Dr. Mark Skousen, Honorary Dean of Grantham University's Mark Skousen School of Business, Kicks-Off Global Entrepreneurship Week

Dr. Mark Skousen will present, “Benjamin: Franklin: Founding Father of American Entrepreneurship”, as the inaugural presentation of Kansas City's celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Kansas City, Mo. (PRWEB) November 06, 2012

Dr. Mark Skousen, Honorary Dean of Grantham University's Mark Skousen School of Business, will present, “Benjamin: Franklin: Founding Father of American Entrepreneurship”, as the inaugural presentation of Kansas City's celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week on Wednesday, November 7.

What: The presentation, “Benjamin Franklin: Founding Father of American Entrepreneurship,” examines the Founding Father's business sense, summed up in Franklin's perennial classic, The Way to Wealth, often considered America's first “rags to riches” account.

Who: Mark Skousen, a former economist with the Central Intelligence Agency, former economics teacher at Columbia Business School, Barnard College, and Columbia University, and Honorary Dean of the Skousen School of Business at Grantham University.

Where: “Upstairs Room,” Central Library, 14 W. 10th St., Kansas City, Mo.

When: 6 p.m. reception, 6:30 p.m. program, Wednesday, November 7, 2012. RSVP requested. RSVP online or call 816.701.3407.

Additional information: The event is free to attend, and free parking can be found at the Library District parking garage located at 10th & Baltimore. The event is co-sponsored by Kansas City Public Libraries and the Kauffman Foundation.

Established in 1951, Grantham University is a private institution that specializes in online education for the working adult student. Its mission is to provide accessible, affordable, professionally relevant degree programs in a continuously changing global society. Grantham's courses are 100% online, allowing students to study at home, at work, on Temporary Duty (TDY) or from almost anywhere in the world. Accredited since 1961 by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council, Grantham University has compiled a distinguished record as a respected and accredited distance learning university spanning six decades of service to education. For more information, visit http://www.grantham.edu or call 1-800-955-2527.

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