship through India by train, to partnering
with a number of accelerator and incubator programs around the world, like
iHub in Kenya and
Le Camping in France. And, this week, we’re rolling out our newest partnership: teaming up
with Women 2.0 to bring their Founder Friday events to more cities. These events bring together current and aspiring female
Entrepreneurs once a month to connect
with mentors and one a**ther to build community. We’re partnering to launch Founder Fridays in Detroit, New Orleans, Sao Paulo and Moscow over the next year.
To celebrate both our birthday and the
spirit of
entrepreneurship that’s helped get us where we are today, we are hosting our first annual
Google for
Entrepreneurs Week, which will bring together more than 3,000
Entrepreneurs and Googlers around the world. We kicked off over the weekend
with a
Startup Weekend event hosted at the
Google Ventures Startup Lab in Mountain View, Calif., where Bay Area
Entrepreneurs came together to create their own startups in 54 hours. Over the course of the next week, Googlers in 28 cities across 13 countries will be hosting an event in their communities to bring their passion and expertise to local entrepreneurs. We’re teaming
with a number of partners to make this happen, including the
Idea Village in New Orleans,
Communitech in Waterloo,
Tetuan Valley in Wroclaw, the
Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship in Johannesburg and the
Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce in Iowa.
For more on these existing programs and to stay connected on upcoming events, visit google.com/entrepreneurs and
follow us on G+.
Posted by Mary Grove, Head of Global
entrepreneurship Outreach

Celebrating the spirit of entrepreneurship with new Google for Entrepreneurs