The State of VIRGINIA Hosted
the 27th Annual
Entrepreneurship Education FORUM

The Professional Development Opportunity of the Year!
Nov 6 - 10, 2009, Norfolk, VA


THANKS TO ALL OUR SPEAKERS AND PARTICIPANTS who made the 2009 ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION conference spectacular. Even the weather behaved beautifully for us!

Here is your copy of the Complete Conference Program

SEE IF YOU CAN FIND YOUR PICTURE FROM THE FORUM
.....Thanks to Dean Kanipe, our great photographer!

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Download your certificate of participation here.

National Entrepreneurship Week Long-sleeve shirts STILL AVAILABLE!


































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VIDEOS - Thanks to Chip Lowe

CONFERENCE-WIDE SPEAKERS challenged us all:

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Focus of the annual national conference is on building entrepreneurial skills
as a lifelong learning process as well as the diversity of exciting entrepreneurs in the area

The conference focused 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. Participants came to share innovative entrepreneurship programs, ideas, techniques, and products with colleagues nationwide.



















EXTRA CONFERENCE OPPORTUNITIES

PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES ON SATURDAY, NOV 7

  • Attend the Norfolk Premiere of the "YES Movie" .... fantastic ideas and advice from more than 20 successful entrepreneurs.

  • Pre-conference tour of the entrepreneurs in the region - Continue...

  • Annual THINK TANK Meeting. PROBLEM-BASED and PROJECT-BASED LEARNING WORKSHOP"
    Continue...

TUESDAY, NOV 10, we EXPERIENCED the BEGINNINGS OF AMERICA
The Post-Conference Tour featured a visit to HISTORIC Yorktown and Colonial Williamsburg - Continue...

THANKS TO OUR 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

LET'S ALL SUPPORT OUR FUTURE VIA ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION.

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PLAN NOW to join us for the 28th Annual Entrepreneurship Education FORUM in Columbus, OHIO, November 12 - 16, 2010. <_network/forum.htm">

CONTACT
Cathy Ashmore, Executive Director,
The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education, 1601 W. Fifth Ave. # 199,
Columbus, OH 43212
614-486-6538, fax 419-791-8922
or email -- cashmore@entre-ed.org

Keep tuned to the latest plans for the FORUM on the Consortium Web Page

www.entre-ed.org/_network/forum.htm

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NORFOLK WAS A REAL TREAT!

Norfolk is a charming port city centrally located on the mid-Atlantic coast with nearly 400 years of stories to tell its guests. Visit and experience hospitality as it is meant to be. Rich in maritime history, Norfolk is also the cultural center of the Commonwealth as the home of Virginia's finest in performing arts companies.

Learn more about Norfolk as "America's First Region"
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Water is our lifeblood, and here you can slip along the river aboard a tall ship or while away your day on a bay beach.
Sail and dine with everyone on a dinner cruise on the SPIRIT OF NORFOLK.
Savor regional dishes prepared by local chefs in one of our many independently operated restaurants. Special memories await. Discover yours today.

(Norfolk Convention and Visitors Bureau)

 

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