Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership | Illinois

World renowned economist Dr. William Baumol graciously delivered remarks at the Academy’s annual Faculty Affiliates dinner.
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Paul Orfalea, the founder of Kinkos, told his story of entrepreneurial success to students and community members in Spurlock Auditorium as part of the “Spotlight on the Entrepreneur” lecture series.
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What’s your BIG idea? Take it on! EntrepreneurshipWeek USA
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The inaugural Illinois IdeaBounce Competition kicked off National Entrepreneurship Week on the University of Illinois campus.
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The Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership proudly sponsored an afternoon of artists and entrepreneurship in the new Alice Campbell Alumni Center.
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Three entrepreneurial teams, comprised of University of Illinois students, were proud winners of the 2007 V. Dale Cozad Business Plan competition social division awards.
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For the first time ever, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been ranked among the top 25 programs nationally in entrepreneurship education.
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Entrepreneurs representing ten different companies in the Research Park completed a nine week FastTrac® GrowthVenture™ course offered by the Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership.
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Brilliant student ideas contributed to the success of the second IdeaBounce competition, a contest developed to give students the opportunity to voice their innovative ideas and receive feedback from a panel of entrepreneurial judges. 
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In late May and early June 2007, a group of seven faculty members and eight students traveled to China on a trip sponsored by the Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership.
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The first annual Social Entrepreneurship Summer Institute (SESI), was offered by the College of Business in June 2007. 
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