Local Groups Plan a Week of Activities to Educate Future Generations of Entrepreneurs and Innovators
PENSACOLA, FLA (Feb. 16, 2007) – Local organizations are coming together to participate in a national effort for entrepreneurship awareness. During Feb. 24 – March 3, 2007, Entrepreneurship Week USA will inspire and encourage young people to consider entrepreneurship as a career choice and celebrate America’s culture in inventiveness. This weeklong national event will include local events and activities to inspire, educate and prepare young people, primarily high school seniors, to be America’s next great entrepreneurs and innovators. With the theme, “What’s Your Big Idea? Take it On!” the initiative is designed to serve as an inspiration for young people to think creatively and to turn their ideas into action – whether that means starting a new business, developing an innovation for an existing company or solving a problem that makes society better.
Local events include an entrepreneur showcase; a casual trade show atmosphere where young business owners will display their business and answer any questions the students might have. Other events let students go in-depth with successful entrepreneurs, as well as meet entrepreneurs in a Q & A setting. And finally, a Junior Achievement Job Shadow Day will let local high school seniors experience first hand a day in the life of a business.
A complete listing of the events and information for each is available on the web site at www.EntrepreneurshipWeekNWF.org .
Entrepreneurship is a driving force of the U.S. economy. During the past 15 years, businesses less than five years old have accounted for about 70 percent of the net job creation in the United States. These community events provided by local partners will inspire the future of our economy to engage in the spirit of Entrepreneurship. Local partners include Junior Achievement of Northwest Florida, Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce, High Growth Business Club, Pensacola Young Professionals, IHMC, Team Santa Rosa, White Sands Investments, Silver Bullet Technologies, UWF, Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce, City of Pensacola, Duncan McCall Advertising and Best Buy.
For more information on events and activities and information to engage young people on how to get involved in Entrepreneurship Week, please visit www.EntrepreneurshipWeekNWF.org. The national web site is www.EntrepreneurshipWeekUSA.com.