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In a time when shoulder pads and hairspray were
staples in
every fashionable ensemble, "Rain Man" won Best
Picture, "Don't Worry Be Happy" won song of the year,
and
Germany was celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall,
Ohio
Business Week was preparing for its first summer
session.
Since its inception in 1989, OBW has evolved into the
program
that exists today. Through its evolution, the purpose
and goals
of OBW have remained intact. One of the most crucial
factors
to the Foundation's success is the role of loaned
executive or
company advisor (CA).
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Organizations that advocate entrepreneurship
education in Ohio met on March 2 to celebrate
EntrepreneurshipWeek USA, at the National Museum
of Education in Akron. Hosted by Nick Frankovitis and
Gay Evans, several agencies were represented to
share their resources, and embark on a plan to
increase the spread of entrepreneurship education in
Ohio. The advocates, now dubbed the State
Leadership Team, will hold their next meeting in
Columbus in 2008 in conjunction with
EntrepreneurshipWeek USA.
To see what Ohio and other states are doing to promote
entrepreneurship education visit
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The Staples Foundation for Learning® continues its
dedication
to promoting leadership, growth and entrepreneurship
by
contributing $7,500 to OBW.
Since its inception in 2002, the Staples Foundation for
Learning® has contributed nearly $10 million to
hundreds of
nonprofit organizations across the nation as well as
formed
national charity partnerships with groups that include
Boys and
Girls Club of America, Hispanic Heritage Foundation,
and
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City. The Staples
Foundation
for Learning® provides funding to programs that
provide job
skills development education programs, with a
special
emphasis on disadvantaged youth.
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We are pleased to welcome Richard Rosen, vice
president of
external business relations at Battelle, as a speaker
on
innovation at Ohio Business Week 2007.
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Battelle conducts
$3.7
billion in research and development annually through
contract
research, laboratory management, and technology
commercialization. Battelle provides innovative
solutions to
some of the world's most important problems
including global
climate change, sustainable energy technologies,
high
performance materials, next generation healthcare
diagnostics
and therapeutics, and advanced security solutions for
people,
infrastructure, and the nation.
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Through the American free enterprise system,
entrepreneurs
create products and services which shape the
American
economy. Imagine a world where everyone,
employees and
employers alike, had the mindset of an entrepreneur,
an
attitude of independence and self-reliance, along with
the
skills to identify and solve problems and seek out
opportunities. Perhaps the greatest possible
outcome from an
entrepreneurially-literate society would be the ability
for
people to create their own jobs. If we taught our young
people
the necessary skills to develop the mindset of an
entrepreneur,
we could equip them with the tools they need to create
their
own destiny.
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We would like to recognize our major sponsors for
2007:
Battelle, Honda of America Mfg., Inc., National City,
Progressive Medical, Inc., State Farm Insurance, The
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company and WinWholesale Inc.
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Congratulations to OBW 2006 graduate Brooklyn Young, a
finalist for the 2007 Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship
Award. A senior at Fort Hayes High School, Young will receive
a $1,000 scholarship from Guardian.
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Ohio Business Week Foundation
Sincerely,
Nancy Whetstone
Ohio Business Week Foundation
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