Roger Kilwein, Chair of DSU Bus. & Mgmt. Dept., visits with key speakers, Rieva Lesonky, Editorial Director of Entrepreneur Meadia, Inc., and Joel Bleth, Prsident of Pump Sysytems, Inc., during the 2001 Entrepreneuring Seminar.

This conference featured Entrepreneuring in North Dakota with a special focus on women and youth entrepreneurs. Speakers were from California, Nebraska, North Dakota, Washington, and Washington D.C. Endeavors of the presenters included a member of the Board of Higher Education, a business owner, an educator, the general manager of Yale Investment Company, the Strategic Development Director of the Rural Policy Research Institute, the Executive Director of Grow Nebraska, the President for the Corporation for Enterprise Development, the North Dakota Department of Commerce's Director of Women's Business Program, and the New Economy Initiative Coordinator for the Greater North Dakota Association.