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Tompkins Institute's 4th Annual Festival of Community Economics
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June 26-28, 2003 |
ENTREPRENEURS AND COMMUNITY BUSINESS
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PRESS & Comments About Past Conferences
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March 2003 Press Release & Photo: Below are some of the comments and feedback we have received from participants in our previous conferences. “I learned a great deal, met some wonderful people and thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to share stories, food and good times in beautiful Cape Breton.” – Derek Gent, VanCity Capital Corporation “[We] were impressed by the people, the environment and the spirit of Cape Breton. Maybe we can come back again to see the fall colors and follow the progress of the work you have started.” – Bob Mailander and Vince Shively, from Farmers Co-operative, Utah, USA. “Nice balance of theoretical and practical.” - Anonymous “A very interactive, well organized and relevant event.” – Anonymous “Thanks for providing the financial incentive for some of us to be able to attend.” - Anonymous March 2003 Press Release & Photo:  Conference to Explore Entrepreneurs and Community Businesses The Tompkins Institute at Cape Breton University, in partnership with New Dawn Enterprises. is planning an international conference on the theme “Entrepreneurs and Community Business.”. The conference will be June 26-28, 2003. The conference is expected to attract participants from across Canada, the United States, Spain, Mexico, and the UK. A committee met this week to finalize plans. L-R seated Tammy MacNeil, Masters student, Denis Cassivi, New Dawn, Peter Fritz, conference co-ordinator, Tompkins Institute, back row, Owen Fitzgerald, MBA (CED) Student, and business students, Amanda Devison, and Danny Pastuck. PRESS RELEASE March 2003: Sydney, N.S., Mar.12, 2003…The Cape Breton University’s Tompkins Institute plans to host an international conference, from June 26-28, 2003. This year’s conference theme is “Entrepreneurs and Community Business.” Previous conferences in this series have attracted participants from across Canada, the United States, Spain, Mexico, and the UK. This is Tompkins’s fourth annual conference on Community Economics and this year New Dawn Enterprises of Sydney N.S. will partner in developing the event. Through support from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Tompkins Institute engages entrepreneurial-minded business students in research, business planning and analysis. In 2000, The Tompkins Institute was awarded over a half million dollars; at the time, this was the largest SSHRC research grant ever received by Cape Breton University. The Institute pursues a broad research mandate focused on community economic development and the knowledge-based economy. It engages in action research that is both experimental while aiming to achieve practical outcomes. “The Wentworth,” Cape Breton’s first condominium, proposed for construction at Wentworth Park, is an example of the action research approach. The challenge faced by the Institute is to find ways of engaging in the knowledge-based economy from a depleted community like Cape Breton. The conference will consist of a blend of theoretical papers, and practically oriented workshops where entrepreneurs, both traditional and community-minded, will be able to share their experiences. Denis Cassivi of New Dawn Enterprises and Peter Fritz of Cape Breton University’s Tompkins Institute are conference coordinators. To find out more about this exciting entrepreneurial event, please visit the conference’s website at www.capebretonu.ca/tompkins, or contact Peter Fritz at (902) 563-1435 or peter_fritz@capebretonu.ca. |
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Web Design and Production by, Owen Fitzgerald, Tompkins Institute 2003
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