CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc., in partnership with NASDAQ OMX, announced today their partnership in presenting a global broadcast program that will help to promote and celebrate entrepreneurship worldwide. The broadcast, titled "The Tough Get Growing: How to Succeed in a Down Economy," is one of a handful of featured events of Global Entrepreneurship Week and will be promoted to millions of participants in over 75 countries. Any group or organization taking part in the week's festivities will be invited to participate as a viewing site for the broadcast, which takes place live from the MIT campus in Cambridge, MA on Monday, November 16.
Moderated by Kauffman Foundation Vice President Bo Fishback, and with welcoming remarks from MIT President Susan Hockfield, "The Tough Get Growing" is a panel discussion focusing on the experiences and lessons learned from technology entrepreneurs as they grew their companies from start-up to success story. These real world "stories from the trenches" and best practices will help to educate our global audience on how to make it through today's economic environment.
The partnership between the MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc. and The NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation, Inc., fulfills the mission of both groups as they strive to connect and educate entrepreneurs and help to foster innovation and commercialization. Groups may participate in the broadcast at no cost, live via webcast, or by holding a delayed viewing at a later date (webcast or DVD copy).
If you are interested in learning how to become a viewing site, please visit: http://enterpriseforum.mit.edu/network/broadcasts/participate.html
To inquire how you can become involved with this program, please email mitef@mit.edu or call +1-617-253-0015.
Websites:
MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc. -
www.mitenterpriseforum.org
NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation, Inc. -
http://nasdaqomx.com/whoweare/educationalinitiative/
Global Entrepreneurship Week -
http://unleashingideas.org/
About MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc.:
The MIT Enterprise Forum is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and strengthening technology-oriented startups, allowing them to grow and prosper. Founded in 1978 as part of the MIT Alumni Association, the Enterprise Forum offers over 300 educational and networking events through our current 25 chapters globally. Enterprise Forum participation and involvement is open to anyone interested in entrepreneurship -- MIT graduates and non-graduates -- and attracts executives, business leaders, venture capitalists, industry experts, and service organizations, in addition to our core of emerging entrepreneurs with technology business expectations. The most valuable component of the Enterprise Forum is the networking connections that are developed amongst technology entrepreneurs and the communities in which they reside.
About NASDAQ OMX Education Foundation:
The mission of the NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation is to promote learning about capital formation, financial markets and entrepreneurship through innovative educational programs. It was established in New York City in 1994 and is supported entirely by contributions from The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
About NASDAQ OMX:
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, with over 3,700 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX First North, and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and exchange-traded funds. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 70 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com. *Please follow NASDAQ OMX on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/NASDAQ-OMX/108167527653) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx).
