Entreprenurial Webcast

For Immediate Release: February 25, 2008
Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661

MADISON - Wisconsin joins in celebrating National Entrepreneurship Week (February 23-March 1) by presenting an entrepreneurial web cast that will feature two Wisconsin high school students who have been named "Young Entrepreneurs of the Year" by the Department of Commerce and the Department of Public Instruction.

The one-hour web cast on February 27 at 10:00 a.m. will also feature UW-graduate Rishi Shah, who was recently named by Business Week magazine as one of America's Best Young Entrepreneurs for his business, Flying Cart.

During the web cast, these three young entrepreneurs will talk about their businesses and answer questions from other Wisconsin high students and aspiring entrepreneurs.

The web cast will be broadcast from the Governor's Conference Room and is part of the week-long celebration to recognize the strong entrepreneurial spirit in Wisconsin. Governor Doyle along with Department of Commerce Secretary Jack L. Fischer, A.I.A. and School Superintendent Libby Burmaster will begin the web cast by paying special recognition for accomplishments of these young entrepreneurs.

To access the web cast and submit questions to the successful entrepreneurs, link to: www.commerce.wi.gov/eweek.

For more information regarding Entrepreneurship Week USA contact Carol Dunn, small business ombudsman, at 608/267-0297 or carol.dunn@wisconsin.gov or visit www.commerce.wi.gov/eweek.

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