On November 15, 2016, Chargé d’Affaires Shawn Crowley hosted a dinner for Dutch female entrepreneurs in honor of Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED), and to discuss important issues facing female entrepreneurs in the Netherlands.
During the United Nation’s Global Entrepreneurship Week 2016 (GEW, celebrated November 14-20), special attention is given to the challenges women face in doing business.
GEW is a week-long celebration in more than 160 countries of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth, and expand human welfare.
More than 100 events in the Netherlands will inspire over 10,000 entrepreneurs, students, policymakers, and academics to engage in entrepreneurship, and will connect them to mentors, new talent, or investors.