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Cindy Bathalter: WinWholesale
Steven Boone: Buckeye Community Hope Foundation Curtis Colleton: Battelle Kevin Moran: T. Marzetti Company Jenna Schumacher: National Kidney Foundation of Ohio Kernesa Snyder: Compuware |
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1. Google
2. Genentech 3. Wegmans Food Markets 4. Container Store 5. Whole Foods Market 6. Network Appliance 7. S.C. Johnson & Son 8. Boston Consulting Group 9. Methodist Hospital System 10. W.L. Gore & Associates Source: www.money.cnn.com
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The OBW program video is now on
YouTube.com!
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To measure the overall effectiveness and to
identify opportunities for improvement, we
mailed post-program surveys to OBW 2007
graduates and their parents six weeks after
the program. The results were compiled, and
average scores are listed below.
Student Report Card
Increased my understanding of economic principles.............92% Improved my ability to work in teams..................................94% Enhance my appreciation for cultural diversity.....................92% Gave me direction with course work and higher education....91% Improved my communication & conflict resolution skills.......93% Enhanced my business communication skills.....................92% Strengthened my understanding of business ethics.............93% Value of my experience at OBW...................................92% Parent Report Card
Improved participant's work ethic.........................................91% Enhanced participant's self confidence................................93% Taught principles of free enterprise system..........................97% Improved participant's leadership skills................................91% Provided career & educational guidance..............................91% Enhanced participant's communication skills.......................92% Improved participant's understanding of budgeting & credit....91% Overall......................................................... ..................93% |
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With an annual operating budget of $350,000
the Ohio Business Week Foundation has a
relatively large Managing Board of Trustees:
34 active trustees and five trustees-emeritus.
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I attended Ohio Business Week during the
summer of 2005. At that point, I was
entering my sophomore year in high school and
was not entirely sure of my career interests.
Leaving the program, I realized that I had
gained a solid understanding of all aspects
of business and something just clicked - I
loved what I had learned!
I am now a senior at Columbus Alternative
High School. Last year, I decided to open my
own business. I designed and posted fliers
around my community to advertise a
dog-sitting business. My experience at OBW
gave me the self-confidence and management
skills to pursue this business opportunity.
My internship with the Ohio Business Week
Foundation will help me as I pursue my
education. I plan to study Business and
Marketing when I go on to college, and the
experiences I take away from this internship
will help me reach my goal.
I am excited to learn more from my internship
with the Ohio Business Week Foundation. From
my own personal testimony, I can say that one
week with OBW can lead to a lifetime of new
discoveries, opportunities, and interests.
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Founded in 2004 by three students in a
Harvard dorm room, Facebook now employs more
than 300 people and has more than 49 million
active users around the world. OBW has a
Facebook page with 125 registered members.
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In the non-profit arena, every season is a
season of giving and of being thankful. We
count on the continued support of our
generous investors, and we are thankful that
80 percent of donors stay committed to
supporting our work every year. Thank you to
the following people and organizations whose
major gift toward OBW 2008 has already been
received:
Burton D. Morgan Foundation
Citigroup Foundation Dominion Foundation Harry C. Moores Foundation Ashton & Rita Ritchie Robert & Rachel Stern |
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Everyday, more than 2,300 people in the
United States become entrepreneurs. In 2005,
Ohio ranked below the national average for
entrepreneurial activity according to the
Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity.
To be competitive in our global marketplace,
future business and community leaders need to
think, plan and act with an entrepreneurial
mindset. To enhance Ohio's economy, we need
to recognize that tomorrow's entrepreneurs
are in school today.
On September 20, 2007, a meeting comprised of
educators, business people, non-profit
representatives and government officials met
in Westerville to discuss how Ohio we can
ignite the spirit of entrepreneurship in
Ohio. We developed a list of goals and
objectives to reach education, business,
community and government sectors at all
levels. And the Ohio Entrepreneurship
Coalition was born.
The Ohio Entrepreneurship Coalition's mission
is to recognize the value of entrepreneurs in
Ohio's economy and to encourage the growth of
entrepreneurial education as a lifelong
learning process, starting with today's youth.
Join the Ohio Entrepreneurship Coalition and
other Ohio organizations as we celebrate the
second annual National Entrepreneurship Week
February 23 - March 1, 2008. As part of the
National Entrepreneurship Week, you will join
leaders from around the state to formulate a
plan to promote entrepreneurship education in
Ohio.
The mission of this plan will be to:
Encourage the implementation of
entrepreneurship education in Ohio;
Recognize the contributions of Ohio's
entrepreneurs;
Support an entrepreneurial culture in Ohio;
Establish a network of organizations who want
to see entrepreneurship flourish in Ohio; and
Promote events, activities, and announcements
that coincide with National Entrepreneurship
Week 2008.
To get involved in the Ohio Entrepreneurship
Coalition, please contact Ohio Business Week
Foundation Executive Director Nancy Whetstone
at (614) 488-6327 or
nancywhetstone@ohiobusinessweek.org.
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Ohio Business Week Foundation
Sincerely,
Nancy Whetstone
Ohio Business Week Foundation
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