The 2009 Celebration of National Entrepreneurship Week, February 21-28, 2009 represents the third year of nationwide recognition of the heritage of entrepreneurial leadership in America, and encourages support for the growth of entrepreneurship education as a lifelong learning process. The Week is the response to the US Congress Resolution #199 in 2006, advocating the recognition of National Entrepreneurship Week at the local, state, and national levels. The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education is proud to sponsor National Entrepreneurship Week 2009 www.nationalEweek.org, reminding everyone that our economy GROWS because of our entrepreneurs and their creative thinking.

This year, Vermont celebrates National Entrepreneurship Week Vermont-style with a full week of Vermont Entrepreneurship Week (VEW) festivities and events. These separate events are planned by the Vermont Entrepreneurship Collaborative, a network of business leaders, nonprofits, educators, and public officials working to advance the state of entrepreneurship in Vermont together because entrepreneurial ventures build and sustain our rural economy and entrepreneurs at every level bring innovative thinking, leadership and job creation to our communities. Join the VT Entrepreneurship Collaborative in celebrating their achievements with this line-up of events!