BOWLING GREEN, O. -- A seminar on entrepreneurship April 29 at Bowling Green State University will feature Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton and Buffalo Sabres owner B. Thomas Golisano, founder, president and CEO of Paychex in Rochester, N.Y., as keynote speakers.

Returning to America's roots as an entrepreneurial nation is key to job creation and continued economic growth. The speakers at the "Turning Passion into Enterprise" seminar will discuss their own paths to success. An ice skating superstar, Hamilton will talk about entrepreneurship in the realm of sports and entertainment, while Golisano will speak from his perspective as creator of the nation's leading provider of payroll, human resource and benefits solutions for small and mid-size companies.

Other entrepreneurs will participate in two panel discussions. The first, moderated by former Paychex regional manager Karen Sebo, will focus on keeping the entrepreneurial spirit alive.

The panelists will be Joan Bayer of Toledo, president of Concept Rehab; Ronald R. Whitehouse of Nokomis, Fla., former president and CEO of HG Chicago Inc.; William D. Dallas, chairman and CEO of Dallas Capital and Ownit Mortgage Solutions in Woodland Hills, Calif., and Elizabeth C. Brady, vice president and treasurer of Plastic Technologies Inc. in Holland, Ohio.

A second panel will discuss lessons learned from early missteps.

Speaking will be Richard Anderson, chairman of The Andersons in Maumee; Don Harbaugh, president of Toledo Molding & Die Inc.; David K. Wells Jr., former chairman and CEO of Therma-Tru Corp. in Maumee, and Ronald Thompson, chairman and CEO of Midwest Stamping and Manufacturing Co. in Maumee. Sharon Speyer of Bowling Green, regional president of Sky Bank, will be the moderator.

"Turning Passion into Entreprise" will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Lenhart Grand Ballroom of the Bowen-Thompson Student Union.

For information on registering to attend, call 419-372-8181.

(Posted April 20, 2004 )