GSEC press room
Below is a collection of press on the Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition.
2013
June 14, 2013: GSEC 2012 ICT prize winners makes “Startup of the Month” (Entrepreneur Magazine)
September 9, 2013: 2011 GSEC competitor, NextDrop, continue to forge ahead in social enterprise field (The Huffington Post)
2012
March 12, 2012: Women’s Issues dominate at the UW’s Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (Humanosphere)
2011
March 2011: GSEC 2011 Features, Rainmakers TV
March 9, 2011: NextDrop Project Keeps on Winning (UC Berkeley News)
February 18, 2011: Young biz entrepreneurs compete for social good (Humanosphere, KPLU)
2010
May 2010: The Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances 2010 (The Hudson Institute) See page 34
March 12, 2010: Social business projects win funding, get tested by pros (Seattle Times)
March 11, 2010: Grand Prize Team Lights Up UW Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (University Week)
March 10, 2010: Nuru Energy Rwanda Wins Entrepreneur Award (The New Times, Rwanda)
March 5, 2010: UW Opens Doors While State Shuts Them (Seattle PI)
February 25, 2010: Teams bring sustainable solutions to address poverty to UW in annual international competition (University Week)
2009
March 12, 2009: Mumbai students win UW Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (University Week)
March 9, 2009: UW Global Business Center Rewards Social Entrepreneurship (Seattle Times)
March 3, 2009: NMIMS’ Ahaar: Meal For Poor At Ten Cents Wins Global Competition
February 26, 2009: Budding entrepreneurs pitch health and poverty solutions
2008
June 5, 2008: Global Health redefines ‘collaboration’
2007
February 28, 2007: Students target poverty with socially responsible capitalism
February 27, 2007: Student teams vie to reduce poverty, pollution
GSEC Press Releases
February 21, 2007: Student competition showcases ways to end poverty in developing countries
February 21, 2006: University Students Tackle Poverty in Socially Responsible Business Plan Challenge
July 18, 2005: Technology Dissolves Boundaries