MEDA promotes 'unleashing entrepreneurship' to alleviate poverty

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In a post-economic-crisis world there is a great need for unleashing entrepreneurship, hence the theme for this year's Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) Business as a Calling convention, Unleashing Entrepreneurship, Nov. 4-7, in Calgary, Alta. Who better to speak about the power of business to alleviate poverty than featured speaker Frank O'Dea, who overcame incredible adversity to found Canada's famous Second Cup coffee franchise, now a chain of 70 stores across the country? Unleashing Entrepreneurship will also feature David Miller, director of the Princeton University Faith & Work Initiative, on "Succeeding without selling …