October 2020
EMN Annual Conference 2020
Initially planned for Sofia, Bulgaria, this year’s conference has been turned into a fully online event, to accommodate for the uncertainty surrounding large gatherings in the coming months. From 13-15 October, a series of focused webinars will bring together various stakeholders for an exchange of views and practices, to challenge long-standing preconceptions, and to resolutely orientate ourselves towards concrete recovery measures for microcredit in a reforming economy. This online meeting of minds will bring together microfinance practitioners, service providers, academics and researchers who are interested in the recent developments…
Find out more »Youth Female Entrepreneur of the Year
We invite you to celebrate the 11 incredible female entrepreneurs who are the finalists of the Young Female Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2020! Learn about their businesses and watch as we announce the winner live online. Leading experts will also discuss the structural barriers facing women in starting, sustaining and growing a business. Citi Foundation’s Pathways to Progress global initiative has supported Youth Business Europe, a consortium of 11 YBI members across Europe as well as Kazakhstan and Russia. Since…
Find out more »6th European Microfinance Day
The European Microfinance Day initiative was launched in 2015 as a tool to highlight the impact of the microfinance sector in Europe from a social and an economic perspective. The main objectives of the European Microfinance Day are: To raise awareness among European citizens on the existence of microfinance and on its value to fight unemployment and social exclusion. To draw the attention of European media on how microfinance works in Europe and how it supports and helps the unemployed and European…
Find out more »November 2020
YBI Masterclass 2020
Featuring brilliant speakers in the field of mentoring, entrepreneurship training and impact assessment, the YBI Masterclass brings together members from our global network of experienced practitioners. This is an event to meet, learn and get inspired to further develop, grow and consolidate your youth entrepreneurship programmes. For the first time, the YBI Masterclass will be open for non-members to attend. This year’s YBI Masterclass will focus on innovation, future skills, and impact assessment. Over four days the event will cover:…
Find out more »Global Youth Entrepreneurship Fest
The Global Youth Entrepreneurship Festival 2020, our first wholly virtual member event, is a chance for the whole YBI network to come together after the extraordinary events of this year. Our agenda prioritises what we know members value the most – the opportunity to connect with each other, to learn from peers about responding to the new challenges this year has posed, and gain valuable insights from experts. On Day 1, we will hear from Mark Curtis, Co-founder and Chief…
Find out more »September 2021
30 years of MBS: online speaker event “with digital innovations for a more sustainable world”
As one of the major telecommunications providers in Germany, the Telefónica Deutschland Group sees itself as a pioneer in responsibly shaping the digital transformation. With digital products and services, the company aims to drive forward the facilitated networking of people, devices and machines in the private and industrial worlds. And, taking into account the UN Sustainable Development Goals, make people's lives easier, safer, healthier and more environmentally friendly at the same time. In a guest lecture as part of our…
Find out more »30 years of MBS: online speaker event “sales and it: hack rapid innovation together”
Empowering people and businesses to successfully manage digital transformation and effectively use cloud systems - that is the passion of Alexander Thiede, Digital Transformation Lead - Western Europe at Microsoft. Alexander Thiede is passionate about innovation and encourages people and businesses to leverage the potential of digitalization and cloud computing by helping them develop new skills needed in the digital age. With years of IT and 'Clouds Hands On' experience, he assembled the 2020 Hackathon team that went on to develop…
Find out more »October 2021
30 years of MBS: Founders and friends – The entrepreneurial journey of Patrick Löffler and Rupert Schäfer
Patrick Löffler and Rupert Schäfer started their first company in their second year at MBS in 2001 (the famous Wiesnliederbuch – Oktoberfest Song Book, together with Gunther Schiblhut and Moritz Kratzer), followed by other ventures in gastronomy and the publishing sector. Since more than 10 years they run very successfully their own companies givve and The Nunatak Group. They will not only tell us how their time at MBS impacted their founding career but also how they found friends for life at MBS.…
Find out more »November 2021
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2021
Global Entrepreneurship Week celebrates the 14th edition of the event, with more than 175 countries. From November 8 to 14, more than 20,000 organizations will promote the entrepreneurial culture, help create synergies between the different local entrepreneurial ecosystems, and recognize the great work of entrepreneurs as one of the most important economic engines of the economy. This edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Week 2021 will be framed within four global themes: Education, Ecosystems Inclusion, Policy. The Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) foresees that…
Find out more »Bizbarcelona
The world is constantly evolving. Businesses need to transform themselves to adapt to this new reality and to be competitive. BIZBARCELONA is the show that supports SMEs and self-employed professionals in this transformation process, providing the tools, knowledge and inspiration to successfully tackle the challenges of the new economy. More than 300 speakers and 120 conferences with tips, trends and useful knowledge for entrepreneurs, freelancers, SMEs and startups.
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