It is Global Entrepreneurship Week, and the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) is sparking the nation’s capital with change, innovation and creativity by welcoming 42 students from 25 countries to Washington, D.C., USA, for their annual Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) Global Finals. This three-day global competition features rising entrepreneurs from a variety of industries who have founded and continue to run profitable businesses, while pursuing their high school or college education.

GSEA participants will vie for the prestigious title of “Global Student Entrepreneur of the Year,” and have the chance to win a US$100,000 cash prize, donated business services, a one-year membership to EO’s Accelerator program and countless opportunities to connect with student entrepreneurs and industry leading professionals around the world.

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