Students in Free Enterprise - Southern Miss Chapter
April 15, 2008 3 - 7pm- Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour
The Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour is bringing to Southern Miss some of America's top young entrepreneurs to share the knowledge and experience that they have gained through personal success and hardship. This afternoon event is composed of a series of workshops and speakers and is a perfect opportunity to network with other business organizations and students from around the area. There is no cost to attend, and the event is completely open to all who have an interest. Any questions can be directed to James Wilcox.
The tour is hosted by Southern Miss's chapter of SIFE. SIFE is an internationally renowned organization comprised of students, university faculty, and local businesses who share a commitment to educating and preparing tomorrow's business leaders. For more about the tour, see http://www.extremetour.org
Schedule:
| 3:00 - 3:15pm | Introduction |
| 3:15 - 3:45pm | Keynote Speaker 1 |
| 3:45 - 4:15pm | Keynote Speaker 2 |
| 4:15 - 4:35pm | Break / Exhibits |
| 4:30 - 5:30pm | Workshop |
| 5:30 - 5:45pm | Speed Networking |
| 5:45 - 6:00pm | Break / Exhibits |
| 6:00 - 7:00pm | Panel Discussion |
SIFE – Southern Miss Mission Statement:
The goal of the Southern Miss SIFE chapter is to stimulate real economic
opportunities both on and off campus by facilitating education in market
economics, success skills, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and business
ethics while developing sustainable relationships and actively engaging others
in free enterprise.
About SIFE:
SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) is a global non-profit organization active in
47 countries and more than 1,500 universities. SIFE works in partnership with
higher education and businesses to establish student teams. These teams are led
by faculty advisors from the respective universities and are challenged to
develop community outreach projects focusing on the promotion of:
*Market Economics
*Success Skills
*Entrepreneurship
*Financial Literacy
*Business Ethics
SIFE has established the largest global business and higher education network in the world. This unique network brings together the knowledge of professional business educators and the expertise of business leaders to focus the potential of university students who are preparing for leadership roles in business.
About the Southern Miss Chapter:
Over the past year, the Southern Miss chapter has participated in a number of projects that included teaching basic economic principles in local schools, team training in New Orleans, promoting the downtown Hattiesburg farmers' market, and hosting the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour as well as other speakers.
All majors are welcome to join--Business and Marketing, Art, Education, Sociology, Speech Communication, Computer Science, etc. SIFE is a student-inspired, student-run organization; and without diversity, its vision is limited.