Entrepreneurship Day at Georgia Southern
November 20 2009 was Entrepreneurship Day for Georgia Southern’s Colleges of Business Administration and Information Technology. Two events highlighted the Center for Entrepreneurial Learning’s focus on entrepreneurial opportunities for students and faculty.
First, entrepreneurship students exhibited their business concept projects in the atrium of the Information Technology building. A Venture Concept Exhibition, first of many to come, offered student teams an opportunity to identify a unique business concept, assess the potential market, and develop a presentation to test the public acceptance and viability of their ideas. The presentations were fascinating, ranging from manufacturing to service in a wide spectrum of industries. The idea was to develop market input and feedback before full business plan development.
The highlight of the day was a seminar, World‑Class Entrepreneurship, and a presentation to professors, Understanding Entrepreneurship as Experience, both held at the Nessmith‑Lane Performing Arts Center. The presentation focused upon entrepreneurship as a philosophy, or choice of emphasis, in decision‑making. The research seminar highlighted the experiential nature of entrepreneurship that results in entrepreneurs being shaped by the venture as much as the entrepreneur shapes and governs the venture.
The keynote speaker, Dr. Michael Morris, holds the Witting Chair in Entrepreneurship at Syracuse University and serves as chair of the Department of Entrepreneurship & Emerging Enterprises, a program identified as the National Model Program in Entrepreneurship by the U. S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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