Working in the field of PR for more than 15 years, its easy to get jaded with regards to what constitutes "news" and what doesn't. If I was being completely honest, I would estimate that most of the "news" coming out of Global Entrepreneurship Week is promotional in nature, that is not announcing anything new but rather reminding the public of what already exists - the power of entrepreneurship.  While I tend to cringe at such efforts in the regular course of business, I believe this initiative is different and worthy of participation and recognition.  At a time when our country has so much about which to wring our hands, we need something real to celebrate - we need to recognize what is working - and we need to remind ourselves that there is still good news and great opportunities out there.  GEW is a perfect opportunity to do all of these things.

The venture industry celebrates entrepreneurship everyday by investing in the best and brightest ideas and working along side company founders to bring innovation to life.  The results are indisputable.  Thousand of companies and millions of jobs created over time because of this proven partnership.  During GEW, we want to remind the American people of the tremendous employment opportunities at venture-backed start-up companies.  Today we released the most recent statistics from the online job board StartUpHire.comwhere close to 11,000 openings exist at venture-backed companies right now.  These jobs are located around the country in a diverse set of industries and comprise all types of engineering, product development, manufacturing, sales, and marketing positions.  Since the beginning of 2011, more than 37,000 jobs have been posted at StartUpHire.com and new positions are being added everyday.

Here at NVCA we applaud the Global Entrepreneurship Week efforts -- and are proud to be a part of the ecosystem that supports entrepreneurs across the country.  We encourage our readers to check out the GEW website for more good news -- and also don't forget to check out the jobs at StartUpHire.com.