Governor's Proclamation Entrepreneurship Week

The 21st Century will belong to those who can take their ideas and make them happen. While the United States presently maintains the edge as an entrepreneurial society and competes in the global economy, the future shows clear signs of massive economic competition from abroad. More Americans in the future will need to be generating more ideas and better innovations if the United States is to stay ahead of the large populations of educated citizens in emerging and globally savvy economies.

In June of 2006, the U S House of Representatives passed a Resolution focused on continuing the creative efforts of entrepreneurs and small businesses as the leading creator of new jobs in the past decade. The Congress recognized the significance of Entrepreneurship Week USA to feature the contributions of American entrepreneurs and encourage the development of entrepreneurs of the future. They recognized that "the entrepreneurs of tomorrow are in our schools today."

February 23-March 1, 2008, will be the second annual national entrepreneurship week celebration. The project management team for Entrepreneurship Week USA has developed a logo, branding strategies, a great variety of events to be shared with local, state, and national leaders, and has established a web site to share information. For more information on national initiatives and activities, visit the Create Your Future National Entrepreneurship Week web site.

In addition to the national activities, Indiana will be developing teams in communities throughout the state to promote Create Your Future National Entrepreneurship USA week. If you are interested in getting involved in this initiative, contact Barbara Beadle, Indiana Team Leader. Let's promote Entreprepreneurship Education throughout Indiana.

Indiana Recommended Activities

Looking to host an easy, free, and fun activity for National Entrepreneurship Week? Look no further! MediaSpark will donate a free version of our GoVenture Lemonade Stand simulation software to any school or non-profit organization wishing to host a GoVenture Business Simulation Competition. The GoVenture Lemonade Stand simulation is an easy-to-use program that introduces children and adults to the experience of running their own business. GoVenture Lemonade Stand is an ideal program for a competition because it is easy to start, easy to play, does not require facilitation, and can run on any Windows computer.

GoVenture Lemonade Stand

A great way to add excitement to an event and provide hands-on entrepreneurship experience! Players can simply walk up to the computer(s) and start playing. Each player can play for a set number of virtual days and their final score recorded to determine rankings. Each player need only play for a few minutes, allowing for dozens or hundreds of participants in a short period of time.

Register Today

Visit www.goventure.net/eweek to find out more and to register for your free software.

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Children's Book On Becoming An Entrepreneur (Power Point)

Children's Book on Becoming An Entrepreneur (PDF)

The Children's books are great resources for elementary students. Have your high school students read this book to elementary students in your community.

Share Your Activities

We would like to promote all Indiana Entrepreneurship Activities on our web site. If you are planning any activities in your school and/or community, won't you please fill out the INPartnership Planning form and return it to Barbara Beadle via email. This will assist us in tracking all state events.

For a list of the current activities already planned, visit the Indiana State Leadership Team site.

State Contacts for Entrepreneurship USA Week