Northeastern University Celebrates Entrepreneurship With Week of Events for Students and Community by News@Northeastern - Contributor February 23, 2007 Share Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Contact: John Natale at 617-373-2802 (2-23-07) BOSTON, Mass. – Northeastern University will host a week of workshops, panel discussions, and networking activities that celebrate entrepreneurship and provide college students and Boston residents with resources and advice on starting their own businesses, taking place from February 26 to March 2. These events are part of EntrepreneurshipWeek USA, a nationwide initiative for promoting entrepreneurship comprised of 1,000 schools, businesses, and partnering organizations, and co-sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation, a $2 billion institution that advocates business creation and improving education. EntrepreneurshipWeek USA activities at Northeastern will include: • Breakfast of Champions panel discussions, where faculty and business leaders discuss entrepreneurial opportunities in the cutting-edge fields of music, gaming, biotechnology, health technology, and nanotechnology. Guest speakers will include executives from the music, video game, and pharmaceutical industries. • A Minority Entrepreneurs Networking Event bringing together business leaders from diverse backgrounds who will discuss challenges they have faced and successes they have enjoyed as entrepreneurs. Speakers include the founders of Causemedia, Functional Pharmaceuticals, and the Waldwin Group. • Entrepreneurship Workshops, where faculty and business leaders provide advice on such topics as starting a business, attracting investors, and identifying opportunities in such fields as digital media, music, and social activism. Northeastern will also host a “Web 2.0” workshop on harnessing new technologies to ensure entrepreneurial success. • An Entrepreneurship Resources Fair, where business owners and budding entrepreneurs can connect with organizations that provide small business loans, access to technical and administrative resources, small business counseling, and economic development services. For a complete list of dates, times, and locations, please see the schedule below, or visit www.neu.edu/eweek. About the Sponsors: EntrepreneurshipWeek USA events at Northeastern are sponsored by Analog Devices, the Boston Redevelopment Authority, Charles River Ventures, EO Boston, First Light Capital, Foster-Miller, Highland Capital, North Bridge Venture Partners, and Boston’s Office of Business Development, along with Northeastern’s School of Technological Entrepreneurship (STE) and College of Business Administration (CBA), the Boston Public Library, create BOSTON, Junior Achievement, The Music and Entertainment Industry Student Association, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), the Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN). Monday, 2/26 Breakfast of Champions – Entrepreneurship in the Biotech Industry7:30 am – 9:30 amPavilion at the Alumni Center Workshop – Entrepreneurship and the Family Business11:30 am – 1:30 pm444-448 Curry Student Center Workshop – Negotiating to Yes5:00 pm – 6:30 pm312 Ell Hall Entrepreneurs in the Movies – “Risky Business” and “Trading Places“8:00 pm – 11:00 pm346 Curry Student Center Tuesday 2/27 Breakfast of Champions – Entrepreneurship in the Music Industry7:30 am – 9:30 amPavilion at the Alumni Center Entrepreneurship Resources Fair11:30 am – 1:30 pmCurry Student Center, Rooms 442-444 Workshop – Social Entrepreneurship11:30 am – 1:30 pm450 Dodge Hall Workshop – Entrepreneurship in Digital Media5:00 pm – 6:30 pm458 Richards Hall Special Event – Web 2.0 Technology: How Does It Impact Today’s Entrepreneur?7:00 pm – 9:30 pm450 Dodge Hall Entrepreneurs in the Movies – “Aviator” and “Wall Street”7:00 pm – 11:00 pm348 Curry Student Center Wednesday 2/28 Breakfast of Champions – Entrepreneurship in the Game Industry7:30 am – 9:30 am444-448 Curry Student Center Workshop – The Five Must-Do Steps to Starting Your Own Business11:30 am – 1:30 pm450 Dodge Hall Workshop – Technology in the Music Industry5:00 pm – 6:30 pm312 Ell Hall Special Event – Minority Entrepreneurs Networking Event5:00 pm – 7:00 pmRaytheon Amphitheater, Egan Engineering Entrepreneurs in the Movies – “Trading Places” and “Aviator”8:00 pm – 11:00 pm348 Curry Student Center Thursday, 3/1 Breakfast of Champions – Entrepreneurship in Health and Technology7:30 am – 9:30 amPavilion at the Alumni Center Workshop – The Art and Science of Raising Money11:30 am – 1:30 pm444-448 Curry Student Center Workshop – Entrepreneurship in the International Community5:00 pm – 6:30 pm312 Ell Hall Entrepreneurs in the Movies – “Tucker” and “Risky Business”7:00 pm – 11:00 pm322 Curry Student Center Friday 3/2 Breakfast of Champions – Nanotechnology and Entrepreneurship7:30 am – 9:30 amPavilion at the Alumni Center About Northeastern: Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern is a leader in interdisciplinary research, urban engagement, and the integration of classroom learning with real-world experience. The university’s distinctive cooperative education program, where students alternate semesters of full-time study with semesters of paid work in fields relevant to their professional interests and major, is one of the largest and most innovative in the world. The University offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in six undergraduate colleges, eight graduate schools, and two part-time divisions. For more information, please visit www.northeastern.edu.