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WISCONSIN - Fox Valley Technical College inventor's lab may become model for global network - GRAND CHUTE — An international network of inventors' labs visited Fox Valley Technical College this week with plans to take the school's model global. Read More....
NEBRASKA - Youth Entrepreneurship Expo at Nebraska State Fair Shines Spotlight on Nebraska Youth Entrepreneurs and much more...The 4H Youth Entrepreneurship Expo will debut at 4H Cyber Fair (in the Farmland Building) during the 2008 Nebraska State Fair, August 22 through September 1. This is the third year that youth entrepreneurship has been a primary focus in the 4-H CyberFair Pavilion. Last year, more than 40,000 state fair participants toured the Pavilion. Here are a few of the exciting activities and exhibits planned and the opportunities to volunteer: Inventions – an exhibit on Labor Day for ages 5-10 to create a product using common items that most individuals would have at home. Entrepreneurial business displays--Free space to showcase your Biz! Youth Entrepreneurs exhibits--Youth (Under age 18) may sell their products to those attending the Nebraska State Fair. Last year during the entire fair, the Cyberfair Pavilion had over 42,000 in attendance. Inaugural Youth Entrepreneurship Discovery Challenge--contest in which youth showcase their ideas or products and win prizes including cash incentives. ESI: EntrepreneurShip Investigation curriculum display. Nebraska Entrepreneurship Career Pathway Task Force Partners/FutureForce Nebraska Exhibits. Nebraska Career Connections Career Exploration Website Exhibit About the State Fair youth display. This is an excellent way to gain FREE publicity for Nebraska entrepreneurs' businesses. Exhibitors do not need to be at the fair all day, every day. If the products do not need supervision, Nebraska 4-H will be happy to display them. If you are interested in inspiring the future generation of innovators while gaining FREE exposure for your products/business at the 2008 Nebraska State Fair or if you would just like to learn more about this project, contact Michelle Garwood at
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or (402) 4729198. Information about the ESI Curriculum and CyberFair can be found at http://4h.unl.edu/esi/ Nebraska 4H Curriculum Team – Patricia Fairchild, Nancy Eberle, Michelle Garwood,Becky Thorberg, & Jean Swanson
WASHINGTON, DC, The Washington Times, Op-Ed by Diana Davis Spencer, July, 18, 2008 - This September, summer vacation will turn into a permanent break from school for more than a million students. In fact, research shows that around 7,000 students drop out every school day, and that only about half of all students in the nation's 50 largest cities graduate from high school each year. Read More...
COLORADO, June 5-7, 2008. Entrepreneurship conference is a learning experience. LEADVILLE — The inaugural “Best Practices for Teaching Entrepreneurship” Conference held June 5-7, 2008 at Colorado Mountain College-Timberline Campus proved to be a learning experience for all participants. Educators and entrepreneurs from around the state met together, created partnerships and collaborated to improve their skills and knowledge to assist students to become effective entrepreneurs. Read More...
OHIO, June 23-29,2008/Crains Cleveland Business. PERSONAL VIEW - OPINION by Deborah D. Hoover, president of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation in Hudson. Young entrepreneurs breathe life into area. One has only to read the daily newspapers in Northeast Ohio to feel the pain of today’s workers. The subprime mortgage crisis, companies moving out of the region, and plants closing are the headlines week to week. But lost in this flurry of bad news is the undeniable surge of entrepreneurial spirit among young people that is permeating the region. Read More...
INDIANA, June 23, 2008/pal-item.com. US entrepreneurship curriculum being tested in India. The entrepreneurship curriculum developed by faculty at Indiana University East for high school students is getting a test drive in India this December. Tim Scales, director of IU East's entrepreneurship center, and two Richmond High School teachers will travel to Bangalore, India, to pilot the campus' Business Opportunities for Self Starters program. Read More...
WASHINGTON, June 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NFIB and Visa Inc. Announce 2008 'Young Entrepreneur of the Year' Winner. Washington State Teen Experiences Sweet Taste of Business Ownership Success. The eighteen-year-old owner of a Washington state chocolate and coffee business, Peter Crabtree, has won the 2008 National Federation of Independent Business/Visa Inc. "Young Entrepreneur of the Year" Award. In recognition of his entrepreneurial achievements and spirit, Peter Crabtree of Kingston, has been awarded a $10,000 educational scholarship to help defray the cost of tuition at Seattle University. Peter was chosen for this top honor from more than 8,000 candidates who applied from across the country. Read More...
SOUTH DAKOTA -- (Garretson Weekly) -- A side business has helped a 2008 Garretson High School graduate earn a little extra cash for college this fall. Sam Quaintance, 18, son of John and Kris Quaintance, is one of only two students in the state to receive a National Federation of Independent Business Young Entrepreneur Award. He will use his $1,000 scholarship to help with his tuition at Augustana College this fall. Quaintance had to submit an essay explaining what he has learned from his business. ?I never thought I would get it,? he said. Read More...
ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Our nation’s smallest businesses are a major source of U.S. employment, and one possible solution to our nation’s struggling economy, according to the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO). AEO, the national leadership organization and voice of the U.S. microenterprise movement, is hosting the National Summit on Entrepreneurship May 20 – 23 at the Hyatt Regency in Anaheim, California, and will oversee a series of plenary sessions, workshops and presentations on a broad array of topics, including their stance that the practice of microenterprise development may be a viable booster for our struggling economy. Read More...
HARRISBURG, PA – Twenty-five small businesses from across Pennsylvania participated in “The Right Direction,” an exposition held at the State Capitol Complex in Harrisburg on Tuesday, May 13. The annual event, now its 14th year, is coordinated by the statewide network of Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) to feature companies that exemplify small firms’ social and economic impact throughout the Commonwealth. Read More....
Baltimore, MD - May 16, 2008. T.R.E.E.S., Training, Resources, Education, Empowerment, Success, is an initiative of the Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City (OSA). On Wednesday, May 14, 2008 there was an official signing of Memorandum of Understanding between T.R.E.E.S. of OSA and EYE for Change, Inc founder Natasha Cross. The two organizations have partnered in order to facilitate the use of informational forums as an intervention tool for first time young adult nonviolent offenders. EYE for Change will provide educational and developmental assistance that empowers youth to become agents for change through entrepreneurial skill building. The T.R.E.E.S. program meets the first Wednesday of every month from 8:30am until 12:30pm in the Borgerding Courthouse Building, Courtroom 1 at 5800 Wabash Avenue in Baltimore. EYE for Change, Inc provides opportunities for youth to develop an entrepreneurial attitude, high financial IQ, and leadership skills to become agents of change in their communities and the economy. For more information please visit www.eyeforchange.org.
The Bellevue Leader in Nebraska just published an excellent article highlighting the class that Janita Pavelka offered this spring for home school students in the Omaha Metro area. The class is using the EntrepreneurShip Investigation curriculum (copyright 2008) that is now available for purchase from University of Nebraska 4-H. This curriculum is the culmination of three years of intense effort to create an experiential (learning by doing) entrepreneurship curriculum for middle school aged and above youth. Read the full article.
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm’s proclams (4/18/08) that Youth Entrepreneurship Week begins in Michigan on May 11 in conjunction with the Generation E Institute’s Student Showcase in Battle Creek (MI) on May 13. It also states that Generation E “is a model program for Michigan schools that will continue to build the educational and economic foundation for a robust Michigan economy…” We are thankful for the Governor’s recognition of our efforts over the last three years. We also are proud of all our students, educators and volunteers who will make this year’s Student Showcase even more successful than the previous two years. Visit our website: www.genei.org for more information. Read the announcement. |
