[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17744]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 681--DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 15 THROUGH 19, 
             2010, AS ``GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK/USA''

  Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Snowe) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 681

       Whereas more than \1/2\ of the companies on the 2009 
     Fortune 500 list were launched during a recession or bear 
     market;
       Whereas 92 percent of Americans believe that entrepreneurs 
     are critically important to job creation and 75 percent 
     believe that the United States cannot have a sustained 
     economic recovery without another burst of entrepreneurial 
     activity;
       Whereas the economy and society of the United States, as 
     well as the country as a whole, have benefitted greatly from 
     the everyday use of breakthrough innovations developed and 
     brought to market by entrepreneurs;
       Whereas Global Entrepreneurship Week is an initiative aimed 
     at inspiring young people to embrace innovation and 
     creativity;
       Whereas Global Entrepreneurship Week helps the next 
     generation of entrepreneurs to acquire the knowledge, skills, 
     and networks needed to create vibrant enterprises that will 
     improve the lives and communities of the entrepreneurs;
       Whereas, in 2009, more than 160,000 individuals 
     participated in the more than 2,300 entrepreneurial 
     activities held worldwide during Global Entrepreneurship 
     Week;
       Whereas, in 2009, more than 1,100 partner organizations 
     participated in Global Entrepreneurship Week, including 
     chambers of commerce, institutions of higher education, high 
     schools, businesses, and State and local governments; and
       Whereas, in 2010, thousands of organizations in the United 
     States will join in the celebration by planning activities 
     designed to inspire, connect, inform, mentor, and engage the 
     next generation of entrepreneurs throughout Global 
     Entrepreneurship Week/USA: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates the week of November 15 through 19, 2010, as 
     ``Global Entrepreneurship Week''; and
       (2) supports the goals of Global Entrepreneurship Week/USA, 
     including--
       (A) inspiring young people everywhere to embrace 
     innovation, imagination, and creativity; and
       (B) training the next generation of entrepreneurial 
     leaders.

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