This premier conference, featuring the state of Georgia, will focus on potential entrepreneurs of all ages and the role that entrepreneurship education and training plays in preparing them to create and operate successful business enterprises. Innovative entrepreneurship programs, ideas, techniques and products by colleagues nationwide will be shared.
Georgia will be featured in several venues because of its #1 national ranking for entrepreneurship. Rep. Bob Smith (R - Watkinsville) will be a keynote speaker on Sunday, November 7, advocating Georgia’s entrepreneur education efforts.
Mary Ellen McClanahan, Director of Community & External Alliances with the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), will be a session speaker on Sunday, November 7, touting Georgia’s premier “Entrepreneur Friendly” Initiative, and several of Georgia’s educators will lead roundtable discussions throughout the conference.
Registration is required and can register on site. The registration fee is $395 / $273 for presenters.
Host organization: Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education, Columbus, OH.
Sponsors:
• The Coleman Foundation, Chicago, IL
• The Burton Morgan Foundation, Hudson, OH
• The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), Washington DC
• NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation, Washington, DC
• JA Worldwide, Colorado Springs, CO
• Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center, Chicago, IL
• Go Venture, by Media Spark - Nova Scotia, Canada
• Norfolk Planning Committee
• Consortium Membership