Global Entrepreneurship Week:
November 14-20, 2022

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The Hudson Library’s celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week returns for the eighth consecutive year, November 14-20, 2022.

 

2022 GEW Events:

Community Read
The library will kick off Global Entrepreneurship Week with a “Community Read” of Sweet Success: A Simple Recipe to Turn Your Passion Into Profit by Candace Nelson. Reese Witherspoon, Founder of Hello Sunshine, calls the book “a crash course in creativity, innovation and hard work. A must-read manual for any aspiring entrepreneur!” Multiple copies of the book will be available to borrow at the Hudson Library & Historical Society or purchase at the Learned Owl Book Shop.

 

 

Wednesday, November 9, 7 p.m. – Sprinkles Cupcakes founder Candace Nelson, Author of Sweet Success (Virtual)
Candace Nelson is a serial entrepreneur, New York Times bestselling author, Wall Street Journal contributor and an expert in turning one’s passion into a profitable business. Candace revolutionized the baking industry when she left a career in finance to start Sprinkles, the world’s first cupcake bakery and Cupcake ATM. Nelson followed with the launch of Pizzana, a growing chain of award-winning pizzerias leading the third wave of pizza in the US. She is also a judge on television’s Cupcake Wars and Sugar Rush.
Registration is now open for this event.

 

Tuesday, November 15, 6:30 p.m. – “The Pitch”, Hudson Library & Historical Society (Virtual)
The Hudson Library will host its ninth annual “Pitch Night“, where entrepreneurs can pitch their business ideas to a panel of expert judges. Watch seven entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to a panel of expert judges to win cash prizes in this “shark tank” style program. The winner will receive a $5,000 cash prize, and two runners-up will each receive a $2,500 cash prize.
Applications are now closed.

 

Wednesday, November 16, 7:00 p.m. An Evening with Pulitzer-Prize Winning Journalist, Gary Rivlin, Author of Saving Main Street: Small Business in the Time of COVID-19 (Virtual)

In Saving Main Street, Rivlin examines the ecosystem of small businesses and family-run shops; and how government policies, consumer trends, and big-box dominators have provided numerous pressure points since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rivlin follows a group of small business owners from the first days of the pandemic through the 18-month marker to follow the chaos, personal risks, financial risks and contradictory government guidelines that made operating their businesses that much harder. Publisher’s Weekly calls Saving Main Street “full of insight and shrewd reporting.”
Registration is now open for this event.

Events for Teens & Tweens

Thursday, November 17, 6:00 p.m. – Teen/Tween “Pitch Night”, Hudson Library & Historical Society

The Hudson Library will host its third annual Teen/Tween “Pitch Night” where young entrepreneurs can pitch their business ideas to a panel of expert judges for cash prizes. Two age group prizes will be awarded: Tween (Grades 6-8) and Teen (Grades 9-12).

The 2022 Global Entrepreneurship Week in Hudson is generously supported by the Burton D. Morgan Foundation.