Volume 18, Issue 1
EntrepreNews & Views
NATIONAL
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
WEEK - 2011
What's Happening in Your
State Year-Round?
Keep Sharing at
www.entre-week.org
See the Official Launch on
Video
INSIDE THIS ISSUE -
FOCUS ON . . .
* What is the Future of
Entrepreneurship Education? . 1
* Entrepreneurship in Every
Classroom . . . . . . . . . . . 1 & 2
* National Entrepreneurship
Week - State Features . . 3 - 14
* National Honor Roll of
American Entrepreneurs . . 15 - 21
* What is a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
* Bonus Activity . . . . . . . . . .
* National Entrepreneurship
Conference in November . . .24
Building Tomorrow’s Economy
What is THE FUTURE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION?
This question was posed at the Future of Entrepreneurship Education Summit that was
held on February 18, 2011, in Orlando FL This one-day conference was hosted by Michael
Simmons of the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour. Specially invited participants
represented national entrepreneurship education organizations, successful as well as
young and growing entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship sponsors, media specialists, and
government programs.
 The one-day program was a buffet of short speeches and panel discussions,
focused on the needs for entrepreneurship education at all levels of the
education system. You can see videos of selected speakers from the FEE
Summit at http://www.youtube.com/user/feesummit#g/u
 Read about some of the major comments made by entrepreneurship education
"believers" as they look to the future of entrepreneurship education.
http://www.entre-week.org/eweek_files/grassroots.pdf
The "official launch" for National Entrepreneurship Week was celebrated with
comments by Cathy Ashmore who was featured as she announced the 5th Annual
National Entrepreneurship Week, February 19 - 26, 2011. She praised the
entrepreneurship educators that have been building opportunities for youth and adults
to develop entrepreneurial skills in this nation for over 30 years.
Dr. Ashmore shared the origins of celebration of this annual week in February, as a result
of the US Congress Resolution in 2006. She announced the beginning of National
Entrepreneurship Week 2011 as national entrepreneurship leaders came together to
honor American entrepreneurs and the programs that prepare the youth and adults for
their contributions to our economy.
This issue of the newsletter is full of wonderful events shared from all over the US that
show just what is "the future of entrepreneurship education.
Introducing New Choices for the National Content Standards
Since 2004 the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education (CEE) has published the
National Content Standards for Entrepreneurship Education, funded by the Kauffman
23 Foundation. Although CEE holds the copyright on this definition of the field of
entrepreneurship education, we have made the contents available FREE on our website at
http://www.entre-ed.org/Standards_Toolkit/ . (Continued on page 2)
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN EVERY CLASSROOM - Continued from page 1

is committed to
entrepreneurial
excellence.
Membership is open to all
who see entrepreneurship
education as a priority.
Benefits to
members include...
We encourage everyone to use all, or parts of the Standards for your individual entrepreneurship
education purposes....and help clarify just what entrepreneurship education is to all of us. You
have CEE's permission to use the standards as long as you identify the (c) Consortium for
Entrepreneurship Education, Columbus, OH, 2004 as the source.
Seven years ago we asked entrepreneurs in Focus Groups across the nation, "What they do, and
What you need to know to do it". The resulting 403 performance indicators define the field of
entrepreneurship education. They are divided into 3 major sections, containing 15 standards,
subdivided by 53 major topics. Remember...they define the field of entrepreneurship education
as a lifelong learning process....not just one course!

* networking with leaders

nationwide

* conducting professional
development forums and
workshops

* developing and sharing

new materials

* identifying young
entrepreneurs as role
models,
and

* providing centralized
information access to
educators.

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For more information about
the Consortium please
contact . . .

The Consortium for

Entrepreneurship
Education
1601 West Fifth Avenue, #199 WHAT FITS WHERE? We recognize that 403 performance indicators (or competencies or tasks)
Columbus, OH 43212 are a pretty heavy challenge for the teachers and their students. We never intended for them to
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be taught all at the same time! So how do teachers decide which to include?
Cashmore@entre-ed.org
www.entre-ed.org
CEE's latest approach is to present a building process, recommended by educators using the
www.nationaleweek.org
www.fcsmag.com
Standards. For several decades CEE has been the major national advocate for entrepreneurship
education as a lifelong learning process, defined by a 5-Stage Model. Check out the concept
**************** online at http://www.entre-ed.org/Standards_Toolkit/nurturing.htm Over the past year we
Managing Editor... have worked with educators to determine which competency (task/performance indicator) fits
* Cathy Ashmore best at each level of the 5-Stage Model. Now the CHOICE is available online to make it much
easier for use in curriculum building and support for valuable "learning activities". Learn more
* Contributing Writers...
about the details online at http://www.entre-ed.org/Standards_Toolkit/5stages_overview.pdf
State Leadership Team
Coordinators from many
Remember....you don't learn how to speak a language expertly in a single class! The same is true
states. for the language of ENTREPRENEURSHIP! We believe that entrepreneurial experiences (and
related competencies) can fit in every classroom as context for student skill development.
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THANKS to GOVERNORS that recognized NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK! - 2011 Proclamations

Connecticut
Governor Dannel P. Malloy

District of Columbia
Mayor Vincent C Gray

Delaware
Governor Jack A. Markell

Florida
Governor Rick Scott

Missouri
Governor Jay Nixon
Students from the Academy of Entrepreneurship at
Nebraska
Buchholz High School in FLORIDA are shown here
Governor Dave Heineman
celebrating National Entrepreneurship Week with a
New Mexico proclamation from Governor Scott and a banner
Governor Susana Martinez promoting the event. The proclamation, signed by
Governor Rick Scott, recognizes National Entrepreneurship
North Dakota Week throughout Florida.
Governor Jack Dalrymple
Learn about the Entrepreneurship Academy in the E3
Ohio Webinar Archives, April 6, "How to Start an
Governor John R. Kasich Entrepreneurship Academy". Featured are instructors
Ashley Gaffney and Donna Martin. http://www.entre-
Virginia ed.com/e3webinars/?p=117
Governor Robert F. McDonnell

The Association for Career Technology Educators (ACTE) for several years has partnered with National
Entrepreneurship Week during their February CTE Month . As one of the activities ACTE chose to support CTE Month
and National Entrepreneurship Week together with a specially produced E3 Webinar February 7, 2011.

LEARN ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA FOR

POLICY PROMOTION and How to Use
Social Media to Advocate about CTE, by
Sabrina Kidwai, ACTE.

Listen to these new IDEAS about how the

press uses social media by going to the E3
Webinar Archives at

http://www.entre-ed.com/e3webinars/?p=117
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NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK Reception - Washington, DC,
Wed, February 23, 2011, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The reception was hosted by DC Area Leadership Team coordinator, Johnetta Boseman Hardy, CEO JBHardy Solutions
Group, LLC and Carla Labat, Real Estate Consultant, Long & Foster Agent, and sponsored by Charlie Partridge, Supplier
Diversity Regional Manager, PEPCO Holdings. There were over 100 small businesses owners and community leader that
came out to recognize this Celebration of National Entrepreneurship Week. Steve Glaude, Director of Community
Affairs, Office of Mayor Vincent C. Gray read the Mayor's Proclamation
Celebrating National Entrepreneurship Week.

Featured speakers included Michael Blake, Deputy Associate Director, Offices

of Intergovernmental Affairs & Public Engagement, The White House;
Congressman Yvette Clarke's Office, Mark Lee, Legislative Assistant (Small
Business Legislative Committee) ; Greetings from SBA National Office - Ellen M.
Thrasher, Associate Administrator, Office of Entrepreneurship Education;
Greetings from SBA District Office - Bridget Bean, Director; Greetings
from Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) -
Julie Kantor, Executive Director; and Hank Kopcial, Vice
President, Development, Junior Achievement USA.

Front Row l-r: Carla Labat, Charlie Partridge, Bridget

Bean, Johnetta Boseman Hardy, and Ellen M. Thrasher,
Second Row l-r: Steve Glaude, Michael Blake, Mark Lee,
Julie Kantor, and Hank Kopcial.

To celebrate the 5th National Entrepreneurship Week in Delaware, 12 nonprofit,

educational, corporate, and government organizations who formed Coalition of
Organizations for Delaware Entrepreneurship, CODE, presented a FREE conference to
support entrepreneurship and small businesses. This was an opportunity for Delawareans
desiring to start a small business to network, discover local resources, and get questions
answered on business planning, startup and marketing. The half-day event included a
featured speaker, information sessions and exhibitors.

- Hear more about the CODE event - Check the E3 Webinar Archives for . .. Wed - Mar 9
Karen Graham and the Delaware Entrepreneurship Week Team's Adult Seminar Model

http://www.entre-ed.com/e3webinars/?cat=4
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Statehouse Vermont Entrepreneurship Week 2011 - Celebrated February 8th

This year's CELEBRATION featured Vermont entrepreneurs, policymakers, business leaders, students, educators, and
non-profit organizations on Tuesday, February 8th at the Statehouse for the Fifth Annual VERMONT
ENTREPRENERUSHIP WEEK proclamation by Governor Peter Shumlin. This was followed by a brief inspirational talk
from an entrepreneurial leader and then presentation of awards by the Governor, Johnson State College and Champlain
College Representatives. Students from several schools/towns around the state submitted their original creative
drawings/artwork to highlight how and why developing entrepreneurship skills will help them now and into the future.

Below - Among top winners in the 1st Annual Statewide “Entrepreneurship Education/Literacy Poster Contest –
Building Entrepreneurship Education in our Schools” for secondary students.

Earlier in the day statewide Career and Technical

Student Organizations’ (CTSO) student leaders
involved in DECA, FBLA (Future Business Leaders
of America), FFA (Future Farmers of America) and
Skills-USA had displays and were available to talk
about their programs/learnings outside the
cafeteria. A special room featured all of the
student posters from Entrepreneurship Poster
Contest along with other entrepreneurial college
and business organization displays. Students from
various regions were recognized by their House
Delegation in the House Gallery at the opening
the day’s session, and then were provided tours .

- Hear more about the Vermont Team event - Check the E3 Webinar Archives for Feb 23--‐
Laurel Butler, VT REAL Entrepreneurship and Linda Rossi, VT SBDC Business Consultant
"Small State - Big Ideas" Team Vermont Entrepreneurship Week/Day at the Capitol
http://www.entre-ed.com/e3webinars/?cat=4

National e-Week - Worcester PolyTechnic Institute - Massachustetts

Celebrating the Heritage of American Entrepreneurship Across the
USA - WPI Venture FORUM
The WPI Collaborative for Entrepreneurship & Innovation will host
several business-related events Feb 21-25 in the Campus Center.
The Gordon Library Associate Director of Instruction and Outreach,
Christine Drew, will also offer several events in the library.
Students mingle with business founders and peers at WPI Venture
Forum and other CEI entrepreneurship events.

What is National Entrepreneurship Week?

In 2006 the US Congress established the need for National Entrepreneurship Week as a celebration of American
entrepreneurs and the lifelong learning opportunities that prepare the NEW business leaders of the future. Read the US
Congress Resolution. The founder of this great celebration is the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education.
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Hats Off to the OHIO "State Leadership Team"

DECA National Entrepreneurship Week

Theodore High School, Kent, Ohio

February 22, 2011 (Carmella DeLeone)

DECA is celebrating National Entrepreneurship

Instructor Jeanne Derryberry and her students from
Cincinnati's Great Oaks Career Center manage the state
leadership communications including the Ohio Page on
www.entre-week.org and the newsletter to keep all
Ohioans tuned in to "WHATS HAPPENING" in
Entrepreneurship Education.
Week recognizing famous women entrepreneurs.
Today’s is Madam CJ Walker, the first black female
millionaire. Her philosophy was “I got myself a
start by giving myself a start”. She became
successful making and selling her own hair products,
Madam Walkers Wonderful Hair Growth, door to
door.

During the WEEK The Burton D. Morgan Foundation celebrated National

Entrepreneurship Week by launching the Lemonade Day Northeast Ohio youth
entrepreneurship program. Julie Eberly, Chief Expansion Officer of Prepared 4 Life
(the Houston-based organization that runs Lemonade Day), visited Hudson to speak to a group of 40 educators and
youth organization representatives about Lemonade Day and how they could get involved with the pilot in 2011 or as
the program expands in coming years. Watch for hundreds of lemonade stands in North East Ohio on May 1, 2011.
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Celebration of National Entrepreneurship Week!

NEW MEXICO - On Friday, February 25, at the State Capitol Rotunda, New Mexico advocates for entrepreneurship
education were invited to celebrate National Entrepreneurship Week 2011 as well as honoring Small Business
Development Centers in New Mexico! The event provided time for networking, reconnecting and opportunity to
strengthen ties to entrepreneurship linked to this national celebration! The Halls of History hosted displays from the
SBDC's.

Featured was the presentation of Governor Susan Martinez's

Proclamation for Entrepreneurship Week in New Mexico
http://pdf.entre-week.org/gov%20proc%20pdfs/nm2011.pdf. Invited
speakers included Chief of Staff, Keith Gardner, Office of the Governor;
Senator Mary Jane Garcia, D Majority Whip and Senate Memorial
sponsor; Speaker Ben Lujan, House Memorial sponsor; John Woosley,
Statewide Director, SBA; Jon Barela, Secretary Designate, Economic
Development; Michael Rivera, NEW Statewide Director, NM Small Bsn.
Development Centers; Janice Lucero, CEO/President, MVD Express & a
NM Bsn. Weekly "2010 Top CEO".

MISSOURI - Students from Career and Technology Student organizations spent the day at the Capitol building and
were presented with the Governor Jay Nixon's Proclamation
for National Entrepreneurship Week in Missouri. DECA
member receives the proclamation below.

http://www.entre-
week.org/eweek_files/mo2011.pdf

Iowa Innovation Eileen [ecmercuris@prairieinet.net]

For National Entrepreneurship Week at PCM we conducted a PCM Entrepreneurship TV program where we filmed local
student entrepreneurs today along with a former teacher-turned-entrepreneur!!
We had lots of cameras, script on a
screen, etc. It went really well.

The filmed DVD will be shown at the

high school next week. Also, the
journalism department covered this
event and wrote about us for
upcoming issues for the local
communities to view and read!! The
school has never done a filming event like this; at times it was challenging
but hopefully in the future it will be well remembered & received!
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Nebraska Activities Contact Person: Gregg Christensen - Nebraska Department of Education, gregg.christensen@nebraska.gov

NEBRASKA CELEBRATED NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK "everywhere statewide". See the state page for reports on
all events. http://pdf.entre-week.org/ne.pdf

GOVERNOR DAVE HEINEMAN'S PROCLAMATION was available for all......

http://www.entre-week.org/eweek_files/ne2011.pdf

3-2-1 Quick Pitch Competition - On February 23rd, 2011, students from Nebraska high schools, 2-year colleges, and 4-
year colleges were invited to Memorial Stadium to compete in the second annual 3-2-1 Quick Pitch Competition. From
the luxurious Club Level Suites, with their backs facing the football field, students had the opportunity to showcase their
entrepreneurial, communication, and presentation skills through a short “quick pitch” proposal for a new business
venture, which they delivered to a panel of entrepreneurially-minded experts from across Nebraska. Their reward?
1. The opportunity to develop their idea for a new business.
2. Invaluable feedback and networking with successful entrepreneurs and community leaders.
3. The chance to win one of several $1,000 cash prizes!
Presented by Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship, Southeast Community College Entrepreneurship Center, and Lincoln
Public Schools Entrepreneurship Focus Program.

2011 Nebraska MarketPlace - Opening Doors to Success Opportunities

February 22 and 23, 2011 - Ramada Inn-Kearney, NE Celebrate National Entrepreneurship Week by attending
Nebraska MarketPlace. This unique event offers 69 sessions with over 80 speakers! Learning tracks include marketing,
youth, technology, innovation, policy, agriculture, finance, policy, and community development. Connect, promote, and
network at the 2011 Nebraska MarketPlace. MarketPlace is for more than entrepreneurs but small business owners,
potential small business owners, farmers, ranchers, students, teachers, community and economic developers plus many
more! That isn't all! If you attended Nebraska MarketPlace, you had the opportunity to network and make connections
with others from around the Midwest! MarketPlace also offered the Resource Zone where up to 52 exhibitors answer
questions from participants.

2011 Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship

February 25, 2011 Embassy Suites Omaha-La Vista Hotel & Conference Center The fifth annual Nebraska Summit on
Entrepreneurship will again be one of the premiere events hosted in Nebraska during National Entrepreneurship Week
(February 19-26, 2011). The Summit on Entrepreneurship is sponsored by the Nebraska Business-Higher Education
Forum, The Gallup Organization, and the University of Nebraska.

FEATURED SPEAKERS include James B. Milliken, President, University of Nebraska, Rick Sheehy, Lt. Governor, State of
Nebraska, Clint! Runge and Charlie Hull, Co-founders, Archrival, Pamela Dingman, CEO, Engineering Design Consultants,
and Joe Moglia, Chairman of the Board, TD Ameritrade.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS offered stories, best practices and inspiration regarding the entrepreneurial Discovery and
Innovation, Start Up, and Growth.
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BUSY WEEK FOR PENNSYLVANIA (Carmen Dawson cscottd2008@gmail.com, www.adreamzinstitute.net.)

 February 23rd: JOB SHADOW- Entrepreneurship and Career and Technical Education

For National Entrepreneurship Week Advanz President and CEO arranged for a no- holds barred Job Shadowing
Experience in Partnership with McDowell High School Entrepreneurial Studies Class. The day included meetings with
CEO’s that demonstrate an entrepreneurial mindset in education, entrepreneurship, and economic development. During
the course of the day Emari Martin was introduced to Technology, Innovation, Mentoring, and Education 3.0. The
meetings inspired him and ultimately Emari was introduced to those who could mentor him
as he considers a career in graphic design and graphic design business ownership in graphic
design. By the end of the day Emari placed video on Facebook, Collected and Created
Content, and made a 1 minute movie. Emari also worked with Advanz team to assess the
National Entrepreneurship Week event location, meet with vendors, observe the
technology implementation plan meeting, and organize the Sponsors Signage. He will be
attending the event and orchestrating the Media Sparks Micro Business Simulations.

 February 24th the Booker T Washington Center and Adreamz Cisco Entrepreneur
Institute hosted a GoVenture’s Micro Business Simulation Competition

The afterschool program at the BTW Center will be implementing a full facility Business
Simulation Contest. 35 computers had flash installed and a simulation IT Integration Plan
was created. Students and Employees utilized the Micro Business and Lemonade Stand Simulations from Go Venture.

 February 26th was the last event for the 5th Annual National Entrepreneurship Week. The PA
Entrepreneurship Leadership Team(PELT100), Adreamz Cisco Entrepreneur Institute, Clifton Taulbert
Foundation, Scott Enterprises, and the Intermediate Unit 5 unleashed the Entrepreneurial Mindset
throughout the region beginning at Splash Lagoon.

This last Celebration of National Entrepreneurship Week 2011 Nationwide featured

Author Entrepreneur Gary Schoeniger , Co- Founder of the Cisco Entrepreneurial
Mindset Curriculum and “ Who Owns the Ice House,”
http://www.whoownstheicehouse.com/, Clifton Taulbert Pulitzer Prize Nominee
joined the Press / CISCO WEBEX Conference virtually from his office in the deep south.
Nick Scott Sr. and the Late John Kanzius were honored by PELT100 with the 2011
National Honor Roll for American Entrepreneurs http://www.entre-week.org/honor-
roll/?page_id=98, a new national life time achievement award created by the
Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education. www.entre-ed.org

25 Students from Western PA Students

celebrating African American History Month
and National Entrepreneurship Week
participated in the Press Conference and State
of the Art Web Collaboration and competed in the Micro Business Simulations.
After they experienced UnleashTIME they enjoyed pizza at Boston’s Restaurant
and water park entertainment at Splash Lagoon as a reward for their
participation in the week’s celebration. IU5 is donated a mobile computer to
Adreamz Institute to demonstrate how the entrepreneurial mindset course
works and to run a Media Sparks Business Simulation.
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CONNECTICUT State Entrepreneur Leadership Team -

Rose Bednarz - Gateway Community College rbednarz@gwcc.commnet.edu

Governor Malloy’s Proclamation: http://www.entre-week.org/eweek_files/cn2011.pdf

Lessons for Excellence” - During National Entrepreneurship Week successful business owners and budding
entrepreneurs shared their stories of success, Lessons for Excellence, at four different community colleges across the
state of Connecticut. Congratulations to Gateway Community College - New Haven, Manchester Community College -
Manchester, Housatonic Community College - Bridgeport, and Three Rivers Community College - Norwich. Programs
were open to students and the general public at no cost.

Lessons in Excellence Flyers/Bios of Panelists:

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..\..\PDFs\LIEFlyer_TR_2011.pdf

Virginia State Leadership Team - Team Coordinator: Sharon Acuff - VA Department of

Education
What a great group of state leaders supporting entrepreneurship and small business statewide.

Weblinks: http://www.bristolscore.org/ http://www.vatc.org/ http://www.virginiasbdc.org/

http://www.ext.vt.edu/ http://www.vt.edu/ http://www.vdba.virginia.gov/
http://vastartup.org/register http://www.doe.virginia.gov http://peopleinc.net
http://bos.virginia.gov/

Governor McDonnell Announces Launch of Enhanced Business One Stop Website

– Streamlined Tool for Business Owners Fulfills Campaign Promise to Make It Easier for Businesses to Start and Grow in Virginia –
http://www.governor.virginia.gov/News/viewRelease.cfm?id=586 February 1, 2011

See Governor McDonnell's Proclamation at http://www.entre-week.org/eweek_files/va2011.pdf

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert F. McDonnell, do hereby recognize February 19-26, 2011, as ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK in our
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, and I call this observance to the attention of all our citizens.
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MANY LEADERS IN MICHIGAN -
I’ve Got A Better Idea! Challenge - Sponsored by Marvin N. Pichla, Executive Director, ThumbWorks!
Marlette, Michigan - On Thursday, February 24th student teams from seven Thumb-area schools made history, as
participants in the first annual “I’ve Got A Better idea! Challenge.” The inspiration for this school to school challenge
came from the Thumb Boost adult Entrepreneur pitch competition, but with less than a month to prepare these young
people not only stepped up to the plate, they hit a home run. The ingenuity and teamwork of these students was
amazing; and the problem solving and business skills they honed will better prepare them for the realities of today’s
business world.
All Thumb-area high schools were invited to get involved in the National Entrepreneurship week through participation
with this pitch competition. Each school was given up to ten minutes to present their unique new business/product, new
learning/school improvement, business expansion, or community development idea. The judges asked questions after
each presentation and gave suggestions on what to think about when carrying their concepts forward. After all the
presentations were completed, the judges reviewed the ideas and considered their uniqueness, involvement of
representatives from all high school class levels, ability to implement and/or replicate the idea in other areas, and cost.

The judges included Diane Durance, executive director of Great Lakes

Entrepreneur’s Quest in Lansing; Andrea Fisher, president of Princing &
Ewend in Saginaw; Kevin Goff, meteorologist with WJRT TV 12 in Flint;
and Joe McCulloch, procurement specialist with Macomb Regional PTAC
in Warren.

The first place team was Marlette, which presented an idea for a
walking/exercise program for young students to help prevent/reverse
obesity and to promote a lifetime of healthy living. The grand prize is a
guest visit to Marlette High School by NASA scientist and author Dr. Jack Bacon on April 14th.

Ubly High School received the second-place nod, and they received the
opportunity to take four students and two chaperones to the National
Entrepreneurship Education Forum in Cincinnati, Ohio, this November.
They presented an idea for a new automotive related product, of which
they are planning to pursue patent protection.

Having these students come together as a team and cooperate on a

hands on project of this nature gave them a very rich and valuable
educational experience; with our goal being to host this challenge and
expand it to more schools every year.

EnGen: Empowering the Next Entrepreneurial Generation in Michigan

EnGen was launched as part of Moving Ideas to Market (MI2M), with leadership from Prima Civitas Foundation, and
with funding from the C.S. Mott Foundation. For over two years, EnGen
partners have been working across 13+ counties (encompassing
Saginaw/Bay/Midland, Flint, Lansing, Jackson, Mount Pleasant and beyond) to
identify opportunities for major academic institutions’ entrepreneurship faculty
to share, develop, and grow professionally – building a powerful network of
dedicated entrepreneurship faculty. Team members include Baker College
Flint, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce, Delta College, Jackson Community
College, Kettering University, Lawrence Technological University, Lansing
Community College, Lansing Economic Area Partnership, Michigan State
University, Michigan Virtual University, Mott Community College, MPowered,
Northwood University, Saginaw Valley State University, St. Clair Community
College, Spotlight Michigan, The Launch Pad, University of Michigan Dearborn, University of Michigan – Flint .
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Entrepreneurship Week Celebrated in the NORTH DAKOTA State Capitol

The Honorable Jack Dalrymple, Governor of North Dakota, signs the official
proclamation recognizing February 19-26, 2011, as Entrepreneurship Week
in North Dakota. On hand to witness the signing were back row from left to
right Alaina Beckert, Jacob Rader, Lucas Mayer, Lauren Bucholtz, and
Samantha Clark, Northridge Elementary School; Audrey Kroll, Marketplace
for Kids; Kevin Reisenauer, ND Department of Career and Technical
Education; Mike Seminary, Marketplace for Kids Board of Directors; Jerald
Lemar, Northridge Elementary School Instructor; Alex Harris, Wilton Public
School and inventor of Helmet Airbag; Luke Frigstad, Bradyn Just, and Briana
Darger, Northridge Elementary School. Front row from left to right Dylan
Stockert and Lauren Oster , Northridge Elementary School; Ian Ridenhour, Home School Student and inventor of Animal
Attack Trading Card Game; Governor Jack Dalrymple; Katie Harris, Wilton Public School; Katie Bahr and Sydney Trottier,
Northridge Elementary School.
Marketplace for Kids has fostered a culture of entrepreneurship among the youth of North Dakota for over 20
years. During this time, thousands of students have been exposed to entrepreneurship, when many said they were too
young. To recognize the efforts of a state focused on entrepreneurship, the Honorable Jack Dalrymple, Governor of
North Dakota, along with the future entrepreneurs took the time to officially recognize Entrepreneurship Week,
February 19-26, 2011, in North Dakota. Students who have participated in the Marketplace for Kids program, as well as
those eagerly looking forward to participating this year, gathered at the North Dakota State Capitol to meet Governor
Dalrymple, and witness the signing of the proclamation.

To further promote and inform the state’s legislators, organizations from across the state focused on entrepreneurship
and innovation education, gathered at the North Dakota State Capitol on February 23, 2011. This event, sponsored in
part by Marketplace for Kids, featured not only organizations providing outstanding support to entrepreneurs and
innovators, but also those individuals they have been working side by side with to encourage, guide, and promote.

Entrepreneurship in North Dakota is Alive, Thriving, and Expanding! It’s a great time to be a young
entrepreneur in North Dakota! Marketplace for Kids, North Dakota’s premier entrepreneurship program for students in
grades 3 through middle school, recently announced a new initiative to their nationally-recognized program.

The new Innovation in Art and Literature, A Youth Initiative, is a collaborative effort between Beautiful Women Of
North DakotaTM and Marketplace for Kids, to inspire creative art and writing expressed through wonderful stories. The
lesson plan, developed by Marketplace for Kids, combined with tools to assist students in sharpening their interview,
writing, and presentation skills, developed by Beautiful Women of North Dakota,TM encourages youth to follow their
theme – true beauty comes from within! The lesson plan, added to the popular Marketplace for Kids Learning Guide,
walks students through the steps of researching, interviewing, and writing their story, and producing the accompanying
artwork. Stories written and showcased at a Marketplace for Kids Education Day will be submitted to Beautiful Women
Of North DakotaTM for an opportunity to be published by Kototama Publishing.

But, there’s more! Not only was a new initiative added to the Learning Guide, the Adventures in Agriculture & Using Our
Renewable Resources section has been expanded! Now included is information on youth gardening, community gardens,
school gardens, and farmers markets.

Check the E3 Webinar Archives for more - at http://www.entre-ed.com/e3webinars/?cat=4

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ENTREPRENEURIAL LITERACY EMPOWERS EVERYONE - Maine Entrepreneurship Coalition

Entrepreneurs drive our economy and enrich our lives. They create most of our jobs and solve problems. When entrepreneurs
succeed, communities thrive.

EWeek Maine encourages and supports their efforts with panel discussions, workshops and networking events, designed to
foster entrepreneurial education and lifelong learning. EWeek Maine helps entrepreneurs access the resources and education they
need to meet the demands of today's global economy.

A broad coalition of public and private organizations coordinates and promotes EWeek Maine, as part of National Entrepreneurship
Week. The coalition includes small businesses, educational institutions and a variety of agencies that are dedicated to strengthening
the entrepreneurial culture and capacity of Maine. About the Maine Entrepreneurship Week Coalition

Maine Entrepreneurship Week - February 12-19, 2011

RememberMaine CreateMaine

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NORTH CAROLINA Students were Celebrating the WEEK
McClintock Middle School, Charlotte, NC - Future Entrepreneurs FBLA students enrolled in Exploring Business
Technology class simulated an entrepreneurship project. The aim of this project was to introduce young students to
entrepreneur concepts so that they may become entrepreneur thinkers. Students
researched and investigated other entrepreneurs locally and national.

The simulated projects involved using technology, reading/writing, critical thinking,

creativity, investigative and communication skills. Each student had to create a name for
their business. Through research and discussion, they realized that naming the business
is a critical part of owning a business. The next step was to create a business plan, a
logo, slogan, start-up budget, business cards, flyers, and brochure (if the student
business was a restaurant, they had to create a menu). The last phase of the project was to create a PowerPoint
presentation and orally present your business to the class. All students project were displayed on tri-fold poster board
and placed the our school media center to viewed during National Entrepreneurship Week and for our school open
house by parents, staff, students and local visitors.

Appalachian State University Announces Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Ryan M.
Klinger of Troutman, a senior industrial design major at Appalachian State University, has
received the 2010 Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The $2,500 scholarship award is
presented annually by the Center for Entrepreneurship in Appalachian’s Walker College of
Business to recognize exceptional entrepreneurial achievement by a student. It was presented
during the 2010 Young Entrepreneurs Symposium, which was sponsored by Backyard Burgers

McDowell County Entrepreneurship Day Eighty seven high school and middle
school students celebrated National Entrepreneurship Week in McDowell County on
February 24, 2010. McDowell Technical Community College-Small Business Center,
McDowell County Public Schools and NC REAL sponsored the event. Alex Garcia, owner
of Yogi Bear Campground, encouraged students to think entrepreneurially and never
give up. Working in teams, students assessed their community’s needs, and their own
interests to create business ideas. At the end of the workshop the students presented
their business proposals to a panel of community leaders who awarded a prize for the
best enterprise. On the local McDowell high school radio program “Anything Goes”, the student broadcaster, who had
participated in the Youth Entrepreneurship Day event, used the entire radio spot to talk about the Entrepreneurship Day
activity, what he learned, and how much fun everyone had.

Arizona - Schools Work Together via DECA

To help celebrate and participate in Entrepreneurship Week, La Joya
Community High School students created ceramic soup bowls which will be
auctioned off at a local civic center. The center, called Westgate City Center,
is one of the premier shopping districts in West Phoenix due to its proximity
to University of Phoenix Stadium (home of the NFL Arizona Cardinals football
team) and the Glendale Arena,( home of the NHL Arizona Coyotes hockey
team). The students, who are members of the school's DECA program in
Avondale, AZ, are also working with two other DECA programs at different
schools. The ceramic bowls were designed and are painted by the students
with each bowl truly reflecting their personalities. Public city officials and
sports dignitaries have also been invited to create bowls for the auction. Proceeds will benefit Kids Café,
http://www.firstfoodbank.org/kidscafe.html, of the St. Mary’s Food Bank, a Phoenix based charity organization. DeVry
University, is sponsoring any supplies needed for the students creations and is working with Westgate in the promotion
of this event which will be held in late March.
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Thanks to our Consortium Members and Friends who recognized a local entrepreneur that is contributing to their
community and an advocate for their program. Join us in honoring the following entrepreneurs ... and take time to
nominate an entrepreneur of your own for 2011. Send nomination information to our website at http://www.entre-
week.org/honor-roll/ to honor your ENTREPRENEUR on the National Honor Roll of American Entrepreneurs for 2011.

EVIE ZEREFOS - Freedom Enterprises, Inc. SMYRNA, Delaware

Ms. Zerefos has been a member of the business community in both New Castle County and Kent County, Delaware for
17 years. Her many business ideas/ opportunities have been developed and created by finding and filling needs in the
community.

Nominated for the National HONOR ROLL of American Entrepreneurs

by: Delaware Financial Literacy Institute. The Delaware Financial Literacy Institute is
unique - a statewide network of free classes for individuals to learn to take charge of their money. Learn more about the
Institute and its programs by visiting www.delawaremoneyschool.com,

Ms. Zerefos’ first business was in Newport by the GM plant. She noticed more and more people
looking for daycare outside of the traditional 9 to 5 hours, providing the community with a center
that ran parallel with shift hours of the plant. My father brought our family to this country in 1980
without speaking a word of English. The one thing my father had was dedication and motivation to
succeed in this Land of Opportunity. And with that Entrepreneurial Spirit, he raised his family to
work hard and believe in ourselves. I, too, believe that if you believe in yourself and are willing to
go the extra mile, the sky is the limit. When I graduated from high school, I was sure college had
nothing to offer me. I wanted to have my own business and be my own boss. My father helped me
purchase my first child care center when I was 18 years old. The center/business was extremely successful, but I know I
had limited potential for business growth unless I received some additional knowledge. It was with knowledge that I
gained the power to achieve my goals. (continued on the Honor Roll website)

Joseph Cirulli - Gainesville Health and Fitness, GAINESVILLE, Florida -

An incubator for creating leaders and promoting health and wellness locally, nationally, and internationally, Gainesville
Health and Fitness daily lives up to its lofty vision to be one of the greatest businesses FOR the world!

Nominated for the National HONOR ROLL of American Entrepreneurs by: The Academy of Entrepreneurship at
Buchholz High School is a four-year program for students interested in entrepreneurship,
marketing, and business management. Our curriculum is project-based featuring teamwork,
relevant and contextual teaching, technology training and work-based learning. The focus of our
program is to prepare students for higher education and eventual entrepreneurial careers in a
wide variety of fields, since entrepreneurs are everywhere.

Established in 1988 by Joseph (Joe) Cirulli, Gainesville Health and Fitness is recognized globally as a
leader in the fitness industry. GHF serves more than 28,000 members at three fitness centers . In
addition, from 1996 on, he shares ownership of three rehabilitation centers with North Florida
Regional Medical Center. Joe believes that the success of his enterprise is directly related to a true
understanding of “why we do what we do.” According to Joe, a business does not become
successful if its purpose is to make money. As a matter of fact, he believes that’s why so many go
out of business. The purpose, he says, has to be something much greater. (continued on the Honor Roll website)
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Anthony Delmedico , Little Green Money Machine, LAKE MARY, Florida - Anthony Delmedico,
leads the way in developing revolutionary educational products that build a foundation for kid’s business startups.

Nominated for the National HONOR ROLL of American Entrepreneurs by: Del Visionaries is a community and a
movement whose goal is to educate and help our youth as well as adults in learning and experiencing
entrepreneurship. The goal is to help people become more self-reliant, self-confident and financially independent. The
Little Green Money Machine book and business stand is a part of this goal.

As a boy, Anthony Delmedico dreamed of one day owning his own big business. But in his single parent,
blue-collar family, there wasn't enough money for him to attend college, let alone launch a business. So
he started kid businesses that had minimal start-up costs, but could still earn him money. Along the way,
he taught himself the entrepreneurial skills he would need to start larger, more successful businesses.

But Anthony never forgot his dream of someday being his own boss. His entrepreneurial spirit has never stopped calling.
In 1999, from the basement of his home, he launched a construction business. That business, Abelard Construction, is
now a multi-million dollar company with over 50 employees and offices in several Midwest states. Plans are currently
underway to take the company public. And now, Anthony’s insight, abilities and initiative have lead him to launch the
Little Green Money Machine interactive learning system, which will help young people accomplish what he did: to
become a self-reliant, self-confident, financially independent entrepreneur. (continued on the Honor Roll website)

Laketa Dumas - RU REady 4 BIZness, DETROIT, Michigan - RU Ready 4 BIZness is an exceptional

program. The founder, Laketa Dumas and I, had the pleasure of meeting four years ago, during the initial stage of the
program’s development. Since then, the program has received insurmountable success and national recognition from
several prominent organizations. More importantly, she taken a group of disenfranchised students living in
impoverished communities and taught them how to build global businesses. The subject matter and experience the
students are exposed to is on a collegiate platform. The entrepreneurship pedagogy is innovative and invigorating,
definitely the first of its kind. The students’ love of and dedication to the program is incredible! The program builds
students’ self-esteem, empowerment, and leadership and encourages them to strive for success and explore
entrepreneurship as a future career.

Nominated for the National HONOR ROLL of American Entrepreneurs

by: Marcus Garvey Academy: As the principal at Marcus Garvey
Academy, it was my great pleasure to have the opportunity to work
with Ms. Dumas. Our goal is to bring the Entrepreneurship Project and
implement the RU Ready 4 BIZness curriculum to more schools. Please
feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Ms. Dumas is an exceptional leader and visionary. She developed a

joint venture between two dissimilar schools, one a special education
trainable facility and the other a general education academy. Ms.
Dumas has developed the first inclusionary entrepreneurship program
for DPS, where non-disabled and disabled students work side-by-side in
developing their business ventures.

We are so honored and fortunate to have an individual like Ms. Dumas volunteering her time, energy, resources and
commitment to the students at Marcus Garvey Academy. The fortitude embedded in her has infused the students’
entrepreneurship spirit. This program came at a crucial time, when DPS needed a paradigm shift in promoting
innovation and offering alternative career options for students who may not attend college. (continued on the Honor
Roll website)
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CASEY TURNER, Turner Arts/Thumb Magazine, PIGEON, Michigan - Turner Arts/THUMB
MAGAZINE has created "The ULTIMATE Interview" opportunity. By technologically linking the job seeker with those
employers seeking workers, Turner Arts/THUMB MAGAZINE has progressively enhanced the Virtual Job Fair experience.

Nominated for the National HONOR ROLL of American Entrepreneurs by: Thumb Area Michigan Works! Job seekers
and employers interact in cyberspace. While this could likely be the title of a science
fiction movie or book it’s not. It’s a technologically savvy experience that was
recently introduced by the ThumbWorks! whereby individuals looking for
employment and employers with job openings participate in a “Virtual Job Fair”. The
Virtual Job Fair provides the means for people who want to work and have job ready skills to be able to communicate
those skills to dozens of hiring employers all at one time, and in less than five minutes!

Casey Turner owner and editor of Turner Arts/THUMB MAGAZINE has taken
today's evolving webcast technology to a new and highly beneficial
entrepreneurship level. Beginning in early December 2010, Mr. Turner partnered with
the Thumb Area Michigan Works! Agency to offer the first, LIVE Virtual Job Fair "Intro-
Interviews" to local employers seeking new workers. During the first Virtual Job Fair
event, forty-five (45) job seeking candidates participated in 3-5 minute into-interviews
which were webcast live to over twenty-five (25) employers.

This entrepreneurship endeavor has facilitated the establishment of a monthly on-line

virtual job fair event in the Thumb Area of Michigan and has prompted the progressive
consideration of webcasting other live applicable employment training activities.
(continued on the Honor Roll website)

Michael Savage, Red Metal Box, Lillington, North Carolina - Michael Savage is the Founder of Red
Metal Box, Inc., a North Carolina based technology firm with a focus in mobile application development as well as web
site design and development.

Nominated for the National HONOR ROLL of American Entrepreneurs by: North Carolina REAL. The Hop on the BUS!
High School Business Plan Committee coordinates opportunities for students to explore business ideas and then
transfer the ideas to a business plan. Students may participate as an individual or as a team. The competition consists of
three rounds and the top ten finalists are invited to do a business pitch by video. The committee coordinates a fall and
spring competition.

Michael Savage started the business early in his life at the age of sixteen. At the
time he did not know what entrepreneurship was, but by the time he was
seventeen he quickly learned that owning and operating his own business was
something he wanted to pursue. At that point he started reaching out to different
people and began building web sites for local businesses. Michael was the
President of DECA his senior year in high school that’s when his DECA advisor
suggested to him that he enter into a state-wide business plan competition. He put
together a business plan for his somewhat established web design business and
submitted it. Before he knew it, he was standing in Greensboro waiting to see what place he took in the competition.
Michael took home the second place prize of $500, all the capital he needed to start his new company. From that point,
there was only one thing on his mind and that was business and the possibilities it had.

Michael has been in business for the past four years and plans to continue using his business to help other businesses
get the most out of their marketing and technology budget. (Continued on the Honor Roll website)
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Angela Graham,

the Graham Gallery, Hastings,

Nebraska
Nominated by: The Entrepreneurship
Center at Central Community College
in Hastings, NE wishes to honor Angela
Graham as an outstanding
entrepreneur. The college serves a 25-
county area in Central Nebraska. The
college offers a variety of Associate
Degree programs with a certificate in
Entrepreneurship. Many students
graduate from this institution and start
a business in this rural area.
(Continued on the Honor Roll website)

TIM O’SHEI, Empower Youth Entrepreneurs, Inc., BUFFALO, New York -

Step behind the curtain……….Live! Starring ……..You! is a business that targets pre-teens and teens by
teaching them to make it in the spotlight through writing, goal setting, public speaking and
performance workshops offered around the country. It is a company that offers
workshops/interviews (books, etc.) for kids with big dreams and the motivation to realize their
dreams as they use their talents to not only become successful, but also to use their success to do
good for others. Recent events have included: Heather Morris (star of “Glee”) Hollywood
Experience, 6.5 Steps to the Stars with Heather Morris, Kids on Camera, and Celebrity Journalist
Camp, partnering with members of High School Musical and So, You Think You Can Dance. There is a
focus on demystifying fame, making good choices, goal setting, overcoming obstacles and then applying all of these
principles to life.

Nominated for the National HONOR ROLL of American Entrepreneurs by: Empower Youth Entrepreneurs, Inc.: EYE,
Inc. is a business literacy and marketing training program for youth and offers international consulting services for those
wishing to create or support similar programs in their countries. Tim O’Shei is an entertainment journalist, the
managing editor of Business First regional weekly newspaper, an author of 62
books who is releasing a new series at the end of the year, a communications and
journalism instructor and the CEO and Founder of Live! Starring……You! He spends
7 days a week interviewing, interacting with teens and making a difference for so
many in the community. He advocates entrepreneurship education constantly, and
has been a source of much support to Empower Youth Entrepreneurs, Inc. The
weekly Business First newspaper is offered to each student enrolled in the six week
summer session of EYE, Inc. every year, Tim speaks to EYE participants, as well as making an ever increasing number of
school visits to those entrepreneurs of tomorrow that are in our schools today! He mentors those kids reaching out for
their dream careers and puts together a team to help realize those dreams. (Continued on the Honor Roll website)
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ROBERT NICHOLSON - The Nicholson Center, WARREN, Ohio -
The Nicholson Center provides employment and training for adults with developmental disabilities or special needs
and is the #1 choice for developmentally disabled individuals who want a choice of activities, work or non-work
programs, learning or just having fun in a special and caring environment.

Nominated for the National HONOR ROLL of American Entrepreneurs by: The Business Builders Club is more than a
student organization. We are a group of passionate students who collaborate with the Columbus Community and
organizations around the world to foster entrepreneurship. The BBC recruits, educates, and funds talented students
at Ohio State. Our members are excited by the
challenges and opportunities provided by
entrepreneurship. Some of us are determined to end
poverty. Some of us want to be millionaires. All of us want to change the world.
Rob Nicholson is an exceptionally motivated and talented social entrepreneur. He began running his first business -
Smile Services - at 19 years old. He was thrust into a leadership role when his mother was diagnosed with cancer. He
rose to that challenge - growing a home-health business, serving his
customers and taking care of his community. He now owns and operates
4 businesses in the MRDD industry, and each of his projects is driven by
an insatiable need to leave a positive impact on every person he touches.
Rob has an uncanny ability to connect with people. He has a bright,
genuine smile and a truly big heart. He cares about folks with
developmental disabilities, he cares about young and aspiring
entrepreneurs and he cares deeply about the role that market-based
solutions will play in toppling the big challenges facing the world.
(Continued on the Honor Roll website)

MARCUS & LEIGH McENTIRE - Distinctive Decor, Duncan, Oklahoma

Marcus and Leigh started this as an internet business back in 1999. They ran it out of their house for several years.

Nominated for the National HONOR ROLL of American Entrepreneurs by: Arvest – The perfect bank for your
changing world. Arvest Bank is the best choice for people on the go… wherever you might be going. What makes
Arvest the perfect bank? It's simple. Arvest believes in customer-focused banking.

Distinctive-Decor.com is a locally owned and operated retail

business that has been proudly serving the internet community
since 1999. Distinctive Decor was started by husband and wife
team, Marcus & Leigh McEntire. Their retail showroom is located
on Main Street in historic downtown Duncan, Oklahoma. Their
goal is to consistently provide our customers with a unique
selection of quality merchandise while providing exceptional
personal service. They offer a wide variety of dinnerware, tea &
coffee wares, kitchen wares, home accents and collectibles from
established brands as well as contemporary and up-and-coming
designers.

Marcus is active in the community and helps other small business owners with tips he has learned over the years as
his business has grown. Marcus was also recently named one of Oklahoma's Top 10 Outstanding Entrepreneurs by
Engage Oklahoma. (Continued on the Honor Roll website)
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RICHARD E. CARUSO, Ph.D. - The Uncommon Individual Foundation, Villanova, PA

Dr. Caruso is the Founder and Director of The Uncommon Individual Foundation, a non-profit foundation which
encourages individuals to form and follow their dreams of personal success and, in effect, become the entrepreneurs of
their personal lives (www.uif.org). He serves as advisor and mentor to PELT 100, the State Leadership organization for
National Entrepreneurship Week in Pennsylvania.

Nominated for the National HONOR ROLL of American Entrepreneurs by: UnleashPA and PELT 100 - (Pennsylvania
Entrepreneurship Leadership Team 100) have been designed to function as an Intelligence Community. PELT100’s
mission is to unleash the entrepreneurial capacity of the Commonwealth and combat economic trends that have
plagued the Commonwealth for decades and have been exacerbated in the current recession. The UnleashPA campaign
and PELT 100 team is implementing a robust mentoring program focused on empowering entrepreneurs and innovators
in both rural and urban settings with limited or no access to abundant technical support and innovation-specific
mentoring.

RICHARD E. CARUSO, Ph.D. founded Integra LifeSciences Corporation (“Integra”) in 1989 (www.integra-ls.com). Dr.
Caruso currently serves as the company’s Chairman. In August 1995, Integra became a
publicly-held company listed on the National NASDAQ Market under the symbol “IART”.
Integra Envisioned….. And then Created a new branch of medicine now known as
Regenerative Medicine where the body is enabled to re-create its own parts. In 2006, in
recognition of his entrepreneurial career, Dr. Caruso received the Ernst & Young National
Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the entire USA. In 2007, in the E&Y Monte Carlo Global
Competition, Dr. Caruso was voted second in the World as Global Entrepreneur of the Year.

Dr. Caruso has more than 35 years of experience in entrepreneurial and finance type
ventures. He has and continues to be actively involved in a variety of domestic and
international business activities. He has a broad base of business experience and maintains
an active involvement in the academic community in both the United States and Europe.
(Continued on the Honor Roll website)

Nick Scott Sr., Scott Enterprises, Erie, Pennsylvania

"Hospitality Unplugged", you name it they have it. Scott Enterprises is a family owned
Hospitality Company. Its portfolio includes hotels, conference/banquet services,
franchised restaurants as well as an Indoor Water Park. They currently own and operated
20 locations with 5 projects under development. They have 1500 employees and growing.

Nominated by Adreamz Institute - Founded in Erie, PA, Adreamz Institute designs,

develops and manages experiential programs that stimulate and engage entrepreneurial
communities. Adreamz is North America’s first Cisco Entrepreneur Institute and leverages
its dynamic technological platform along with the power of their human network™ to
make entrepreneurship accessible and approachable for everyone.

Nick Scott Sr. is president and founder of Scott Enterprises which is the second largest
employer in Erie, PA. They continue to grow their remarkable business in spite of the economic downturn. Each month
you hear about another amazing contribution from their team. Their mission is "to exceed our greatest expectations by
providing memorable experiences that reflect the care, pride and expertise of our management and associates".
Splash Lagoon water park and hotel is one of their amazing ventures. It may have been well below freezing outside,
but you would have never known it by attending the grand opening of the Splash Lagoon water park and hotel complex
on Feb. 28, 2003 in Erie, Pa. In fact, the event saw state senators, the town mayor, other dignitaries, and thousands of
guests being introduced to a massive indoor tropical environment in the middle of Pennsylvania's blizzard country.
(Continued on the Honor Roll website)
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MICHAEL HOLTHOUSE - Lemonade Day, HOUSTON, Texas -
Michael‘s vision is to see 1,000,000 new businesses open a single day in cities across America. To realize his goal, he
speaks passionately about the program to organizations in Houston and across the nation to encourage community and
business leaders, educators, parents, and children to get involved.

Nominated for the National HONOR ROLL of American Entrepreneurs by: Prepared 4 Life. The mission of Prepared 4
Life (P4L) is to unlock the entrepreneurial potential of youth by engaging them in positive, life-changing programs. P4L is
reaching youth one child at a time by teaching them the nuts and bolts of the entrepreneurial process. Our goal is to
build a society of economically independent individuals, who also are engaged, community-minded citizens.

Michael Holthouse is the creator of Lemonade Day and the Holthouse Foundation
for Kids. Michael is best known in the business world as founder and President of
Paranet, Inc, a computer network services company. In just six years, Michael
expanded Paranet to 27 offices and 1600 employees with revenues in excess of $100
million. He ultimately sold the company to Sprint in 1997.Michael took his success
and decided to spend the rest of his life dedicated to helping at-risk youth. First, he
embarked on a worldwide learning adventure. By visiting communities around the
globe, Michael realized that successful individuals and communities possess a common trait – an entrepreneurial spirit.

After eight years of research, including the evaluation of many children’s programs, Michael created the Holthouse
Foundation for Kids to help youth from low-income families acquire the skills they need to
become successful adults. Major achievements by the Holthouse Foundation for Kids
include supporting Boys and Girls Club with a $1million gift after the collapse of its title
sponsor, Enron. He also teamed up with the “After School All-Stars” to support innovative
after-school programming in Houston.

Michael’s vision to revolutionize the way kids learn was further enhanced when, at the
urging of his daughter, they created a lemonade stand together. During the course of that day, Michael taught her
about creating a plan, the benefits of location, and paying back her investor. He realized that through the simple act of
opening a lemonade stand, basic financial literacy lessons can be taught. (Continued on the Honor Roll website)

LIBRADO PENA - Social Entrepreneur, Houston, TEXAS

Librado Pena is a Social Entrepreneur who solicits donations

(monetary & otherwise) and serves Houston’s homeless community –
channeling food, clothing and shelter to those in need.

Nominated for the National HONOR ROLL of American Entrepreneurs

by: Houston Baptist University in Sugar Land, TX. Mr. Pena is providing
case information
to help class
students in the School of Business learn about Entrepreneurship
versus Small Business Ownership. I teach a graduate (MBA) class
in Entrepreneurship right now.
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A Job is ...
work that needs to be done, (meaning it has a meaningful purpose)
that you can do, (meaning that you have the skills, capacity)
and someone will pay you to do it. (meaning that there is a customer for
this work...a source of income to pay you)
Self-Employment - When you think of businesses in the US do you realize the following about the number of
people who are working for someone else versus being self-employed?

 According to the latest available US Small Business Administration data, in 2008 there were 27,281,452
businesses in the US.

 Over twenty-one million (21,351,320) of these have only one employee - themselves - the
owner/entrepreneur

 And another five million plus businesses (5,295,000) had 20 or fewer employees.

 That leaves 635,132 businesses with more than 20 employees, employing all the other private sector
workers.

Source: http://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/us10.pdf

Unemployment - When you hear about creating jobs as the "biggest" priority of our country, how many are
employed versus how many unemployed? Does entrepreneurship education make a difference, both now
and for the future?

First, let's know about the numbers of people who are unemployed versus employed...

Year Civilian Civilian Employed Unemployed Not in

non-institutional Workforce Labor Force
Population over 16
# # % # % # % #
2008. . . . . . 233,788 154,287 66.0 145,362 62.2 8,924 5.8 79,501
2009. . . . . . 235,801 154,142 65.4 139,877 59.3 14,265 9.3 81,659
2010. . . . . . 237,830 153,889 64.7 139,064 58.5 14,825 9.6 83,941

Source: U S Gov. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Numbers in thousands)

1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.

NOTE: Revisions to population controls and other changes can affect the comparability of labor force levels over time. In recent
years, updated population controls have been introduced annually with the release of January data. Additional information is online
at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop.

WE WONDER .... So should we (as entrepreneurship educators) wonder how many of the 14,825,000 unemployed
persons might be able to be self-reliant if their education experiences had helped them find "Work that needs to be
done, that they have the skills and capacity to do, and someone would pay them to do it" ....such as customers! Also,
what about the 83,941,000 "not in the labor force".

The entrepreneurs of tomorrow are in our Schools Today!

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BONUS ACTIVITY EntrepreNews & Views
Published by the Consortium for
Entrepreneurship Education
Columbus, Ohio Volume 18 No.1
WHAT ARE YOUR CHOICES?

The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education believes that entrepreneurs "become" through the
experiences of their lives. Thus one or our core values is that "Entrepreneurship education is a lifelong
learning process that involves all levels of education and training."

But how.... The Consortium has published National Content Standards that include 403 Performance
Indicators that were created by focus groups of entrepreneurs who indicated what knowledge, skills and
attitudes were important for their success http://www.entre-ed.org/Standards_Toolkit/ The mere size
of the list tells you that it cannot be the foundation for any single course. Rather it is used to support the
content of many different programs at different levels of education. Throughout education students can
be developing an understanding of how to find opportunities and developing skills to be self-sufficient.

What do you think about making your own job ...

We suggest each person consider their individual answers to each question and then discuss them with the group.
 How do you find work that needs to be done?
 How many different job tasks can you personally do?
 For which kinds of skills or tasks are people normally paid most?
 Which of these many possible tasks do you most enjoy doing?
 How and where do you find paying customers? What tools help you locate them?
 During the recession most large businesses have not been hiring and many individuals have lost jobs. Do you
think more people have started businesses since 2008 so that there are now more businesses in the nation?
 How can so many single person business operations exist?
 Do you think that any of these single person businesses will grow to the point that they will hire additional
staff members?
 Does the above data help you understand when we say that the USA is a country of small businesses that we
really are that? Is any of this data a new revelation to you?
 Do most American’s think that our employer base looks more like this small business segment of the
employment community or are big businesses all they see?
 What does it take to create a job?
 If we had the choice of reducing the business tax rate or the personal income tax rate which of these choices
do you think would help to create the most jobs? Why do you think the way you do to come to this
conclusion?
 What would it take to have all students in the education pipeline of the USA gain entrepreneurial Skills?
 Would this improve our economic condition?
 What are the first steps that should be taken in order to make it happen?

HOW COULD YOU USE THE CONCEPTS IN THIS DISCUSSION TO START A BLOG ABOUT THE VALUE OF
ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION?
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The 29th Annual National Entrepreneurship Education FORUM
* * * * Cincinnati, Ohio - November 4 - 7, 2011 www.entre-ed.org/_network/forum.htm

Partake in the outstanding

Professional Development opportunities
at the fabulous and historic
Hilton Netherland Plaza Hotel
in downtown Cincinnati.

Educators at all levels of the lifelong learning

process, K-16 and Adult ....

Be part of this MENU for Success . . .

** PROGRAM AT A GLANCE - Plan on a great variety of
activities starting Friday through Monday.

** FORUM FLYER - Use this flyer to promote the

conference with your networks. Check out comments
made by FORUM 2010 Participants.

** CALL FOR PROGRAMS - Check these details and send us your proposal no later than March 31 to be a
presenter on the program. Note that we will accept proposals AFTER the deadline if we have program needs
or if there are cancellations before the conference. Feel free to send your proposal. We will confirm the status.

** REGISTRATION FORM - Share the registration information with your colleagues and potential supporters
for your participation.

** EXHIBITOR INFORMATION - Where else can exhibitors find a whole conference of educators interested in
entrepreneurship education as a lifelong learning process?

** SPONSORS - We truly value the foundations and companies that believe in entrepreneurship education for
youth and adults and provide the resources that help us make it an affordable event.

** HOTEL - The conference will be held at the Hilton Netherland Plaza, a beautiful and historic hotel in the
heart of downtown Cincinnati. Rooms are available at a wonderful rate of $99 per night for up to 4 people per
room. Deadline for reservations is October 21, depending on availability of the reserved block. Make
reservations early to be safe. See hotel photos, overview of amenities, and make reservations online here.