Vermont celebrates Entrepreneurship Week 2010

Saturday February 20th to Saturday February 27th

Kick off event: Friday, February 26th, 8:00 am – 10:00am in the Statehouse Cafeteria, Montpelier, Vermont

Join Vermont business leaders, educators, and non-profit organizations to celebrate National Entrepreneurship Week at the Vermont Statehouse.  Entrepreneurship Week is a nationwide recognition of the heritage of entrepreneurial leadership in America, and encourages entrepreneurship education as a lifelong learning process.

 Our kick-off event begins at 8 a.m. Friday, February 26th  in the Statehouse Cafeteria with a Proclamation signing by Governor James Douglas.   The signing will be followed by mini-presentations by business leaders, educators, non-profit organizations, high school (VT REAL Enterprise – Youth Entrepreneurship) students and college students to promote the importance of entrepreneurship to Vermont’s economy.   Together through entrepreneurship initiatives we will build and sustain our rural economy; and at every level bring innovative thinking, leadership and job creation to our communities.

For more information contact Janet Bullard at 802-828-2852 or Janet.Bullard@state.vt.us