Entrepreneurship Listening Sessions

Southern Region Entrepreneurship To Do List
Sample Invitation Letter and Agenda
Potential Participants:
- Kellogg entrepreneurship grant applicants (those located near your geographic area)
- Local representatives of the National Association of Counties (NACo)
- Entrepreneurs (including those in the agriculture area)
- Chambers of Commerce/business sector representatives
- Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)
- Nonprofit or or grassroots organizations
- Youth
- Community college representatives
- Local/state government representatives
- County and state land-grant Extension educators
- Civic organizational representatives whose organization has an interest in entrepreneurship-related issues
- Other groups with whom you have worked on entrepreneurship related activites
- AEO members:
  - http://www.microenterpriseworks.org/stateassoc/assoclist/SMA-directory.htm
  - http://www.microenterpriseworks.org/nearyou/selectstate.asp
The World Café
Detailed Agenda for Local Coordinators
PowerPoint Presentation
Listening Session Sites:

Location	Date	Planning Team	Local Coordinator & Contact Information
San Marcos, TX Invitation and Agenda	Sept. 27		Dr. Greg Clary Texas A& M University 903-834-6191 g-clary@tamu.edu
Granbury, TX	Sept. 29		Dr. Greg Clary Texas A& M University 903-834-6191 g-clary@tamu.edu
Clemson, SC Invitation and Agenda	Oct. 14	Dr. Kathy Wilson, Clemson University Leslie Scott, North Carolina Institute for Rural Entrepreneurship	Dr. Kathy Wilson Clemson University 864-656-6284 wilson5@clemson.edu
Norman, OK Invitation	Oct. 19	Glenn Muske Mike Woods	Dr. Glenn Muske Oklahoma State University muske@okstate.edu
Pine Bluff, AR Invitation and Agenda	Oct. 24		Angela Duran Southern Good Faith Fund 870-535-6233 x40 aduran@southerngoodfaithfund.org Andy Martinez Winrock International amartinez@winrock.org
Quincy, FL Invitation	Oct. 26		Dr. Allen Wysocki University of Florida 352 392-1826 x403 Wysocki@ufl.edu
Pikeville, KY	Nov. 8	Gae Broadwater, Kentucky State University Jenny Campbell - West Virginia State Stacey Turner - West Virginia State Tim Campbell - Kentucky Nikki Baker - Kentucky Brian Calhoun - Virginia	Gae Broadwater Kentucky State University 502-597-6325 gbroadwater@kysu.edu
Meridian, MS Invitation and Agenda Mississippi Invitee list Alabama Invitee list	Nov. 15	Alan Barefield, Southern Rural Development Center and Mississippi State University Carol Centrallo, Auburn University Mike McGrevey, President, The Montgomery Institute Chris Reed, Research Analyst, The Montgomery Institute Phil Sutphin, President, East Central Community College George Smith, Hinds County Supervisor	Dr. Alan Barefield Southern Rural Development Center and Mississippi State University 662-325-3207 alanb@srdc.msstate.edu