AUSTIN...The IDEA City

Where
. . Weird
. . . . Works!



26th Annual Entrepreneurship Education FORUM - Revisted
Nov 7 – 11, 2008, Austin, TX



MEET our MAJOR Conference Speakers...and View their VIDEOs

Thanks to the Austin area ENTREPRENEURS who shared their stories at the conference:

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

  • Guest Speakers
  • Advertisers and Sponsors
  • Elevator Grant Winners
  • Scholarship Winners
  • This and That
  • Concurrent Sessions
  • Roundtables
  • Monday Night Outing
  • Post Conference Tour

    Congratulations to all that received awards at the conference:

    EXCELLENCE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP...Leadership and Advocacy Award 2008.

    Receiving the 2008 Consortium Award for creating and implementing the Entrepreneurship Academy at Buchholz High School in Gainesville, Florida, Dianne Lauramoore stands out as a leader among entrepreneurship educators in Florida and nationwide. In addition to creating her own four-year entrepreneurship academy she has provided training to others in implementing her model for an Entrepreneurship Academy for high schools everywhere. This Leadership and Advocacy Award was named after the Consortium Founder, Cathy Ashmore, and presented to her in 2006, it's first year. In 2007 the Award was presented to USA TODAY for their outstanding work in supporting entrepreneurship education.

    EXCELLENCE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP...Outstanding Educator Award 2008

    was presented to CoraMae Haskell, Business & Finance Trainer, Four Bands Community Fund, Eagle Butte South Dakota. CoraMae is a long time supporter of entrepreneurship education and an outstanding leader in initiating entrepreneurship education programs and opportunities for the Native American student population over a number of years. This is the first year for the presentation of this Outstanding Educator Award.

    Nine teachers won Grants up to $3,000 in an "Entrepreneurship Education Elevator Pitch" competition created and sponsored by the Coleman Foundation. Winners included . . .

    • Melinda Briscoe, Business Teacher, Northside High School Business Department, Fort Smith, AR
    • Gayle Hsiao, Wilbraham & Monson Academy, Springfield Technical Community College, MA
    • Stephanie Huffman, Associate Dean of Equine Studies, Lake Erie College, Painesville, OH
    • Leslie Johnson, Coordinator, Early School Leaver Program/Southwestern IL College, Belleville, IL
    • Francine Martella, John Marshall Entrepreneurship Academy, Rochester, NY
    • Cheryl Nieszwiecki,Hospitality/EntrepreneurshipInstructor,StaffordTechnical Center, Rutland VT
    • Irene Runnels, Marketing Instructor, Cache Public Schools, Cache, OK
    • Gary Schoeniger, The Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative Foundation, Mentor, OH
    • Barry Striegel, University of North Dakota - Center for Innovation, Grand Forks, ND

    The Export/Import Idea Challenge was won by Rachel Pavelka,

    an eighth grade student in a Home School Program in Bellevue, NE for her video telling about her business of buying beautiful jewelry from Peru to sell in the US.

    The Student Success Story Competition was won by Susie deVille Schiffli, Mentor, OH, for her essay about student Steve Orlando

    in his senior year at Lake Catholic High School. When he could not get a 50 cent raise for outstanding sales in an ice cream shop he decided to go on his own with Orlando Cleaning Services...an attempt to clean offices in town. After lots of rejections he got a contract to clean a parking lot and now has contracts to clean 7 parking lots while also going to college.

    Read more about both of these students in the December issue of Future CEO Stars.

    Check here to find NEW RESOURCES, PROGRAM IDEAS & CONTACTS from all over the U.S and Canada.

    REVIEW THE WHOLE PROGRAM by clicking here.... 2008 Entrepreneurship Education FORUM Program

    Check out the AMBASSADOR MEETING PowerPoint.

    PowerPoints from our Program Presenters:
    Check the presentations with links...and more will be added as received.

    Track 1. LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES

    A. Creating Entrepreneurship Education K-12 throughout Ohio, - Eric Troy, Ohio Department of Education, Columbus, OH

    B. The Birth of the Ohio Coalition for Entrepreneurship, - Angelo Frole, Columbus State Community College; Eric Troy - Ohio Dept of Education

    C. The Entrepreneur in Youth - What Research Tells Us, - William Walstad, University of NE - Lincoln, NE

    D. The Green Dream: Uniting Economics, Education, and the Environment, - Gregory W Perry, Beachwood HS, Beachwood, OH

    E. Outcomes from the Elevator Grants, - Rosa Berardi, Coleman Foundation, Chicago, IL and Panel of the 2007 Winners

    F. Recognizing Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education: The Leavey Awards, - Jason Raia, VP Education, Freedoms Foundation, Valley Forge, PA

    G. Statewide Networking for Entrepreneurship in PA, - Carmen Dawson, AdVanz, LLC, Erie, PA

    H. Advancing a State of Entrepreneurship Together, - Cheryl Young, Consultant - Dorset, VT

    Track 2. ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL

    A. Buy It Now Before We're Famous, - Hayley Romano, Co-Founder, TREPS ED, LLC, Fairfield NJ

    B. Fresh Fish Sold Here Daily! Entrepreneurship: Read All About It, - Ronni Cohen, Delaware Money School, Claymont, DE

    C. Entrepreneurship Every Year, - Tatyana Berkovich, Maria Gennaro, Tom Kunhy, Ivy Academia, Woodland Hills, CA

    D. Oh, The Places You Will Go! - Beth Thompson, Livingston Parish Public Schools, Denham Springs, LA

    E. Make A Job Not Take A Job…. Reaching Middle School Students, - Tom Shaunty, TX Council on Economic Education; Carrie J McIndoe, National Council on Economic Education, New York, NY

    F. Offering Elementary Students a Glimpse Into Their Futures, - Julie Royal, Lester B Pearson School Board, Dorval, Quebec, Canada

    G. Creativity and Innovation - The Middle School Years, - Diane Sabato, Entrepreneurship Institute, Springfield TCC, MA

    H. E-Boot Camp from a Mom's Perspective, - Janita M Pavelka, Home School Educator, Bellevue, NE

    Track 3. HIGH SCHOOL

    A. People Bleed for Entrepreneurship and 21st Century Skills, - Michael Doyle & Barbara VanWicklin, NY REAL, Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES, NY

    B. The Spirit Spot--Where it All Comes Together, - Donna Martin, Buchholz High School Entrepreneurship Academy, Gainesville, FL

    C. We Wrote the Book on Entrepreneurship in Louisiana, - Elizabeth Thompson, Livingston Parish Schools, Carol Carter, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

    D. Recruiting Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow to your Classes Today! - Mary Ellen McCormick, Marshall Academy, Falls Church, VA

    E. UPDATE on Entrepreneurship in the WV 21st Century Skills, - Susan Rice, WV Department of Education, Charleston, WV

    F. Entrepreneurship: Our Curriculum Journey at EFP, - Dan Hohensee, Entrepreneurship Focus Program, Lincoln Public Schools, NE

    G. MISSION: Possible! ............(Cancelled due to Snow Storm) - Cora Mae Haskell, Four Bands Community Fund, Eagle Butte, SD

    H. Wild, Wacky, Wonderful Ways to Inspire Potential Youth Entrepreneurs, - Kathy Gielow, Empower Youth Entrepreneurs, Kenmore, NY

    Track 4. YOUTH PROGRAMS

    A Actualizing Business Ideas for Youth! - Ida Manning, Illinois Institute for Entrepreneurship Education, Chicago, IL

    B. Nothing Weird About Wanting To Be An Entrepreneur, - Cynthia Greene, Author and Education Consultant, Marietta, GA

    C. M.E.L.D. …Mentoring, Entrepreneurship Education, Legal Advice & Development Within the Community, - Natasha Cross, EYE for Change, Omar S Muhammad, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD

    D. Biz Kid$ Buddies - Growing Entrepreneurs through Mentoring Relationships, - Melanie Bloodworth, Jeffrey Reese, Chad Rieflin, Department of Recreation & Youth Services, Rochester, NY

    E. Free Magic Wands – Amazing Lessons to Supercharge Youth Programs, - Scott Shickler, Magic Wand Foundation, Rosell, GA

    F. Teaching Teens Entrepreneurship in a Community College Setting, - Janita M Pavelka, Home School Educator, Bellevue, NE

    G. Walking on the Weird Side….The Entrepreneur Within, - Alisha Thompson-Adams, Delaware Money School, Claymont, DE

    H. Summer Camps for Young Entrepreneurial Thinkers, - Gayle Troy, Ohio Business Week, Columbus, OH

    Track 5. COLLEGE & ADULT

    A. Giving the Veterans a Helping Hand....(Cancelled due to emergency), - John Madigan, Veterans Corporation, Washington, DC

    B. Opening Doors Through Community College/University Articulations in Entrepreneurship, - David Forester, Haywood CC, Clyde, NC; Frank Lockwood, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee NC

    C. Entrepreneurship Waltz Across Texas, - Greg Clary, TX Center for Rural Entrepreneurship, Tyler, TX

    D. Supporting the Business of Child Care, - Dorothy Browning, First Step Fund, Kansas City, MO

    E. Preparing the Accidental Entrepreneur, - Tim Mittan & Linda Hartman, Southeast Community College, Lincoln, NE

    F. Business Mentoring Practices, - Jamaluddin Husain, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN

    G. Family Caregiving Plus Entrepreneurship Skills = Added Value, - Doris Carver, Piedmont Community College, NC

    H. Real World Entrepreneurial Internships, - Dinette Rivera, Rivera Business Dev. Group, Colora, MD

    Track 6. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

    A. A Strategy for Cultivating an Entrepreneurial Culture, - Katherine Korakakis and Panel, Jeunesse-Emploi du Quebec, Canada

    B. "Start Healthy - Grow Wealthy Strategies to Start a Successful Business - Claudia Connor, Business Investment Growth, Inc., Austin, TX"

    C. Certified Entrepreneurial Community Program, - Pam Lewis, Advantage West Economic Development Group; Dean Kanipe, McDowell Tech Community College, Marion, NC

    D. Building a Stronger Economy Via Youth Entrepreneurship, - Arline Childers & Malinda Todd, NC REAL Enterprises, Raleigh, NC.

    E. "Ready, Set, Go" How to Build Entrepreneurship in Your Community. - Cheryl Peters & Doug Woodard, Generation E Institute, Battle Creek, MI

    F. Entrepreneurship, Texas Style, - Jan F Triplett, Business Success Center, Austin, TX;

    G. Effective Strategies for Serving Rural & Native American Youth Entrepreneurs, - Kim Pate, CFED, Washington, DC, Susan Rice, WV Department of Education.

    H. Bridging the Entrepreneurial Divide, - Joseph L Fox, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Asheville, NC

    Track 7. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    A. Innovations Through Social Enterprises, - Marc Spencer, JUMA Enterprises, San Franciso, CA,

    B. Think Like An Entrepreneurship Investigator, - Diane Vigna, Patricia Fairchild, University of NE-Lincoln, Gregg Christensen, NE Department of Ed, Lincoln, NE

    C. Dual Student Enrollment Options for Secondary Educators, - Dorothy Morin, Nashua High School North, Nashua NH

    D. CREATIVITY: Finding the Flow, - Lisa DeCato, Lake Erie College, Painesville, OH

    E. The New Entrepreneurs….Creative Thinkers and Innovators Build New Careers, - Debby Dodge, USA TODAY, McLean, VA

    F. Outcome Evaluation - "Why do it; How to do it", - Marilyn Schlake, Diane Vigna, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

    G. Fingerpuppets + Entrepreneurship + Bolivia + Markets + Actress +3rd Graders + MBA Students - WOW! - Linda Siegel and Panel, Lake Erie College, Painesville, OH

    H. "123 GO 4 IT!" A Step by Step Project Development Workshop, - Sam Asmar, Carrefour Jeunesse-Emploi, Dorval Quebec, Canada

    Track 8. PRODUCTS & SERVICES

    A. Have You Met Johnny Money? - Hank Kopcial, NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation, Washington, DC

    B. Let's Play a GoVenture Business Simulation Together, - Mathew Georghiou, Media Spark Go Venture, Sydney, NS Canada

    C. Entrepreneurship in the Classroom, - Barbara Small, FBLA-PBL, Inc., Reston, VA

    D. What's New with NFTE. - Gloria Sandiford, NFTE, New York, NY

    E. Hands On & Effective Entrepreneurship Experience for All Ages, - Fernando Maldonado, Making Cents, Washington DC

    F. & G. The Entrepreneurial Mindset …11 Essential Habits of Successful Entrepreneurs, - Gary G Schoeniger, The Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative, Mentor, OH

    H. Let's Play a GoVenture Business Simulation Together, - Mathew Georghiou, Media Spark Go Venture, Sydney, NS Canada





    WE DID ENJOY AUSTIN

    A really unique city that calls itself "WEIRD"



    THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:

    Your contributions made this conference possible!
    • The Coleman Foundation, Chicago, IL
    • The Burton Morgan Foundation, Hudson, OH
    • FBLA /PBL
    • ELI (Entrepreneurship Learning Initiative), Mentor, OH
    • Go Venture - Media Spark, Sydney, NS Canada
    • NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation - Washington, DC
    • First Step FastTrac®, Kansas City, MO
    • University of Nebraska - Lincoln/ ESI Curriculum, Lincoln, NE
    • Delaware Money School, Claymont, DE
    • JA Worldwide®, Colorado Springs, CO
    • Youth Enterprise Strategy Group (YESG/NFTE), Washington, DC
    • National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, (NFTE), New York, NY
    • Texas Center for Rural Entrepreneurship, Tyler, TX
    • The Austin Area Planning Committee
    • Members of the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education


    The Entrepreneurship Education FORUM is Coordinated by

    The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education
    Cathy Ashmore
    Executive Director
    1601 W Fifth Ave., #199
    Columbus, OH 43212
    Phone 1-614-486-6538
    Fax 1-419-791-8922
    E-Mail cashmore@entre-ed.org





    Photos Provided by the Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau.






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