Global Entrepreneurship Week Events at Lorain County Community College and Great Lakes Innovation and Development Enterprise    

Lorain County Community College Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE), Employment and Career Services and the Great Lakes Innovation and Development Enterprise (GLIDE) are bringing Global Entrepreneurship Week – Nov. 16-22 – to the LCCC campus with a variety of events to inspire innovation.

“The goal is to inspire people of all ages to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity,” said Cindy Kushner, Director of Marketing.  “Global Entrepreneurship Week encourages people to think big, to turn their ideas into reality, and to make their mark on their community and the world.”

During Global Entrepreneurship Week thousands of activities are being planned in more than 75 countries around the world. The goal of the week’s events is to inspire young people to consider entrepreneurship, connect them with organizations that foster the business spirit, provide mentors and engage policymakers around the world.

“These events get students energized and thinking about their role as entrepreneurs across a wide spectrum of outlets,” said Cliff Reynolds, director of GLIDE.

For the most current information on local events, visit www.lorainccc.edu/entrepreneurweek. For more information on the global celebration, visit www.unleashingideas.org.

Activities on the LCCC campus include:

• Setting Up to Settling Down – University Partnership Center Room 212 – from 5-6:30 p.m. Mon., Nov. 16. LCCC SIFE will sponsor an information-packed session where panel members will give tips on bookkeeping, payroll, price setting, break-even and cash flow for entrepreneurs. Information will also be presented on how to approach retirement. Seats are limited and reservations may be made by calling (440) 366-4030. Light refreshments will be served.
    
• Social Entrepreneurship Workshop – Entrepreneurship Innovation Center Room 340– from 10-11:30 a.m. Tues., Nov. 17. LCCC@Work’s Employment & Career Services will host an interactive workshop to address the meaning and impacts of social entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurs recognize societal problems and develop new ideas and organizations to address those issues. Lorain County social entrepreneurs will lead discussions and help students discover ways to help further their efforts or launch a new initiative. For more information on this event contact Employment and Career Services at (440) 366-4076
     
• An open house at GLIDE – located in the LCCC Entrepreneurship Innovation Center (EIC) – from 10 a.m. to noon Wed., Nov. 18. The EIC building will be open to students, faculty, and the community. Local entrepreneurs will display their innovative winning ideas and be on hand to answer questions about entrepreneurship. A short panel discussion will be held from 12-1p.m. Pizza will be served 1-1:30 p.m. in the COSE suite (first floor of the EIC building).
  
  Following the open house LCCC will host a WVIZ Entrepreneurial Learning Series from 1:30-3 p.m., featuring Cameron Johnson, who started his first business at 9 years old and was recognized as one of the top entrepreneurs in the world while in high school. Johnson will be interviewed on camera by Gary Schoeniger, CEO and Founder of the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative (ELI). The event is for high school students. The open house, lunch and lecture are free.  For information on these events, call GLIDE at (440) 366-4310
    
• “You Call the Shots” with Cameron Johnson -- Spitzer Conference Center Grand Room – 6:30 p.m. Wed., Nov. 18. Entrepreneur Cameron Johnson will do a presentation and Q&A session that is open to the public as part of the Meeting Great Minds series. Now 24, Johnson has been a successful entrepreneur since he was in elementary school. He will share his tips on how to succeed on your terms. A meet-and-greet will begin at 6 p.m. Johnson’s appearance is sponsored by LCCC. The event is free. To register, visit www.lorainccc.edu/entrepreneurweek.
    
• “Are you an Entrepreneur?” Workshop – Entrepreneurship Innovation Center Room 132 A and B – from 10-11:30 a.m. Thurs., Nov. 19. LCCC@Work’s Employment & Career Services will host a dynamic workshop to help students identify the traits and qualities of successful entrepreneurs. The workshop will address how to “plug in” to others and how to find opportunities to further the entrepreneurial spirit. For more information on this event, contact Employment and Career Services at (440) 366-4076.
    
• TechnoFriday –9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fri., Nov. 20. Students from Langston Middle School in Oberlin will get "hands-on" in labs that will challenge their technical, creative and entrepreneurial abilities.  Sessions will focus on computer game programming, electricity/electronics and personal design-fabrication.
  

Global Entrepreneurship Week is founded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Make Your Mark campaign; sponsored by NYSE Euronext, IBM and Ernst & Young; and, supported by JA Worldwide, Endeavor, Entrepreneurs’ Organization, DECA, YPO-WPO, National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Young Americas Business Trust, YES - European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs.
To view a complete list of participating countries and organizations or to learn more, visit www.unleashingideas.org.

November 6, 2009