Over 10,000 leaders in technology, business, and finance recently gathered at Columbia University in Manhattan to analyze emerging trends at the second New York Entrepreneurs Week. The conference featured such companies as SecondMarket, FirstMark, Capital Behind the Burner, Behance, Nolcha, TheLadders.com, Bonobos, 1-800 Flowers, Meetup.com, Thrillist and NYC SBS.

The conference's founder is Gary Whitehill, a 26-year-old entrepreneur who strives to educate entrepreneurs worldwide. Whitehill graduated in June 2007 from Central Connecticut State University with a triple-degree in management, marketing and entrepreneurship. Having been to New York City just once in his life, he relocated to the Manhattan without knowing anybody. Whitehill said, "I knew for sure that one way or another, my decision to move to New York would be an adventure I would not regret," and it definitely paid off, not only for him, but also the thousands of people who attended New York Entrepreneur Week.

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I've recently been giving some thought to how we can help Detroit get out of its rut.

And what a rut it is: The average home price is hovering around $6,000 and vacancy rates are soaring as everyone who can find somewhere else to go flees Detroit. I suggested making Detroit into a retirement community, but now I have a better idea: Make AIG (NYSE: AIG), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and Citigroup (NYSE: C) executives have their little conventions there.

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Monday October 8

• PDUFA date for Theravance Inc's (NASDAQ: THRX) Telavancin for complicated skin and soft tissue infections caused by gram-positive bacteria

• Yum! Brands Inc (NYSE: YUM) to report Q3 earnings; conference call at 9:15am
• Optimal Group Inc (NASDAQ: OPMR) to hold conference call at 11am to discuss the WowWee acquisition
• Penn Treaty American Corporation (NYSE: PTA) to hold operational update at 11am
• Alcoa Inc (NYSE: AA) to report Q3 earnings; conference call at 5pm

• Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) to report Q4 earnings; conference call at 11am
• Hot Topic Inc (NASDAQ: HOTT) and Zumiez Inc (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) reporting monthly sales at 4pm

• Pepsico Inc (NYSE: PEP) to report Q4 earnings; conference call at 11am
• Bebe Stores Inc (NASDAQ: BEBE) to report monthly sales at 7am, Limited Brands Inc (NYSE: LTD) and The Children's Place Retail Stores Inc (NASDAQ: PLCE) at 7:30am, The Gymboree Corporation (NASDAQ: GYMB) at 7:55am, AnnTaylor Stores Corporation (NYSE: ANN), Gap Inc (NYSE: GPS) and Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) at 8am, Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) at 8:30am.

• PDUFA date for GlaxoSmithKline Plc's (NYSE: GSK) Hycamtin for relapsed Small Cell Lung Cancer

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