
American Free Enterprise The Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce encourages and celebrates the “Knowledge Economy”! On Monday, the Chamber acknowledged the impact that the state’s hospitals and higher-education institutions organizations have on Rhode Island’s economy. What has your state Chamber been up to?
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REPRESENTATIVES OF THE REGION’S colleges, universities and hospitals took to the stage at the Greater Providence’s annual dinner Monday.

American Free Enterprise Entrepreneurs are stepping up with new ideas at the right time! This article in Entrepreneur highlights the success of 6 different entrepreneurs. Which story is your favorite?
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While the corporate world struggles to find its footing, entrepreneurs are stepping up with new ideas. - Henrik Fisker doesn't obsess over door handles. He doesn't focus-group his designs with soccer moms...

American Free Enterprise Check out this Durham Herald-Sun article about Ari Sanderman-Zeman, an entrepreneur who embraced his love and need for exercising to create a line of exercise bands and accessories. Have you ever heard of Rubberbanditz?
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Ari Zandman-Zeman demonstrates his invention, the exercise tool Rubberbanditz, at the Farmer’s Market in downtown Durham.

American Free Enterprise UA's Students In Free Enterprise partnered with TOMS Shoes, a nonprofit organization that provides shoes to children in developing countries, to launch a 3 month campaign to sell 1,500 pairs of shoes so that they can, in turn, provide the same number to children in Ethiopia. Will you support their initiative?
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Buying a pair of shoes can lead to another pair going to a child in Ethiopia, providing a basic necessity in life to help prevent that child from developing podoconiosis.

American Free Enterprise Take a look at this San Diego Union Tribune article about Turner Construction Co.! The construction company offers free seven-week business courses for its workers. Talk about a good way to improve your business! Business owners, could you do the same?
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Justin Unger graduated from the Turner School of Construction Management. Unger, an employee of Quality Iron Products, learned skills he would need for big construction projects.

American Free Enterprise Since 1990, the Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce and members have provided scholarships valued at over $70,000 to enable over 185 Lower Bucks students to attend Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week. Check out this article on the 11 students that attended this year!
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American Free Enterprise Take a look at this Daily News of Newburyport article about a high school teacher who uses Legos and Play-Doh to teach creative entrepreneurship. Teachers, what’s your take?
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GEORGETOWN — High school entrepreneurship teacher Lisa Ryer has just returned from a conference sponsored by the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education with plenty of ideas to improve the quality of the business program at the middle/high school.

American Free Enterprise New York Times: The success of a city is tied to the area’s entrepreneurship. An abundance of small, independent firms is one of the best predictors of urban growth. What do you think of your area's entrepreneurship?
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The success of a city is tied to the area's entrepreneurship, but what explains why some places are more entrepreneurial than others? an economist writes.

American Free Enterprise Jennifer Jack, Cleveland State graduate uses Small Business Development Center to expand her business. Many campuses offer confidential, cost free services to all small business owners as well as those who are interested in starting new businesses. Entrepreneurs, do you know where your local college campus is?
11/21/2009 - Cleveland State Grad Uses SBDC To Expand Her Business - Student Scene - Chattanoogan.co
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American Free Enterprise Mayor Bloomberg announces record 20,620 job placements in New York in 2009, up 42% from this time last year. What an improvement! Should others follow his lead and implement similar programs?
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American Free Enterprise Brian Gunderson, head of our American Free Enterprise. Dream Big. campaign, states that there's no issue more important right now than finding ways to create the 20 million jobs that the country needs. Check out Gunderson’s interview with the Financial Post. Does he answer all your questions surrounding the campaign?
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Photo by Ian Wagreich/© 2009 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Since July, the 48-year-old Minnesota native has been heading up the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s US$100-million campaign aimed at convincing Americans that free enterprise is the cure to what’s ailing ...

American Free Enterprise Atlanta Journal Constitution: Small business creates 60 to 80% of new jobs. Did you know that small businesses make up one-third of the nation's employment growth?
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You know things are awful when Washington politicians seem genuinely concerned about small business, rather than simply spouting the usual platitudes toward an amorphous group that typically lacks the political muscle of Wall Street or unions.

American Free Enterprise Check out this Forbes article about Ye Tian, a Chinese entrepreneur who risked it all to be successful. What do you think of all of his accomplishments?
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Ye Tian, all of 29, is one of China's many ambitious entrepreneurs.

American Free Enterprise Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert has proclaimed Thursday, November 19, as “Dallas Entrepreneurship Day.”
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American Free Enterprise The Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour hits East Lansing, MI by storm! Michael Simmons, co-founder, inspires students and young entrepreneurs to start their own businesses. Can you believe he start his first company at age 16?
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Michael Simmons was 16 when he started his first company. He started his Web development company, Princeton WebSolutions, in 1998. Since then, he’s won various awards, co-founded the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour and written three books.



























