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Empowerment Group to Host Entrepreneurship Week 2009
According to MSNBC, small businesses and entrepreneurs are the driving engine of economic growth, responsible for 60 to 80 percent of all net new jobs. These jobs are community-based and are not typically the types of jobs that are outsourced. In addition, as tougher economic times are upon us, it is becoming crucial to retain earnings within the community. The role of the entrepreneur becoming increasingly important, as small businesses play a large part in driving growth and wealth creation in any region.
This spring the Empowerment Group will host their fourth annual Entrepreneurship Week. The week-long event, held from April 20 to April 25, will provide key resources for budding entrepreneurs and celebrate the achievements of community businesses, and the entrepreneurs behind them. Throughout Entrepreneurship Week 2009, the Empowerment Group will offer a myriad of programs that will aid entrepreneurs, whether they are starting or growing a business in the Philadelphia Region, by providing them with skills and knowledge needed to succeed.
Entrepreneurship Week was established in 2006 and, with a successful annual turn out, continues to produce quality workshops and programs for the emerging and established entrepreneur. "A lot of new programs will be introduced to the line up, including ‘Finding Funds to Fuel Your Business'. We also are hosting a Small Business Resource Fair, which is back by popular demand," says Emily Smith, Special Events Coordinator at the Empowerment Group.
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