Sunday, November 16, 2008

Global Entrepreneurship Week Activities at Boise State University

Boise State will participate in Global Entrepreneurship Week with a series of seminars for students and the business community Nov. 18-20.

The College of Business and Economics, the Idaho Small Business Development Center and the Entrepreneurship Center have developed the seminars that will be held from 3:15-4:30 p.m. each day in Room 404 of the Interactive Learning Center on the Boise State campus.

All sessions are free, but seating is limited to the first 40 people to register at www.IdahoSBDC.org. Parking is available in the Brady Parking Garage. For a map of both locations, see the Idaho SBDC link above.

The seminar schedule is as follows:

Nov. 18 - Young Entrepreneurs will provide background on their businesses and the challenges they face. Young entrepreneurs are the driving force behind much of the innovative products and services we see today.

Ryan Woodings - MetaGeek

Becky Louge - The Dental R.A.T.

J. Glerum - Valitics / Check A Biz

Nov. 19 - Hispanic entrepreneurs are a growing part of Idaho's entrepreneurial community. Three successful entrepreneurs will share their experiences.

Enrique Camarillo, Molly Maid

Emile Loza, Technology Law Group PLLC

Nov. 20 - Angel investors will provide a picture of equity investing, taking into account the banking crisis and its impact on equity investing.

Kevin Learned, Boise Angel Alliance

Dave Light - PakSense

Dozens of countries are participating in Global Entrepreneurship Week activities Nov. 17-21.

The initiative aims to inspire young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity and to turn their ideas into reality. See http://www.unleashingideas.org for more information.

For questions about Boise State's entrepreneurship week activities, contact Katie Sewell at 426-3838 or ksewell@boisestate.edu, or Kent Neupert at ext. 426-2397 or kneupert@boisestate.edu.

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