Business leaders from around the world will participate in an international panel hosted by the KENO Micro-Fund
In November 2011, The Kid Entrepreneurs Need Opportunities (KENO) Micro-Fund will host activities to support Global Entrepreneurship Week. The purpose of the KENO Micro-Fund is to help young entrepreneurs become successful business leaders and responsible global citizens. With that in mind the activities for the week focus on basic business development training and community service.
Keno Lucas II, a 12-year old kid entrepreneur and his mother Atlanta Business woman Adrienne Lance Lucas founded the KENO Micro-Fund. Keno Lucas was recently featured as a budding celebrity kid entrepreneur in the Entertainment Section of the October 24, 2011 Jet Magazine.
KENO Micro-Fund Global Entrepreneurship Week Activities
- Tuesday, November 1: Business Plan Competition Submission Details Released
- Sunday, November 13: Adopt a Highway Clean-up Project
1pm - 3pm
State Route 41 Northside Drive, between Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and Castleberry near the Atlanta University Center.
- Tuesday, November 15: Business Plan Competition Deadline
Business plans must be submitted via the website http://www.kenofund.org
- Friday, November 18: Founder’s Ball
Invitation Only Event Celebrating KENO Micro-Fund Co-Founder Keno Lucas II
- Saturday, November 19: 10 am – 2 pm
Douglass High School, 225 Hamilton E Holmes Drive Northwest, Atlanta, GA 30318-7421
Global Conversations a virtual panel will be followed by a Billionaire Boot Camp. The top three selected entrepreneurs will also present their business ideas. The winner of the business plan competition will be announced at the end of the day.
Participants in the Global Conversations Panel Include
- Samad Davis - Africa (Accra, Ghana)
President & COO, MAGNA World Partners and Producer of The Spirited Actor, The Search for Africa’s Next Hollywood Star
Denise Woods - North America (Hollywood, USA)
Owner, Denise Woods Studios www.denisewoodsstudios.com
Francisa Muñoz - South America (Santiago, Chile)
Stoq - www.stoq.cl
