Establishing a National Entrepreneurship Day is the brainchild of the founders of the Grasshopper Group who launched the initiative on May 11, 2010. So far in excess of 1800 signatures have been gathered.
Recognizing that the economic recovery is dependent on jobs creation and that most of those jobs will be created by small to mid-size companies, the founders of the Grasshopper Group and others think the government needs to pay more attention to those size companies.
The Kauffman Foundation, which supports entrepreneurship, is planning to tie the kick-off of its annual Global Entrepreneurship Week in November to National Entrepreneurship Day.
The signature drive is being publicized through Twitter and Facebook in order to gather the estimated 1 million signatures needed to have the petition receive serious consideration by President Obama. The Boston Globe included an article in the Business section yesterday about the idea as Grasshopper is a local success story.
As a long-time consultant and contract CFO to entrepreneurial ventures I want to see this day get established. So tell your family and friends!
As a long time entrepreneur (18 years!), I think the idea of a National Day is great. Entrepreneurship really fuels the American economy and is one of the largest causes of wealth creation in this country. Lets support those who have unique ideas, take the risk to make a difference in the world and make the important decision to do what they love for work….kbk