An international festival of enterprise will be celebrated in Liverpool next week as the city prepares to host the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) next year. Merseyside will host several events to mark Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), which starts on Monday.

The event is part of the build-up to the GEC, which will be held in Liverpool in March. More than 3,000 delegates from 120 countries are expected to come to the city for the event.

GEW in Liverpool starts with a conference, organised by Downtown Liverpool in Business, showcasing the city’s “enterprise culture”. Speakers will include Steve Morgan, chairman of Redrow, journalist and commentator Toby Young, and Paul Levy, chief executive of Philadelphia Business Improvement District.

Other events will include the second round of Liverpool’s Great Enterprise Challenge. All schools are eligible to set up a project, focusing on enterprise, with £100 of council money.

GEW in the UK is organised by Youth Business International. Its chief executive Andrew Devenport said: “The map is a great way in which we can find out more about what aspiring entrepreneurs need and what support is available for start-ups in Liverpool.

“I hope to see the conversation build up further, with entrepreneurs giving really specific suggestions on what help they need and support organisations responding with concrete offers, like being willing to mentor a business in their sector or holding a free workshop.”

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