To bring entrepreneurship from a more practical perspective to SMEs, Sage is holding the Sage Summit 2016 from 25 to 28 July in Chicago. It will be a great event with more than 20,000 attendees from around the world who will be able to learn from each other and generate new relationships that will open up new horizons for entrepreneurship.
What can you learn from Sage Summit Live and who can you learn from?
Sage Summit Live 2016 is an excellent opportunity to learn valuable entrepreneurship lessons told first-hand by people who have put them into practice.
Richard Branson (founder of Virgin ) and Stephen insurance email list Kelly (CEO of The Sage Group ) will be giving a talk on brand building . In particular, they will discuss the case of building the Virgin brand, which has made Branson one of the most recognized executives in the world.
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow ( founder of lifestyle publication Goop ) and actress and singer Zooey Deschanel (founder of online community HelloGiggles ) will talk about the gift economy and how doing good is good business.
The American television network ABC has a program called Shark Tank in which participants are entrepreneurs who must present their projects to a panel of investors (referred to in the program as "sharks", hence the title of the television program). This panel includes Robert Herjavec and Daymond John , who will discuss in their presentation the topic of how to survive the "sharks" .
Actor and entrepreneur Ashton Kutcher and Yancey Strickler (co-founder of crowdfunding site Kickstarter ) will focus on businesses driven by a commitment to a mission and the importance of values over the mere monetary valuation of the company.
