ADVISORY/Kauffman Foundation Media Advisory.Business Editors ADVISORY...for Tuesday Tuesday: see week. (April 29) --(BUSINESS WIRE) The Kauffman Foundation:
WHAT: The Kauffman Foundation and the Business Council for the
United Nations Host THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ADVANTAGE OF NATIONS
First Annual Global Entrepreneurship Symposium exploring new
research on the impact of entrepreneurial activity on
economic development in nations around the world
WHEN: Tuesday, April 29, 2003, 1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: United Nations Headquarters, Delegates' Dining Room
GOAL: To set in motion structures and policies to support and
overcome the barriers for the creation of a national
entrepreneurial environment.
HIGHLIGHTS: Entrepreneurship en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. is a global phenomenon that directly impacts economic growth and stability. Yet many countries overlook important aspects in encouraging and supporting entrepreneurial en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. activity or implement misdirected policies that can hinder hin·der 1 v. hin·dered, hin·der·ing, hin·ders v.tr. 1. To be or get in the way of. 2. To obstruct or delay the progress of. v.intr. formation of an entrepreneurial economy. Among the key findings and policy implications from the research that will be discussed: -- The need to increase the number of women involved in starting new businesses as key for a country's long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. economic growth. -- A reliance on duplicating a U.S. style venture capital industry may hinder, rather than encourage, the success of entrepreneurial ventures. -- Promoting corporate and academic spin-offs is seen as a generator generator, in electricity, machine used to change mechanical energy into electrical energy. It operates on the principle of electromagnetic induction, discovered (1831) by Michael Faraday. of high-potential, job-creating entrepreneurial activity. |
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