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About Us
Presented By:
New Commons & Founding Partners
Entrepreneurs, investors, business practitioners have formed the Entrepreneurship Forum of New England (EFNE). The Forum is access to best practice, resources, and a community for growing entrepreneurship in New England. We are a guild for the craft of entrepreneurship.
History: In 2002 we started as an idea. Robert Leaver, of New Commons, was attending the Venture Forum 2002 and was struck by the idea that entrepreneurship is more than looking for funding. "Jay McNally of Ibis Consulting, Jeff Deckman of SyNet and the Chairman of RITEC, and I were struck by the idea of bringing entrepreneurs together to learn from each other," says Robert. "We thought, how can we make this more fun…presentations are boring…we should host a Festival." Thus started the planning for a Festival to bring entrepreneurs together for fun and learning.
New Commons partnered with RITEC and designed the 2003 Entrepreneurship Festival of New England this then lead to the EFNE we know now: Forum with activities, programs and online tools to connect entrepreneurs in the region.
Administrative team, hosted by New Commons:
Robert J. Leaver: Is the EFNE host and content director. He is the convener and CEO of New Commons founded in 2002. New Commons is a think and do tank, that builds organizations through community. Robert's work is about new forms of organization and new forms of community that add value. Robert has thirty-three years of consulting and teaching experience.
He has authored numerous monographs issued by Commonwealth Publications including:
The Entrepreneur as Artist, Leader and Agent of Change
Leader as Maestro, Teacher, Ethicist and Story Teller
Achieving Our Providence: Lessons of City-Building and Soul Making
Getting Results From Meetings
Currently, Robert is working with Dr. James Hillman on the forthcoming volume II – Soul and City which will be published in Fall 2005. This will be the Uniform Edition of the collected works of James Hillman, renowned thinker and author of archetypal psychology.
Jeff Deckman: EFNE Project Manager and Host. Jeff manages all the components of EFNE, from business partner meetings, communications, and recruiting sponsors.
Elizabeth Smith: EFNE Membership Coordinator: Elizabeth coordinates the outreach and programs to members, events, and the Entrepreneur Teams. She also manages the web portal tool and all the coordination for our Festival and Cafes. A recent graduate of University of Rhode Island, Elizabeth majored in Political Science and History.
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