287 MTSU TO HELP STUDENTS ‘CREATE YOUR FUTURE’ DURING ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK

MTSU TO HELP STUDENTS ‘CREATE YOUR FUTURE’ DURING ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK

Feb. 15, 2008

CONTACT: Dr. Robert Lahm, MTSU assistant professor, business communication and entrepreneurship, at 615-898-2785.

MURFREESBORO—National Entrepreneurship Week will be celebrated nationwide from Feb. 23 to March 1, and the Jennings A. Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University will be coordinating week-long activities—free and open to the public—that will take place both on campus and at various businesses throughout the community.
The theme of the celebration is “Create your future.” The message is that with creativity and innovation, young job seekers will be more competitive and be able to demand higher wages. There is also the realization that tomorrow’s entrepreneurs are in our schools and universities today.
The celebration is in response to the U. S. House of Representatives Resolution #699, advocating an annual week in support of American entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship education. The focus of this second year’s celebration includes the importance of entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurs in all the networking, publicity, events, policy, and support that is included in National Entrepreneurship Week.
Ideas are the lifeblood of an entrepreneurial economy, states a news release from the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education. Can one imagine the impact on the creative mindset of future Americans if each student in the schools had opportunities to learn how to be entrepreneurs while still in school?
Activities at MTSU will be designed to introduce young people to their many opportunities and, with the help of entrepreneurial skills, to develop self-reliance.
For a full calendar of MTSU events, visit http://mtsu.edu/~eweek. For more information or questions, call Dr. Robert Lahm, MTSU assistant professor, business communication and entrepreneurship, at 615-898-2785 (rlahm@mtsu.edu). If Lahm is not available, contact Dr. Rachel Wilson at 615-898-2448 (rcwilson@mtsu.edu).
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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