Irvine Chamber Congratulates IEF Winner and Chamber Member for White House Presentation on Entrepreneurship

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ash Kumra, President and CEO of DesiYou Inc. and winner of the 2010 Irvine Entrepreneur Forum (IEF) www.iefinfo.com, had the privilege to speak earlier today at the White House about the role of entrepreneurship in the U.S., its effect on the economy and supporting game changing opportunities by nurturing up and coming entrepreneurs.

Kumra was honored along with other top American entrepreneurs as part of the Empact100. The Empact100 list represents the talent and potential of today's young entrepreneurs and is meant to inspire others to join the movement to revitalize our economy by starting a business.

The Empact100 was created by Empact, the Kauffman Foundation, Opportunity International, the White House Startup America Partnership, and other partners.

In 2010 Kumra was the recipient of the $10,000 prize for the best entrepreneurial idea at the 2010 IEF.  Kumra highly recommends every entrepreneur in the community to participate in the annual IEF and adds that even those who do not win the competition gains valuable skills that will catch potential investors attention.

Applications are now being accepted for the 3rd Annual IEF. The deadline for submissions is December 15th 2011. The forum will take place on March 1, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Irvine.

About the Irvine Entrepreneur Forum

The Irvine Entrepreneur Forum (IEF) was established by the Irvine Chamber of Commerce at the successful inaugural event on June 1, 2010 in an effort to bring together local entrepreneurs with angel, venture and private equity investors. The IEF provides entrepreneurial companies the unique opportunity to make pitch presentations to a panel of angel and venture capital investors interested in discovering, and possibly investing in, emerging companies. Two $10,000 cash prizes are awarded to the two winners of the event. To learn more about IEF 2011 visit, www.iefinfo.com.

About Irvine Chamber

The Irvine Chamber of Commerce represents just under 800 local companies and is a premier business member organization dedicated to serving as advocates for pertinent issues affecting the local business community, while serving as a vehicle to promote business and community development in Irvine. For more information about the Irvine Chamber of Commerce, please call 949-660-9112, or visit www.irvinechamber.com.

SOURCE Irvine Chamber of Commerce