Google for Entrepreneurs: a boon for emerging market startups

Google reckons there are about 400 million entrepreneurs out there in the world and it wants to see that number increase. The search giant recently celebrated its 14th birthday by launching Google for Entrepreneurs, a hub for its several dozen programmes and partnerships that support startups and entrepreneurs.

The initiative that aims to boost entrepreneurial activities within local communities has projects running in 30 countries around the world including those in emerging markets such as India, South Africa, Kenya, Israel, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea, Egypt, Morocco, Russia and Brazil.

Google also supports Startup Weekend, the 54 hour weekend incubators that run in various countries, and more recently, Cape Town.

We highly recommend checking out Google for Entrepreneurs, it’s a great resource to monitor for startup programmes and events that are coming to your part of the world.