The first annual San Diego Entrepreneur Day Festival is “By, For and About Entrepreneurs™”.

“The evolution of a Startup begins with the Entrepreneur™.”

It’s FREE and open for families to attend. Attendees must register to be entered into multiple raffles to win prizes, such as $100 Gift Cards from Microsoft and laptop computers.  Register: http://register.sdentrepreneurday.com/

Entrepreneur Day is a county-wide outreach and entertainment event providing many of the following benefits such as: learning how to launch a startup concept and growing an existing company/business, and areas related to: customer acquisition, new product/service education, future partnerships, investor introductions, inventors, mentors, as well as other interactive and useful experiences and activities for all who attend. Other opportunities include: match making in the areas of business and customer development, product demonstrations, market research surveys, talent search, internships, resume workshops, employment interviews, companies seeking distributors, and manufacturing and suppliers, and potentially military-veteran transition opportunities.

We are respectfully submitting our request to have the City of San Diego proclaim September 22, 2012 as “Entrepreneur Day”.  Get involved with us and our special guest Mayor Jerry Sanders and other VIPs to cut the opening ceremony ribbon. Let’s “Discover, Recognize, Collaborate and Celebrate Entrepreneurship™” -  For one day, if all of the entrepreneurial communities can come together it will only help the U.S. economy grow stronger as a whole.

In the race to be “America’s Most Entrepreneurial City”, this event is scheduled for Saturday, September 22, 2012 – from 10AM to 5PM with an after event party from 6PM to 9PM. The venue is located in the popular downtown East Village Business District, San Diego’s largest eclectic urban neighborhood with trendy warehouse-loft style buildings, adjacent to Petco Park.  The East Village Association (501(c)3 Non-profit) is this event’s official community outreach partner.

San Diego Entrepreneur Day will inspire many people, including students, and bring confidence to those looking to take their business concepts to reality by meeting their peers. There will be potential collaboration and partnership opportunities with the event’s participating exhibitors, attendees and sponsors.

The goal and formula is to proactively help launch/ignite at least 500 Entrepreneurial Concepts/Small Businesses who would employ up to 5 people or utilize contractors/vendors. 500 startups X 5 would equal 2,500 new jobs/work in all vertical markets!

There are exhibitor booths and multiple interactive events and activities planned (Click Link to View):  “Brewlevard”, Battle of the Bands in Town™, The Fashion Style Show, DJ Collaboration, E-wards in 25 categories, Live Art & Design Show, Employment and Recruiting Opportunities, Elevator Pitch to Angel Investors, Essay Contest, CacheTown Scavenger Hunt for Prizes, Entrepreneur Guest Speakers and more.  San Diego Entrepreneur Day offers an open invitation to all vertical markets and startups to get involved to exhibit and collaborate: Tech/Internet, Food/Beverage, Bar/Restaurants, Financial/Insurance, Bio/ Medical, Sports/Lifestyle, Fashion/Design/Arts, Music/Entertainment, Automotive, Energy/Eco, Travel/Hotel, Print/Digital Media, Legal, Real Estate, Aerospace, Military/Government, Non-Profits, Personal and Professional Development Services and more.