We are pleased to announce that we have joined as a national partner for the Entrepreneurship World Cup competition.

About the competition:

Entrepreneurship World Cup is a global competition organized by the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), Misk Global Forum and the Global Education and Leadership Foundation (tglef).

The competition is hosted in Egypt by GEN Egypt. EWC is more than just a global competition with various opportunities to win prizes that could change many entrepreneurs’ lives. With 100,000 participants from all over the world, the competition raises the level of entrepreneurs by providing them with the tools and resources to grow their businesses. The competition accepts ideas and startups in the idea stage, early stage, growth stage or beyond to put entrepreneurs on the right track. EWC consists of five stages, the first stage (Accelerator 1), the second stage (the national competition), the third stage (Accelerator 2), the fourth stage (the global competition) and the fifth stage is post-competition support.

Phases of (Accelerator 1 and 2) aim to help entrepreneurs unleash their ideas and hone their skills in presenting their ideas and startups, while the national and global competitions aim to engage them with a global network of mentors and experts, as well as introducing different job and investment opportunities.

Local winners compete for the chance of being qualified to the global competition for the chance of winning $1 million in cash prizes in addition to in-kind prizes.

About GEN Egypt:

(GEN Egypt) is an Egyptian company affiliated from the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) to advance entrepreneurship and small business in Egypt. The Global Entrepreneurship Network operates in more than 170 countries, it aims to make it easier for anyone, anywhere to start and scale a business by fostering deeper cross-border collaboration and initiatives that engage entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, researchers and entrepreneurship support organizations.

In each of the 170 countries, a lead affiliate (GEN Egypt) is taking shape to guide the development of a healthy national ecosystem that is connected to leading edge research, communities and programs that deliver high impact entrepreneurial performance to the world and to align the major entrepreneurial ecosystem actors in one inclusive effort to support entrepreneurs of tomorrow. In order to increase its impact and expand its activities in the Middle East, GEN Egypt has a partnership with the Middle East Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (MCSBE).

Stay tuned to know all the national competition's details and our national winner!