In the middle of entrepreneur are two little letters…PR. Two letters that immediatley bring to mind, press release, marketing, telling the story.  So why is it the PR in entrepreneur seems to be missing?

Quick name five entrepreneurs. Now name five athletes. Im sure the latter was easier for you.

Today we hear more about politicians, more about athletes and more about Hollywood stars than we do about entrepreneurs.  Its a shame because the reality is that entrepreneurs are the most important ones of the bunch.

Instead of ESPN, where’s EPN - Entrepreneurial Programing Network. Just imagine, on draft day we could watch the best young entrepreneurs get funded to develop their ideas.  The X games would be a series of ideas put the tests to determine who’s invention faired best.

Now I know its crazy to think about this and I’m well aware of the many media channels that cover business as it stands. The thing is the entrepreneur is not being celebrated enough and marketed correctly.  Not only is the entrepreneur responsible for the success of so many different industries  (sports, politics and Hollywood included) they are responsible for the success of America.

Entrepreneurs are changing American, they are changing the world through charities, like this and this and this.

We need a concerted effort to draw attention to the entrepreneurial spirit that is so deeply woven into society.

Right now the prime-time marketing of entrepreneurs has been relegated to print media, a few movies and a network show that celebrates VC’s instead of the entrepreneurial.

Instead we need a worldwide movement,  an understanding that the solution to nearly all of our problems lies in the head of some entrepreneur.

National Entrepreneurs Day is a start, I suggest you sign the petition here. Global Entrepreneurship Week is also leading the way in this cause, you can follow them on twitter here.

It’s a good start.  However if we are going to compete with Barack, Lebron and Brangelina we are going to need to do a lot more.