Wednesday, January 26, 2005

12:00 noon - 2:00 pm

Rayburn House Office Building, B339

Join us for a 'box lunch briefing' on Capitol Hill as we discuss the following questions:

What makes a region more entrepreneurial?  And why are some areas more entrepreneurial than others?

What are some states doing now to promote entrepreneurship?

How can local policy structures be changed to create incentives for risk-taking and fuel the growth of entrepreneurs?

How can small business and academia work together with the public sector to leverage existing economic development dollars and support innovation?

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Innovation. Risk-taking.  Idea generation. Increased productivity. Job creation. Growth. Entrepreneurship.  These words are increasingly common today - not only here in Washington where entrepreneurship is being promoted as a driver of national economic growth, but also in America's communities as they search for new ways to create the conditions for a thriving regional economy.  

Where most regions of our nation once focused on growing their economies through traditional business retention and incentive-based recruitment programs, many are now realizing the importance of entrepreneuralism as a powerful long-term solution to good jobs and economic prosperity.  

As part of the National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship, we will examine the relationship between risk taking, innovation and serial entrepreneurs and regional economic growth at a Box Lunch Briefing for members of Congress and their staff on January 26 at 12:00 p.m. Confirmed speakers include: 

  • Chad Moutray, Chief Economist/Director, Office of Economic Research 
    U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy 

  • Randall Kempner, Vice President for Regional Innovation 
    Council on Competitiveness

  • Chad Evans, Vice President, National Innovation Initiative
    Council on Competitiveness

  • Rob Bogart, Senior Policy Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Economic  Development, U.S. Department of Commerce

  • Erik Pages, President
    EntreWorks Consulting

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