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Entrepreneurship Focus
of Memphis Conference

There is still time to register for Striking the Right Notes on Entrepreneurship, scheduled April 18 to 20 in Memphis, Tenn.

This is a national conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the American Bankers Association, CFED and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

Speakers include Bill Poole, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies; and Richard Florida, author of the 2002 best-seller The Rise of the Creative Class.

Conference attendees will have an opportunity to boost support for entrepreneurship, contribute to economic development policy decisions, and increase their understanding about the impact of small business and entrepreneurship on economic growth.

The event will be of interest to commercial lenders, CRA officers, CEOs of financial institutions, venture capitalists and representatives of foundations, governments, higher education policy centers, community and economic development organizations, and associations representing small business owners.

For more information or to register, visit www.stlouisfed.org.

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