Capturing the Entrepreneurial Energy in Your Community Agenda

Capturing the Entrepreneurial Energy in Your Community - Agenda for July 26th
Ben E. Keith Meeting Room

8:30-9:00 - Registration and refreshments

9:00-9:30 - Introductions and assignments for the day

9:30-10:00 - Importance of a community-based approach (Focus on local, Create a leadership team, Diverse strategies for economic development)

10:00-10:30 - Make the case for entrepreneurship in your community (Data, Publications, Presentations, Lessons)

10:30-10:45 - Break

10:45-12:00 - Prepare your community to be Entrepreneur Ready (Criteria, Assessments, Resource provider network, Entrepreneur needs survey)

12:00-12:45 - Lunch

12:45-1:30 - Available curriculum and implementation strategies

1:30-2:30 - Building local capacity for support (Critical elements of support, Strategies, Building a team of Entrepreneur Guides)

2:30-2:45 - Break

2:45-3:30 - Youth Entrepreneurship (Available curriculum, Proven delivery methods and activities, Program support)

3:30-4:00 - Additional resources and support

4:00-5:00 - Draft your "contract" far the future (Planning your next steps, Developing your action plan, Identify needs for information, additional resources, future programs, partners, etc., Communications and evaluation)

Sponsors:
Anderson County AgriLife Extension Service
Palestine Economic Development Corp.
Palestine Convention & Visitors Bureau
Young Professionals Network
Palestine Chamber of Commerce
Anderson County Commissioners Court
Palestine Main street