Given the line-up of GEW activities in the Miami area, it’s easy to understand see why the 2009 Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity found the Miami metropolitan area to have a high level of entrepreneurial activity.
Regional Coordinator for the Miami Area, Susan Amat, has built a strong network of GEW partners that have collectively planned more than forty events for the Week that offer a wide variety of topics. Amat has also engaged the Miami Herald in GEW at the Launch Pad at the University of Miami, where she is the Executive Director.
The following is a few highlights from the Launch Pad’s line-up:

• Finale of 2010 Elevator Pitch Contest (Tuesday)

Hear the pitches of 22 finalists, the judges’ feedback, and who will share $100,00 in prizes

• Women in Entrepreneurship (Wednesday)

Hear talks on attracting investors, marketing and products, and a luncheon keynote address by Dr. Leslie Baumann, CEO of Baumann Cosmetic & Research Institute and Skin Type Solutions

• Import-Export Luncheon (Thursday)

Keynote by Neal Asbury, CEO of The Legacy Companies and 2008 U.S. National Champion Exporter of the Year

• An Afternoon with Fashion Entrepreneurs (Friday) Showcase of South Florida’s up-and-coming designers and trend-setters plus panel discussions

More exciting GEW events in the Miami Area:

• Miami Dade College North Campus, Carrie P. Meek Entrepreneurial Education Center has several events planned:
  1. Doing Business in the Hispanic Community (Tuesday)
  2. Virtual Presentation: Extreme Entrepreneurship Presentation: Young Millionaires Making Moves (Wednesday)
  3. Personal Power Plan: Education, Career and Home Ownership Fair (Friday)

• Florida International University’s Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center is hosting Americas Venture Capital Conference, “Latin America: The New Mainstream” on Wednesday and Thursday

• The School of Business at St. Thomas University has a launch event for GEW on Monday and then three additional activities planned:
  1. Panel Discussion on Global Entrepreneurship (Tuesday)
  2. Student Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition (Wednesday)
  3. Entrepreneurship Awards Reception (Thursday)

For more information on events in the Miami area, please visit gewusa.org

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