The Summit

Georgia currently ranks #1 in the nation for entrepreneurship and dovetailing on National Entrepreneurship Week (February 20-27, 2010), the Summit hopes to promote continuous activity that encourages entrepreneur development throughout the state.

The Entrepreneur Summit is designed to offer innovative best practices and entrepreneur education to Georgia’s economic developers, chambers of commerce, local officials, tourism professionals, downtown leaders and others interested in fostering entrepreneur and small business development.

Governor Sonny Perdue, who set the pace for making Georgia a smarter entrepreneur state during the first Summit in 2003, will again kick off the event.

Day one of the Summit will highlight Georgia’s activities, big company payback efforts, an outstanding rural, youth entrepreneurship project and a national speaker on today’s economy and our communities.

Day two will feature hard hitting tools, best practices and a business panel with focus on small business tax credits, financing, resources and stories from thriving entrepreneurs.