Thursday, May 17, 2012
Back to Work for Global Entrepreneurship Week
The timing is impeccable. Here at Sheepless, we're back from licking our wounds, fired up to engage once again with the amazing local economies and sustainable business movements popping up all over the country. And what a better Coming Out day than the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week?
Conceived and led by Kauffman, "The Foundation of Entrepreneurship", and Enterprise UK, the week is an international celebration, think tank, and workshop geared towards generating new ideas and seeking better ways of doing things. Arizona State University, recognized as one of the nation's Kauffman Campuses for their innovative approach to integrating entrepreneurial practices, is leading the charge with programming ranging from grant competitions to Ninja Training (who couldn't use a few stealth secret weapons in their business plan?). Not near Phoenix this week? There are 40,000 events happening in over 100 countries.
And of course, there are the events that celebrate entrepreneurship every day, in every city, every time a small business opens its doors. We're glad to be back at work, celebrating these every day ninjas.
Image: ASU faculty, students and staff meet during Global Entrepreneurship Week and discuss innovation and entrepreneurship at the university. Photo by Kyle Patton, courtesy Entrepreneurship at ASU on Flickr.
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