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The BEC in Tamaqua hosts a Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) meeting on Fridays at 10 AM. Students and general public welcome. 

 Past Events

Business Enterprise Center awards winners of business plan competition

Service Core of Retired Executives (SCORE) provides free business mentoring on the second Saturday of each month. SCORE meets in Alumni Center rooms 107/108 at Rothrock Library. Visit the SCORE website for more info.

The Education of Young Entrepreneurs - March 15, 2012
A seminar on how teachers affect the development of young entrepreneurs.
8:30am to 3:30pm
Alumni Center 107/108, Rothrock Library - LCCC Main Campus
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2nd Annual Entrepreneur Week - September 13-16, 2010
Join us for an action-packed week.
Click here for our program brochure.

July 12-23, 2010
Summer Entrepreneurship Camp
Click here for our pdf brochure for more details.

 Ben Casnocha - May 6th - Entrepreneurship as Life Idea: Becoming CEO Of Your Own Life

In what one professor recently called "the most powerful presentation onentrepreneurship I have witnessed," Ben declares entrepreneurship more a life idea than a business one. He explains several core entrepreneurial concepts that can be applied to any aspect of life: creativity, screwing around, maintaining side projects, optimism, harboring a bias toward action, among others. Interweaving personal anecdotes and experiences, as well as drawing upon the lessons of hundreds of other entrepreneurs and leaders, Ben presents an inspiring and persuasive vision for the entrepreneurial life, and gives audience members specific tools to start their own businesses or simply become CEO of their own lives.

Bio / Background Information

Ben has a track record of successfully keynoting conferences and events. At 21 years-old, he is an author, world traveler, technology entrepreneur,and current college student, so he offers a truly compelling and uniqueperspective on some of the most important business and education issuestoday.

Ben is the author of the bestselling business book "MyStart-Up Life: What a (Very) Young CEO Learned on His Journey ThroughSilicon Valley" which the New York Times called "precocious,informative, and entertaining." He founded Comcate, Inc., ane-government software company, at age 14.

Ben's work has been featured in dozens of international media including CNN, USA Today,CNBC, and ABC's 20/20. PoliticsOnline named him one of the "25 most influential people in the world of internet and politics." BusinessWeekrecently named Ben "one of America's top young entrepreneurs." He writes prolifically on his blog which the San Jose Business Journalcalled one of the "Top 25 Blogs in Silicon Valley." He also is a commentator for NPR's "Marketplace."
Ben has given speeches at dozens of universities and organizations around the world. He has traveled to more than 25 countries. He also co-runs the Silicon Valley Junto, an intellectual discussion society for business and technology executives. In his free time Ben enjoys playing chess, ping-pong, reading, and writing.

Source: http://bigben.blogs.com/website/speaking.html

Business Educators Workshop - March 11, 2010 - ARC-107/108

8:00AM
This eight hour workshop is designed to inform current and future Business teachers on the new opportunities for small businesses. With the economic down trend and federal support for economic development basedon small businesses, the presenters will inform the attendees on crucial information which should be in today's business curriculum.This will be an interactive workshop where teams will be asked to design lesson presentations to address issues such as future financing, marketing and innovative business ideas.

ACT 48 APPROVED
Students welcome!
For more information please contact Professor Richard Warner at rwarner [at] lccc [dot] edu

Entrepreneurship Week was a huge success!! CLICK HERE