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The Professional Development Opportunity of the Year . . . a Great Experience with Entrepreneurship Education!

FORUM PROGRAM Read all about it... . . . the entire CONFERENCE PROGRAM,

• Check out the great buffet of CONCURRENT SESSIONS here.

• Start out the conference on Saturday with your choice of 3 of these ROUNDTABLE PRESENTERS.

• View all the pictures from the conference now posted on FACEBOOK. on the Consortium page.

• SCHOLARSHIPS awarded to over 100 educators.

• SPONSORS MAKE THE CONFERENCE POSSIBLE. Thanks to the Burton D. Morgan Foundation, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), the Coleman Foundation, the Holthouse Foundation for Kids, Junior Achievement, the Columbus Schools, he Columbus Artea Planning Committee, and the members of the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education who sponsored scholarships for teachers and the conference as a whole. This conference is for educators at all levels and we appreciate your support in enabling them to attend.

• FREE FOR STUDENTS - The Marketplace for Student Entrepreneurs featured exhibits of young entrepreneurs' businesses on Sunday, November 14. Student entrepreneurs participated with their own exhibit and participated in the conference on that one day.

  SEVEN ENTREPRENEURS SHARED THEIR "UPS AND DOWNS"

  
  

  
  
  

  Creating and running your own business has its UPS and DOWNS. For the educators wanting to learn more about how to teach young people to be entrepreneurs, the conference featured SEVEN entrepreneurs who share their stories and provided case studies for the classroom.
  
  Featured entrepreneurs included . . .

  1. MARK BALLARD is Co-Founder & Co-CEO - Sugardaddy's - "the premier online Brownie & Blondie gifting and dessert company" www.sugardaddys.com

  2. JENI BRITTON BAUER, CEO - Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams - "Ohio Love You" is everything we are-our inspirations ... our ingredients ... our relationships with devoted customers, talented farmers and a supportive community. It is a celebration of everything that makes Jeni's ice creams truly splendid! www.jenisicecreams.com

  3. ANDREW KONKOL, CEO - Canine Social Club - creator of "the place to meet and greet your favorite doggie friends and a great place to spend the day" www.CanineSocialClub.com plus 3 other businesses in his spare time.

  4. BOB MAHAFFEY, CEO - Xcelerate Media - a customized electronic training solutions company he started six-years ago in his garage that provides customized training solutions to 20 of the Fortune 50 nationwide www.xceleratemedia.com

  5. YUSUF SADIQ, Gemologist & Diamond Broker - Y Sadiq Diamond, LLC - the only African American gemologist, diamond broker and company owner in the US, who built his home-based business to a highly successful distributor in the historic downtown Ohio Furniture Building. http://ysadiqdiamond.net/

  6. EDGAR SMITH, Chairman and CEO - World Pac Paper LLC - an Inc. 500 and award winning national distributor of high quality printing & packaging papers and packaging solutions from Cincinnati, OH . www.worldpacpaper.com

  7. TIM O'SHEI, President and Founder - Live…Starring You - a business that targets pre-teens and teens by teaching them to make it in the spotlight through writing, goal setting, public speaking and performance workshops offered around the country. www.livestarringyou.com .

  
  
  

  CHALLENGING MAJOR SPEAKERS ...

  1. Saturday - 4 PM - Opening Session - Hear from a "Panel of Future CEO Stars"
     
     
     
     ** Moderator: RICK COPLIN, Venture Development Director at TechColumbus and entrepreneurial consultant with the city of Dublin, OH.... one of 7 cities worldwide selected as an "Intelligent Community" at the Intelligent Community FORUM 2010.
     ** Meet RILEY GIAUQUE - - 12 year old student from Marketplace for Kids in North Dakota who holds 3 patents and markets his EZPuck globally.
     ** Meet CHIP LOWE - 17 year old from the Buchholz Academy of Entrepreneurship in Gainesville, FL, who is CEE's technology consultant and has created the Consortium's four websites in the past year.
     ** Meet NICK FRANCIS - graduate of Toledo Technology Academy and member of National Honor Society who earned a scholarship from NFIB-YEF to attend the Ohio State University for his business - International Halloween Productions LLC
     
     
     
  2. Sunday - 8:30 AM - "Youth, Lemonade and the American Dream" Keynote Speaker - MICHAEL HOLTHOUSE, Prepared4Life - best known in the business world as founder and President of Paranet, Inc., a computer network services company. As an INC. Magazine "Entrepreneur of the Year" and a two-time "Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Company" winner, Michael grew Paranet in 6 years to 27 offices, 1600 employees and revenues in excess of $100 million and ultimately sold the company to Sprint in 1997. Lemonade Day is his nationwide initiative where he now has combined a passion for entrepreneurship with a desire to see kids succeed.
     
     
     
  3. Sunday Luncheon - "Making a DRASTIC Difference - Your Legacy and the Butterfly Effect" Featured Speaker - Kordell Norton. Come and steal the secrets used by corporations to communicate and how to connect with YOUR stakeholders. Discover what peanuts, butterfly wings, and Levi's have to do with the demands of today's entrepreneurship educator. Kordell Norton is an international speaker, consultant and author of several books. He works with educators who want to communicate their value, connect with their community, increase the student populations, drive up retention and improve the impact of teaching. His books are available for sale at Amazon.com and all bookstores ..."Throwing Gas On The Fire - Creating Drastic Change in Sales and Marketing" - and "Marketing Moxie - Connecting with Customers and Strategies for Explosive Business Growth".
  
  
  

  PRE-CONFERENCE and Monday ACTIVITIES . . .

  • Consortium members attended the Annual Consortium Meeting on Friday, Nov 12, 1:00 - 5:30 PM with dinner at the famous Schmidts in German Village and a business meeting and breakfast early Saturday morning.

  • The "CSI THINK TANK . . . Create Strategic Innovations" ... the annual Think Tank Meeting, was held Saturday, Nov 13, 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM at the Hyatt Hotel, Workshop leaders included Ronni Cohen, Horace Robertson, and Cathy Ashmore "On Your Mark, Get Ready, Get Set, GO....FINISH LINE" and the introduction of the YEA Teacher Training ROADMAP! You may download the materials shared to use for your programs:
    • The 4th "R" ... Real Life Learning via Problem Based Learning - Handout and Problem Solving PowerPoint.
    • The New Approach for the National Entrepreneurship Content Standards
    • The ROADMAP (draft) ...The Youth Entrepreneurship Alliance's new Teacher Training model... and the Roadmap Intro Presentation

    • Many enjoyed the Annual Pre-Conference Tour of Columbus area Entrepreneurs, Saturday, Nov 13, 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM, Check out the details here. .

    • "Building a Standards-based Entrepreneurship Program-of-Study" workshop provided at the Hyatt Hotel by the MBA Research & Curriculum Center, Saturday, Nov 13, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM -

    • Monday afternoon provided time to take our FORUM Bus (running from 1:30 - 5:30 PM continuously) to visit the JA BIZ TOWN....or Columbus's Art Community in the Short North... or do some shopping at Easton Town Center ... a shopping mall created by Les Wexner (founder of the Limited, Victoria's Secrets and other retail giants).

  • CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE - Conference participants can download a certificate here identifying the hours provided for your educational hours certification.

  • Thanks to the hospitality of the Hyatt on Capitol Square ...Do come back!

    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

  • INSTRUCTORS...Let us help you find sponsorship to attend the conference in November 2011!
    Guarantee your own scholarship by sharing your entrepreneurship program with business service groups in your home town. Ask the local Rotary, Kiwanis, Chamber, Lions, Church Groups, etc. who will appreciate having you make a presentation about the work you are doing to prepare the entrepreneurs of tomorrow in your classroom. Check out the Scholarship Package Details here: Download and adapt documents to fit your needs.
    • Letter to Instructors explaining the concept
    • Sample letter to the local service club
    • PowerPoint Template to adapt for your presentation
    • Scholarship Agreement Form

    Keep tuned to the latest plans for the FORUM in November 2011 on the Consortium Web Page

    www.entre-ed.org/_network/forum.htm

  CONTACT
  Cathy Ashmore, Executive Director,
  The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education, 1601 W. Fifth Ave. # 199,
  Columbus, OH 43212
  614-486-6538, fax 419-791-8922
  or email -- cashmore@entre-ed.org