300 YEARS AND STILL CURRENT: America
Celebrates Franklin’s 300th Birthday
From the program at the Ben Franklin candle lighting,
Read by U.S. Congressman Fattah (D-PA)
BUSINESSMAN AND ENTREPRENEUR
The story of the American entrepreneurship
is legendary. Businesses started in a garage or on a
shoestring, and based on a unique approach to fulfilling a
need in the marketplace, grow and impact the world, both economically
and socially. Franklin’s “do well by doing
good” model characterizes some of America’s top
corporations and motivates future entrepreneurs.
Tony Simmons, Owner, Pagosa Brewing
As brewers throughout the United States plan to celebrate
the 300th Birthday of Benjamin Franklin by brewing a batch
of Poor Richard’s Ale, they turn to a recipe developed
especially for the occasion. Tony Simmons created the
winning recipe for Poor Richard’s Ale, which included
two distinctive ingredients: molasses and corn.
A veteran homebrewer in the process of starting a commercial
brewery, Simmons himself embodies the Franklin’s entrepreneurial
spirit. He has started his own advertising and marketing
companies in the past and since 1999 has owned a brewing supply
business in his hometown of Pagosa Springs, CO. Not
long after starting that business he began to worn on opening
his own brewery – a dream that he expects to make real
in 2006.
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary is supported by: The
Pew Charitable Trusts
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