Weekly Update from Build A Stronger America - Issue 5 - November 9, 2009
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Kauffman Foundation, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 16-22, 2009
Global Entrepreneurship Week is just one week away. With over 1,000 partners across all 50 states in the U.S., you can plan now to participate in the following ways:
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Log on to watch the Mentoring Madness webcast sponsored by NYSE Euronext, featuring CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo, Blake Mycoskie of TOMS Shoes and Snoop Dogg
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Participate in an activity near you. Search a global database for activities occurring in your community — or wherever you will be traveling the week of November 16-22. Lend your expertise as a panelist, speaker, judge or join the discussion as an event participant.
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Contribute to the virtual dialogue. Global Entrepreneurship Week is on the social networks where you play, work and live. Follow the Week on Twitter (@unleashingideas and @gewusa) and Facebook or join the discussion on LinkedIn.
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Connect with a growing global network. Logon at unleashingideas.org and connect with other advocates for entrepreneurship around the world.
Entrepreneurship In A Recession
Featured content from Entrepreneurship.org — Recessions are still suited for entrepreneurial growth, but your mindset, attitude, and actions might have to shift to meet the current market demands. Read The Article & Watch The Video >>
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Most high-tech founders come from middle-class or upper-lower-class backgrounds, are well-educated, and married with children.
Importance of Young Businesses to U.S. Economy
Newly created and young companies are the primary drivers of job creation in the United States. According to a Kauffman Foundation analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data, companies less than five years old created nearly two-thirds of net new jobs in 2007. Read The Report >>
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