Spring Break
Students network, share ideas with business leaders
Benjamin R. Schilter
Issue date: 11/18/08 Section: News
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The Entrepreneurship Association at Sac State coordinated the event as part of a worldwide entrepreneurship effort. Globally more than 13,000 events will take place this week in 77 countries, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Week website.
At Monday's event, young entrepreneurs met with area business leaders from organizations such as Vector Marketing Corporation, the Sacramento Business Journal and the Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE). SAGE founder, Dr. Curtis DeBerg, said the organization was a tremendous concept that fulfilled an unmet need on the world stage. At a seminar several years ago, 20 international business men and women approached him asking how they could organize SAGE in their own countries.
Sac State business professor Jo Ellen Seeley-Volf moderated the speaker panel portion of the event. Three board members from the Sacramento Entrepreneurship Academy, Gary Hudson, Jennifer Gordon, and academy CEO David Chamberlain shared their visions and advice for budding entrepreneurs and seasoned business leaders alike.
"The most important asset an entrepreneur has is capital, or money," Chamberlain said.
Paul Dickey, senior business major, organized speed networking sessions for students to exchange information and make potential business contacts.
"(Speed networking) is about sharing ideas, hobbies, passions; learn at least one thing to connect to the person you're speaking to," Dickey said.
Former Sac State student Jesse Powell started three businesses, one relating to virtual goods, another dealing with business-to-business software applications. His third business is a contemporary art gallery. Powell said he uses networking to get ideas about what's going on in the industry.
"I definitely see how they benefit people who just started. When I started, I had a lot of hurdles to overcome," he said. "You have so many questions when starting, and meeting people who've already done it saves you time and money."
Senior accounting major Sand Deep enjoyed meeting people from different circles. He added that networking is essential for moving on in the business world.
Junior computer engineering Jesus Solorio spotted the event through the postings in the University Union and decided to stop by and see what was going on.
"I learned basic skills that refresh your mind," he said. "Everywhere you go, you learn something new."
Throughout Global Entrepreneurship Week Sacramento, area businesses and art galleries will host events and mixers to get beginning entrepreneurs connected with business leaders and potential resources. The event themes range from sustainability in entrepreneurship to making a living as an artist. Global Entrepreneurship Week Sacramento will run through Nov. 23.
For a complete schedule of events for Global Entrepreneurship Week Sacramento, please visit http://gew.sactivist.com.
Ben Schilter can be reached at bschilter@statehornet.com
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Paul Dickey
posted 11/18/08 @ 11:09 PM PST
Thanks for reporting and writing the article, Ben!
Hurrah, We did it! The event was a mash success and it was made possible by the terrific leadership from our new business club officers & members, Entrepreneurship Association. (Continued…)
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