REGISTERED ACTIVITIES/EVENTS

GEW 2011

Film Screening: Fault-Line Film Festival Invitational

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

19 November 2011-20 November 2011

The Fault-Line Film Festival tests artists’ imagination, vision and teamwork as they develop short films to compete for cash prizes and prizes. For the first time, in 2011 regional colleges and universities are invited to participate in the intercollegiate competition, the Fault-Line Invitational. The winning entries will be screened in the celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Entrepreneurship in the Arts

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

17 November 2011-18 November 2011

Meet adventure photographer and owner of Savannah Images Billy Dodson and learn about his journey as a naval officer, artist and entrepreneur. Billy Dodson first became interested in photography while on a mountain climbing trip to Tanzania in 2001. His work has been published in Outdoor Photographer, Nature’s Best Photography, Asian Photography and Virginia Wildlife magazines, and in posters and calendars around the world.

Fault- Line Film Festival Awards

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

16 November 2011-17 November 2011

The Fault-Line Film Festival will showcase student’s imagination, creativity and teamwork. Winning films in the competition will be screened and $4,000 in prizes awarded. Special guest, Steven Poster, will speak to the students. Poster has worked on such films as Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Donnie Darko as a cinematographer. He is president of the International Cinematographers Guild.

Fault- Line Film Festival Gala and People's Choice Award

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

16 November 2011-17 November 2011

The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship will host a red carpet reception with refreshments and door prizes. The Fault- Line Film Screenings and People’s Choice Award will also be announced at the gala!

Pathways to Entrepreneurship

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

16 November 2011-17 November 2011

A panel of entrepreneurs will share their stories of the triumphs and challenges on the path to success. Glenn Campbell, LIDS Campbell started his business in 1995 with one hat shop in an Indiana mall before growing to 157 stores in five years. In 2001,the company acquired its largest competitor, LIDS, and grew to more than 400 stores. Chris Buehrle, NARS Beuhrle founded NARS in 1993 and is widely regarded as a visionary in the area of call center operations. Under Buehrle’s guidance, the company methodically entered into many new areas of call center servicing. Today, more than 3,500 employees work at NARS call centers in Missouri, the Caribbean and Central America.

Access to Capital Workshop

Cape Girardeau , Missouri

16 November 2011-17 November 2011

Come learn how to access lending programs from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help boost your business in these hard economic times. These programs are available to many types of small businesses including manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, restaurants, service businesses, agri-businesses, and others. SBA lending institutions from the area will have a panel discussion and answer your questions.

Who Owns the Ice House?

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

15 November 2011-16 November 2011

A Story of Inspiration and Entrepreneurship with Clifton L. Taulbert Clifton Taulbert is a Pulitzer Prize nominee and author of the recently released Who Owns the Ice House?, the critically acclaimed book that served as the basis for a youth entrepreneurship program developed by the Kauffman Foundation. Who Owns the Ice House? is based on Taulbert’s own life experience and chronicles his journey from life in the Mississippi Delta at the height of legal segregation to being recognized by TIME magazine as “one of our nation’s most outstanding emerging entrepreneurs.”

BIG Idea Competition Finalist Elevator Pitch

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

15 November 2011-16 November 2011

Two Finalists from each College and each School were selected and will compete in front of a panel of judges drawn from across the campus. Finalists will compete in a live “elevator pitch” contest in which they have only 3 minutes to convince the world that their idea is the next BIG IDEA.

Keynote Address & Kickoff Ceremony

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

14 November 2011-15 November 2011

Bringing Fashion to the Healthcare Market with Karla Bakersmith, Scrubs and Beyond Hear firsthand the success story of Southeast alumnus Karla Bakersmith, entrepreneurial CEO and president of Scrubs and Beyond, who will kick off the celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week! Known for its fashion forward scrubs, outstanding customer service and whimsical designs, Scrubs and Beyond was launched to give medical professionals a fun and inviting place to shop for uniforms.

Women Inspiring eNtrepreneurship

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

11 November 2011-13 November 2011

Women business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs travel from across the region for this workshop to network, share ideas and learn from inspiring women who are making their mark as entrepreneurs. The WIN! workshop will kick off the celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week by featuring several personal enrichment and networking activities, presentations from other successful women entrepreneurs, business/vendor displays and many resources for new and experienced entrepreneurs.