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Statement by the Press Secretary on A New Beginning: Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship
WHITEHOUSE.gov ^ | March 5, 2010 | n/a

Posted on 03/05/2010 9:47:38 PM PST by Cindy

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The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release March 05, 2010

Statement by the Press Secretary on A New Beginning: Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship

President Obama, together with the Department of State and the Department of Commerce, will host the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., on April 26 and 27. Participants from over 40 countries on 5 continents have been invited to participate. The Summit will highlight the role entrepreneurship can play in addressing common challenges while building partnerships that will lead to greater opportunity abroad and at home.

At his June 4, 2009, speech in Cairo, President Obama announced that the U.S. Government would host a Summit on Entrepreneurship to identify how we can deepen ties between business leaders, foundations, and entrepreneurs in the United States and Muslim communities around the world.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; History; Reference
KEYWORDS: business; businessvolunteers; cairo; clinton; cooperativenetworks; corps; democrat; democrats; dublin; entrepreneurship; hillary; hillaryclinton; impeachobama; innovation; ireland; irishmuslims; larrysummers; muslimcountries; muslimmajorities; muslims; networking; networks; newcorps; obama; summers; technology

1 posted on 03/05/2010 9:47:39 PM PST by Cindy
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Previously...

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White House Announces Global Technology and Innovation Fund
WHITEHOUSE.gov ^ | October 23, 2009 | n/a
Posted on October 24, 2009 2:45:50 AM PDT by Cindy

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THE BRIEFING ROOM

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary ___________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release October 23, 2009

White House Announces Global Technology and Innovation Fund

During his speech in Cairo on June 4, the President announced that the United States would “launch a new fund to support technological development in Muslim-majority countries.” As the latest step in delivering on this commitment, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation announced this week a call for proposals for a Global Technology and Innovation Fund. This fund will help catalyze and facilitate private sector investments that promote access to and growth of technology in OPIC-eligible countries throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. OPIC will provide financing ranging between $25 million and $150 million in total capital for each selected fund.

The Global Technology and Innovation Fund is part of an on-going U.S. government effort to expand partnerships that advance economic opportunity and job creation - including in Muslim-majority countries. Specifically, the sectors of interest for prospective funds may address issues that can have a transformational impact in these regions such as technology, education, telecom, media, business services and financial technology and clean-tech.

More information is available at: http://www.opic.gov/investment-funds/calls-for-proposals/global-technology-innovation-fund/.


2 posted on 03/05/2010 9:48:49 PM PST by Cindy
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....A......Joke......a....bad.....joke.


3 posted on 03/05/2010 9:51:38 PM PST by cranked
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This idiot couldn't run a lemonade stand...
4 posted on 03/05/2010 9:54:16 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Sarah Palin - For such a time as this...)
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Somewhat related to:

Lenin: “The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them.”


5 posted on 03/05/2010 9:56:44 PM PST by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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...identify how we can deepen ties between business leaders, foundations, and entrepreneurs in the United States and Muslim communities around the world

In other words, find ways to funnel money to jihadists.

6 posted on 03/05/2010 9:56:54 PM PST by Cementjungle
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Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship

I guess it's asking too much for the average Obamaton to realize just how absurd a concept that is - entreprenuers by definition need the government out of their way, not having 'summits' to 'help' them.

7 posted on 03/06/2010 2:29:07 AM PST by dirtboy
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This idiot couldn't run a lemonade stand...

He'd offer side orders of wagyu beef.

Paid for by TARP, of course.

8 posted on 03/06/2010 2:30:37 AM PST by dirtboy
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Half the invited “entrepreneurs” will be labor leaders, environmentalists, and community activists.


9 posted on 03/06/2010 2:31:40 AM PST by denydenydeny ("I'm sure this goes against everything you've been taught, but right and wrong do exist"-Dr House)
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Quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2470057/posts

NASA plans more outreach to Muslim countries
Orlando Sentinel ^ | February 16, 2010 | Mark Matthews
Posted on March 12, 2010 7:19:00 PM PST by myknowledge

WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden said Tuesday that President Barack Obama has asked him to “find ways to reach out to dominantly Muslim countries” as the White House pushes the space agency to become a tool of international diplomacy.

“In addition to the nations that most of you usually hear about when you think about the International Space Station, we now have expanded our efforts to reach out to non-traditional partners,” said Bolden, speaking to a lecture hall of young engineering students.

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.orlandosentinel.com ...


10 posted on 03/12/2010 7:28:18 PM PST by Cindy
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http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9F8VITG0&show_article=1

“Obama to host Muslim entrepreneurship summit”
Apr 23 03:48 PM US/Eastern
By JULIE PACE
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -

SNIPPET: “During a June speech in Cairo, Obama said he wanted to forge a relationship between the U.S. and Muslims based on respect and parterships with the private sector and civil society. Among his goals, Obama said, was to “create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries.”

Several administration officials, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and White House economic adviser Larry Summers, will participate in the summit.”


11 posted on 04/24/2010 11:40:38 PM PDT by Cindy
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Obama to beam message to Irish Muslim entrepreneurs
The Post ^
Posted on April 25, 2010 3:05:59 PM PDT by Chet 99

Obama to beam message to Irish Muslim entrepreneurs

25 April 2010 By John Burke, Public Affairs Correspondent

US president Barack Obama will address Irish-Muslim businesspeople and community leaders during a two-day entrepreneurship event this week.

Obama’s message on the benefits and opportunities of enterprise will be broadcast over the internet from Washington to a gathering in Dublin of Irish Muslims from the worlds of trade, investments and markets.

During the presidential entrepreneurship summit, the president will speak about developing closer links between the Muslim community and providing the capability and funds to develop new business and co-operative networks.

(Excerpt) Read more at sbpost.ie ...


12 posted on 04/25/2010 3:56:30 PM PDT by Cindy
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This idiot couldn't run a lemonade stand...

Exactly!

13 posted on 04/25/2010 4:00:17 PM PDT by kcvl
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2502852/posts

“Remarks by the President at the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship”
Whitehouse.gov ^ | April 26, 2010 | n/a
Posted on April 29, 2010 1:34:46 AM PDT by Cindy


14 posted on 04/29/2010 2:27:04 AM PDT by Cindy
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