Brussels, 30th May 2011 // Today young entrepreneurs and youth representatives in the field of youth employment met with MEPs to discuss how to make entrepreneurship a real option for young Europeans, especially within the European Commission’s Europe 2020 Strategy… For the European Youth Forum, the promotion of Youth Entrepreneurship offers another option for bridging [...]

“Your idea is your business” Where: Catania, Italy When: 30 May-6 June 2011 Deadline for application: 8 May 2011 at 23:59 CET. Register now!

The GEF GreEn team found two interesting links from Germany, offering you a support in the search of a really green job. We hope that you can also share interesting sources of development with the rest of our community! http://www.greentechstaff.com/ There are people who want to participate actively in the shaping of the future and [...]

The Vision of The Blue Economy is to create 100 million sustainable jobs by 2020. According to them the key is in the innovation. How and Why? Watch and see…

Joshua Bishop, Sachin Kapila, Frank Hicks, Paul Mitchell and Francis Vorhies created before some time an interesting report, which we wanted to introduce you: Building Biodiversity Business. Here is an abstract from its conclusion: “Experience suggests that the biggest barriers to change are fixed ideas, habits and inertia, including the notion that biodiversity is best [...]

Hi Everyone! These days, i am confronted more and more with integrated reporting and how sustainability can place in annual reports. In the video, there is one of the best cases of Integrated Reporting for a Sustainable Strategy. Scott Bolick, SAP’s Vice President of Sustainability Strategy, explains on what base they build their sustainability strategy: [...]

I wanted to share with you the thoughts of  Oscar Motomura, who is the founder and president of Amana-Key Development & Education, a Brazilian organization specializing in management education for leaders of private, governmental, and non-governmental organizations. Talking about entrepreneurship in each possible direction and perception and sustainability as a question of ethic and understanding [...]

AUDIO INTERVIEW with Kristiina Pietikäinen, a Policy Officer – Digital Agenda from the The Information Society and Media DG of the EC

While working for others, your goal at some point must be to crave out little areas that you can operate on your own, cultivating entrepreneurial skills. this could mean offering to take over projects that other have left undone or proposing to put into action some new ideas of your own, but nothing too grandiose [...]

The StartupWeekend Network really takes it upscale and international during the next month. They are organizing a series of simultaneous events, that more or less go as the following: – 20-100 entrepreneurs and professionals from all different kind of background meet – At the first eve you have the chance to pitch YOUR idea and [...]