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Entrepreneurship@Cornell


Entrepreneurship@Cornell will celebrate with entrepreneuers from around the world during Global Entrepreneurship Week, Nov. 16-22.

The event is sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation, an organization founded in the mid-1960s by Ewing Marion Kauffman to support entrepreneurship and “Make Your Mark,” the United Kingdom’s national campaign to give people the confidence, skills and ambition to be enterprising. Visit their web site for more information.

The week will connect people everywhere through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators. Students, educators, entrepreneurs, business leaders, employees, non-profit leaders, government officials and many others will participate in a range of activities, from online to face-to-face, and from large-scale competitions and events to intimate networking gatherings.

Activities at Cornell will include the following events and activities:

Entrepreneurship Faculty Meeting

Monday, November 16: A meeting of campus-wide entrepreneurship faculty and staff will kick off Global Entrepreneurship Week. Networking will begin at 11:30 am in the Taylor Room at Statler Hotel, with lunch at noon and presentations by students using the eLab facilities at 12:45 pm. RSVP to Debra Moesch-Shelley (dlm8@cornell.edu) if you are interested in attending.

10 Good Minutes

A new interview posted with an entrepreneur on the 10 Good Minutes web site. http://10goodminutes.com/

Entrepreneurship and Personal Enterprise Speaker Series

Monday, November 16, 7:30-8:30PM: Entrepreneur and Cornell Professor Donald Greenberg '55, BCV '58, PhD '68 will speak in AEM 1210, a lecture series that is free and open to the public. This event will be held in Call Auditorium in Kennedy Hall.

Virtual Entrepreneur's Resource Expo

Tuesday, November 17: Features information and videos from resources and organizations on and off campus. The expo will be available beginning Nov. 17 and will be available throughout the week. Visit http://www.youtube.com/user/GEWatCornell.

CEN Web Seminar

Tuesday, November 17: A CEN web seminar at 12:30 pm EST featuring Jodi Smith MILR '95, President of Mannersmith Etiquette Consulting presenting "The 5 Mentors You Need to Succeed - And How to Find Them". To learn more or to sign up, visit the CEN web site.

The Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship at the Hotel School
  • Tuesday, November 17, 4:15-5:30PM: The Conversations with Entrepreneurs Speaker Series is hosting a discussion by and networking session with Steve Rushmore, Founder, HVS, a global consulting and services organization focused on the hotel, restaurant, timeshare, gaming, and leisure industries. This event will be held in room 198 Statler Hall.
  • Visit the Pillsbury Institute Website for more information, or contact Lauren Benfante at lrb67@cornell.edu.
eLab Entrepreneurship Seminar Series

Tuesday, November 17, 7:00PM: The eLab Entrepreneurship Seminar Series presents speaker Professor Dan Cohen, who will speak about customer service. The seminar will be in room B09 Sage Hall.

Student Clubs

Entrepreneurship student clubs at Cornell will conduct a variety of membership, education and networking events.