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The
Farrell Company Highlights Around the World
Entrepreneuring Around the World 2008 Highlights |
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Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends, 2008 was another exciting year in the world of entrepreneurship. As the year progressed, and the global economic condition became more uncertain, the demand for learning and applying the entrepreneurial spirit seemed to increase in every corner of the world. Who knows what 2009 will bring, but if we've learned anything about the hi-growth power of the entrepreneurial message over the past 25 years, it's that people, companies, and governments want more of it, not less. And uncertain times only seem to sharpen the interest. Following are some of the more interesting and varied applications of our work during 2008. Enjoy!
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The Latest Farrell International News Larry traveled to
Bucharest, Romania in
Adela Cristea, Managing
That, plus the fact that Larry's book Getting Entrepreneurial! has already been published in Romania, has us looking forward to many years of exciting work and growth in this important region of the world. |
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The University of Arizona
"Preaching to the Converted" -- Larry teaching entrepreneurship in China. |
Entrepreneur Forum 2008, Vancouver, B.C., Canada: Rick Goossen, our Affiliate in
Canada, and the Director of The Centre for Entrepreneurial Leaders
Junior Achievement Worldwide, Colorado Springs, Colorado: Junior Achievement (JA) is the
largest non-government educational organization in the world, teaching
9.3 million school children a year across 100 countries. In the
fall of 2008, JA's new high school entrepreneurship program, based on
Larry Farrell's Getting Entrepreneurial! book, was field tested in 12
U.S. cities and four foreign countries. The final version is
scheduled for worldwide release in June of 2009. Larry continues
to perform as JA's curriculum consultant and global ambassador on
entrepreneurship education for young people. Forecasted to reach
millions of high school students around the world in
Getting
Entrepreneurial in Bucharest, Romania: In late November, coinciding with Global Entrepreneurship Week, Larry's Getting Entrepreneurial! book was published in Romanian by the Curtea Veche Publishing Group. Larry went to Bucharest to help introduce the book and deliver the keynote address at the week's premier event, a gala dinner and award ceremony to honor the 10 finalists in Romania's Young Entrepreneur of the Year competition. The event, hosted by Stefania Popp, the CEO of JA Romania, was attended by some 400 government, business and education leaders of the country - each of whom received a copy of the new book! Thales Group, Neuilly-sur-Seine Cedex, France: The North American Division
of France's largest aerospace and defense company ($17.6 billion
revenue, 68,000 employees, 50 countries) wanted to instill hi-growth
entrepreneurial practices throughout it's top-management team.
Indeed, fostering corporate entrepreneurship is one of the worldwide
company's core values. Thales' North American President, Brad
Foreman, invited Larry to address their annual management conference in
Seattle, Washington in August. Larry delivered both the keynote
address and a half-day
Native Nations Institute, Tucson, Arizona: In July, Larry delivered our
Getting Entrepreneurial seminar to Native American high-school
students at the Native Nations Institute, at the University of Arizona.
Students from tribes in Canada, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas,
California and Arizona attended the conference. The annual
Beijing, Changchun and Tianjin, China: Li Zheng, the Director of
Entrepreneurial Research at prestigious Jilin University -- and our
Affiliate/Partner in China -- arranged a three-city speaking tour for
Larry in March. With both of his latest books now translated and
being published in China, Larry's presentations were well promoted
and well attended. But, of course, that's
not so surprising. Anything about
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partner
of Ascent Group, and Larry were also on Romanian television to
discuss why entrepreneurship training is so important to the region.
We're very pleased that our start-up in Eastern Europe with our new
affiliate is
off to an exciting start.
at Trinity Western University, asked Larry to keynote the Centre's 4th
annual Entrepreneur Forum in late October. To underscore the
rising interest in all things entrepreneurial in Canada, 500 people
attended the event, a 25 percent increase over 2007.
the coming years, this project is destined to become the most important
legacy of the Farrell Company's 25-year history.
workshop to Thales' top-60 executives. The
response to the workshop was very positive and we are currently in
discussions with Thales University, the group's Learning & Development
function, to provide entrepreneurial training throughout the company.
event
is the brainchild of Joan Timeche, the Institute's program director and
a dynamic Hopi Indian, who has devoted her professional life to
spreading the entr
epreneurial
message to young Native Americans. We're pleased to report that
the response to our seminar was tremendous and we have been invited back
for a repeat performance in 2009.
entrepreneurship is popular these days. As the Chinese editor for
one of his
books told
Larry: "Of course everyone wants to hear you.
Entrepreneurship is the hottest topic in China today."