Mosaiko.gr recently had the pleasure of interviewing Splunk Inc.'s Panos Papadopoulos, an inspiring Greek-American mobile application entrepreneur now based in San Francisco. Papadopoulos now volunteers his time and his network of investors to help aspiring Greek entrepreneurs caught in the financial crisis to grow and continue their businesses under restricting capital controls and an unpredictable economic situation. Panos' efforts have also attracted broad media coverage since he made the commitment to help the struggling Greek business community. We at Mosaiko.gr thank him for his time.

Speakers from Germany, Spain, the U.S., the Netherlands, Sweden, and Greece have been invited to the conference and will present the mutual benefits both parties can achieve when libraries and entrepreneurs work together.

Immigrants bring America new perspectives and experiences. Sometimes they see business opportunities that other entrepreneurs miss.

For the first time in Greece, Kick is presented, which is an innovative educational program of international reputation that appeals to young entrepreneurs who want to directly implement their business idea.

The Stanford Club of Greece is organizing a conference that aims to promote entrepreneurship for startups in Greece. The event will take place at the Athens Hilton on Monday, October 6th, 2014.

The Embassy of the United States of America in Greece supported the participation of ten high school students from Kozani in the 5th annual Youth Entrepreneurship Summer Program, organized by the Athens University of Economics and Business (www.yes.aueb.gr).

Greeks Gone West is a series of video vignettes the US Embassy in Athens made about the world of work in the US. Through the prism of Greeks and Greek-Americans with interesting work lives, we hope to improve the understanding of US society and to show possibilities during a time, in Greece, when life seems full of limitations and frustrations.

Entrepreneurs from other countries share why this American technology center is so welcoming.

On Wednesday, June 11, U.S. Ambassador to Greece, David D. Pearce kicked off the final meeting of the massive open online course (MOOC) "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies," at the Stoa of Attalos.

by Caron De Mars

I recently talked to a journalist about the State Department's entrepreneurial delegation to Athens, and she asked, "Why Greece?"