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  Entrepreneurial Education
Students are also shown positive entrepreneurial role models to emulate and are given the task of working on entrepreneurial projects in the field, which gives students a hands-on approach to entrepreneurism.
Entrepreneurial education should focused on the initiator and the entrepreneurship that flows from the initiator level for it to be truly successful in producing entrepreneurs.
It is a research project designed "to establish the role and impact of the entrepreneurial sector on economic growth." The first year was spent collecting data on precursors to national entrepreneurial activity, the levels of entrepreneurial activity, and on the consequences of that activity.
www.umpi.maine.edu /~ricer/honors/cyr.htm   (4727 words)

  
 Entrepreneurial network - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Having adequate human resources is a key factor for entrepreneurial achievements.
Combined with leadership, the entrepreneurial network is an indispensible kind of social network not only necessary to run properly the business (or project) but also to differentiate the business (or project) from similars.
Depending on the business (or project) this social network may be composed of specific lawyers, scientists, engineers, suppliers, government people or institutions, local partners, high skilled employees, clients or any other kind of social contacts that can make the entreprenuerial business (or project) successful.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Entrepreneurial_network   (128 words)

  
 Entrepreneurial Management: Curriculum: MBA Resource Guide - The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Entrepreneurial Management major provides MBA students with skills, analytical tools, perspectives, and experiences which prepare them for careers as autonomous entrepreneurs, family-business entrepreneurs, or entrepreneurs in corporate settings.
Whether a student wants to start a business while in school, join an emerging business, or set the ground work to launch a new firm later in his or her career, the program aims to provide preparation for all of these exciting options.
Entrepreneurial skills and thinking are actively sought by more competitive and profitable growing businesses.
www.wharton.upenn.edu /mbaresource/curriculum/mgmt/em.cfm   (1863 words)

  
 Entrepreneurial Education   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Entrepreneurial projects are structured around the concept that the optimism and creativity of youth can be an instrument that benefits individuals, communities and local economies.
They are based on a facilitated awareness of the economics and realities of local communities and the practical application of learning strategies for students to contribute to their neighborhoods in a meaningful way.
The benefits of student entrepreneurial projects are at various levels.
www.cesdp.nmhu.edu /rural/rur_05.htm   (147 words)

  
 CELCEE - Entrepreneurial Education Teaching Guide
To begin a discussion on entrepreneurial education, it is useful to look at definitions and distinctions between entrepreneurial education and business education.
They point out that entrepreneurial education focuses on combining and carrying out a new combination of business elements while education for small business ownership focuses on the skills needed to reproduce or acquire an existing business.
Noll's (1993) recommendations for entrepreneurial education are designed to serve as a curricular guideline for all age and education levels.
www.celcee.edu /publications/digest/Dig00-7.html   (911 words)

  
 What Makes a Good Entrepreneurial Leader? Ask Middle Managers - Knowledge@Wharton
They outline the qualities of an entrepreneurial leader and back up their assertions using a 60-society survey of middle managers around the globe.
Gupta and MacMillan assert that the entrepreneurial leader must perform two functions: First is "transformational enactment," or envisioning possible outcomes in the face of uncertainty.
MacMillan speculates that the weak relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and observed economic development may be traced to different cultures’ ethical approaches; levels of recognition and reward for entrepreneurs; or access to knowledge, technology and finance.
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu /articles.cfm?catid=12&articleid=347&homepage=yes   (1262 words)

  
 Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce | Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center
No one and no one business succeeds alone; all entrepreneurial success is based on forming positive, affirming, mutually beneficial relationships that can withstand the test of time and change.
While the CEC is funded through private entities and corporations and state and city grants, it is also supported by numerous budding and successful entrepreneurs, established businesses and academia that recognize the impact the CEC has on the local economy.
Note: An initiative of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center is the result of a partnership between the Chicagoland Chamber and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
www.chicagolandchamber.org /sub/chicagoland_entrepreneurial_center.asp   (1578 words)

  
 Wharton MBA: Entrepreneurial Opportunities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The driving force behind the entrepreneurial resources at Wharton is one of the most influential centers of entrepreneurship in the world, the Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs (WEP).
More than 20 professors and practitioners bring cutting-edge research and years of successful entrepreneurial experience, both sharing that knowledge in class and helping to guide entrepreneurial initiatives.
While course work can lay a solid foundation for entrepreneurial activities, students may need more help to turn their ideas into successful businesses.
mba.wharton.upenn.edu /mba/academics/experiential/entr_opps.php   (544 words)

  
 A Dynamic Decade for Entrepreneurial Development   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership turned 10 this spring, continuing to carry out the high aspirations of the legendary “Mr.
When the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership was announced, it had only a vision, a two-person staff and a budget of less than $500,000.
Entrepreneurial surveys and research are still a Center focus today.
www.kcsmallbiz.com /2002/May/FEA_0502.htm   (1981 words)

  
 STCC Entrepreneurial Institute - About the Institute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Entrepreneurial Institute is located at the Springfield Enterprise Center in the STCC Technology Park, adjacent to Springfield Technical Community College's main campus.
The Entrepreneurial Institute at STCC was started in 1998 to meet the growing demand for entrepreneurial education.
The Entrepreneurial Institute has grown dramatically since its start and is a testament to the importance of entrepreneurship education at all ages and educational levels.
www.eship.org /about.html   (283 words)

  
 DEN: Are You Entrepreneurial?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
You don't have to be born an entrepreneur to acquire entrepreneurial skills.
At the Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network, we believe entrepreneurial skills can be learned, especially outside the classroom, in environments rich in entrepreneurial activity.
The Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network is interested in talking with who wants to learn more about entrepreneurship or wants to turn an entrepreneurial startup idea into a reality.
www.dartmouth.edu /~denet/member/member_entrepreneurial.php   (208 words)

  
 Entrepreneurial Leadership Program : The Gordon Institute : School of Engineering : Tufts University
The Entrepreneurial Leadership Program at Tufts provides hands-on educational opportunities for students interested in founding their own companies or working in entrepreneurial environments.
Founded in 2000, Tufts’ Entrepreneurial Leadership Program was the brainchild of the former Dean of Engineering, who created the program to encourage engineers to turn ideas into enterprises.
The Entrepreneurial Leadership Program is housed within The Gordon Institute (TGI) at Tufts University, a coveted graduate program designed for practicing engineers and scientists who want to advance their knowledge to become technical and business leaders.
gordon.tufts.edu /leadership.htm   (381 words)

  
 BU Global Diploma Programs - Entrepreneurial Management - Entrepreneurs Learn Start-up Strategies, Business Planning, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
He is the director of the Entrepreneurial Management Institute (EMI) at the Boston University School of Management.
BU Global and the Boston University School of Management’s Entrepreneurial Management Institute (EMI) have developed a program focused on the management of start-up companies that blends the academic tools required to develop and operate an entrepreneurial business with practical approaches to making such a business financially successful and internationally competitive.
The Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurial Management is a unique four-month program that provides professionals with the ability to recognize business resources and opportunities; enact successful decision-making processes; and assess the risks associated with entrepreneurial business management.
www.bu.edu /diploma/programs/entrepreneurial_management.html   (430 words)

  
 Entrepreneurial Education Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Entrepreneurial Education Center (EEC) is a major outreach center of Miami-Dade College North Campus.
The Entrepreneurial Education Center opened its doors on October 4, 1989 in the heart of Liberty City.
While entrepreneurship is our primary focus, the Entrepreneurial Education Center also offers a vast array of college credit and non-credit courses for both degree and non-degree seeking students.
www.mdc.edu /north/eec   (269 words)

  
 The Entrepreneurial College President — www.greenwood.com
Fisher and Koch are to be commended for efforts to examine the issue of entrepreneurial presidents.
Taken from the largest sample ever of college presidents (more than 700), including presidents from all nine of the Carnegie classifications located in all regions of the United States, James Fisher and James Koch clearly demonstrate that common ground exists between the classic and tested characteristics of the leader and those of the entrepreneur.
Clearly these results support the conclusion that the most successful college presidents today are entrepreneurial in attitudes and behavior.
www.greenwood.com /books/BookDetail.asp?sku=C8122&imprintID=I8   (452 words)

  
 The Entrepreneurial Mind
The emerging entrepreneurial economy is going to succeed or fail in large part as a result of the efforts of my children's generation.
Although these businesses would still be considered relatively small businesses by US standards, they have far reaching consequences for many of the economies in which they operate, particularly because of their impact on job creation and innovation.
All of these companies were started as entrepreneurial ventures, but being a public company alters governance, corporate culture and management practices enough to make it a different animal in my mind.
forum.belmont.edu /cornwall   (9594 words)

  
 The Entrepreneurial Mind: On-campus Entrepreneurs
One of the first new programs that we opened when I arrived at Belmont is our Student Business Hatchery, which is designed to serve just this kind of entrepreneurial student.
They are beginning to hire employees, buy equipment, etc., helping in their own way to expand the entrepreneurial base to our local economy.
He consults with a variety of businesses on start-up and growth related issues, and with larger corporations on re-establishing entrepreneurial cultures within their organizations.
forum.belmont.edu /cornwall/archives/2004/08/oncampus_entrep.html   (424 words)

  
 Entrepreneurial Economics / The Independent Institute / Edited by Alexander Tabarrok, foreword by Steven Landsburg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Entrepreneurial Economics / The Independent Institute / Edited by Alexander Tabarrok, foreword by Steven Landsburg
Entrepreneurial Economics now provides the crucial economic insights for any endeavor.
Entrepreneurial Economics clearly demonstrates how practitioners of “the dismal science” are doing just that.
www.entrepreneurialeconomics.org   (156 words)

  
 Entrepreneurial Leadership   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
A minor in entrepreneurial leadership is available for all arts, sciences, and engineering undergraduate and graduate students interested in leadership positions at start-up companies or entrepreneurial segments of the corporate or social sector.
This course is designed to help students develop the knowledge, confidence, skills, and self-image necessary to pursue entrepreneurial ventures in such domains as business, government, and public service.
It provides a foundation in the fundamentals of entrepreneurial leadership, as well as a source of inspiration and energy in the art and science of taking visions and bringing them to reality.
ase.tufts.edu /bulletin/entrepreneurial_leadership.htm   (576 words)

  
 Stanford University Graduate School of Business : Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Building on a half-century tradition of entrepreneurship at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (CES) was founded in 1996 to address the need for greater understanding of the issues faced by entrepreneurial individuals and companies.
The Center focuses on case development, research, curriculum development, and student programs in the areas of entrepreneurship and venture capital, as well as supports alumni and students engaged in entrepreneurial pursuits.
Enhance and expand the curriculum in order to graduate students who understand entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial companies.
www.gsb.stanford.edu /ces   (119 words)

  
 Entrepreneurial Services - Overview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Because we embrace our global leadership in the entrepreneurial sector through thought and knowledge leadership, research, education and 'hands on' projects with our clients.
Our professionals are focused on developing, coordinating and delivering services around the dynamics of successful entrepreneurial growth companies.
Through our extensive work worldwide with CEO's of entrepreneurial companies, we have identified six critical areas or "Growth Drivers" common to all successful businesses at different stages of the business lifecycle.
www.eygcs.com /global/content.nsf/New_Zealand/Entrepreneurial_Services_-_Overview   (351 words)

  
 Entrepreneurial Financing Initial Public Offerings, IPO, IPOs, Venture Capital, Business Plans, Small Business ...
Venture Associates is a firm with a long, successful history of its knowledge of entrepreneurial financing.
Prior to delving into the details of entrepreneurial financing, it's helpful to establish an understanding of the traditional stages of development for entrepreneurial companies.
Entrepreneurial managed companies are constantly on the search for new capital and it is seldom easy to come by.
www.venturea.com /financin.htm   (2975 words)

  
 EntEng | A Gathering Place for Entrepreneurial Engineers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Every year, in early April, a diehard group of entrepreneurial engineers get together out in Denver Colorado for an extended weekend of discussions on every imaginable topic related to engineers trying to run their own businesses.
Entrepreneurial Connections/2005 - last weekend of March in 2005 in Colorado.
Entrepreneurial Connections/2004 - last weekend of March in 2004 in Colorado.
www.enteng.com   (1784 words)

  
 The Ed Kaplan Entrepreneurial Studies Program | EnPRO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The goal of an entrepreneurial IPRO is to have students begin to understand and develop some competency in entrepreneurship while at the same time benefiting from the interprofessional experience of an IPRO.
The final report for the entrepreneurial IPRO will be in the form of a preliminary business plan.
In the Phase II projects, students will be expected to further develop their business plan and any technology associated with the concept, conduct due diligenc, and possibly begin formation of the business.
www.iit.edu /~entrepreneur/enpro.shtml   (401 words)

  
 STCC Entrepreneurial Institute - Awards at the Entrepreneurial Institute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The students are selected by a committee for their outstanding performance in entrepreneurial studies and business achievements.
Katie is a senior at Longmeadow High School, where her participation in the Young Entrepreneurial Scholars entrepreneurship class inspired her to launch Lancawear, a line of Longmeadow High School logo wear.
Tomas is a new tenant in the Entrepreneurial Institute’s Student Business Incubator where he will receive support, assistance and training to further develop and grow MYGO golf.
ei.stcc.edu /awards.html   (803 words)

  
 UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School : Entrepreneurial Studies
Entrepreneurial career opportunities come in many forms, whether you want to start your own company, work for a start-up, find an entrepreneurial opportunity within a larger company, or go into related areas such as venture capital or social entrepreneurship.
The Center for Entrepreneurial Studies works with each student to develop an individualized plan for career success.
Entrepreneurial studies at UNC Kenan-Flagler, ranked No. 3 in Entrepreneur magazine's "Top Entrepreneurial Colleges for 2005", prepares students for career success with:
www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu /Programs/MBA/concentration/entrepreneurial/index.cfm?CFID=1472358&CFTOKEN=92959457   (188 words)

  
 CEE - Center for Entrepreneurial Education - Disclaimers & Notices
Materials in the online service managed by The Center for Entrepreneurial Education have been selected by The Center for Entrepreneurial Education to be helpful to entrepreneurs of growing businesses and the business community.
The Center for Entrepreneurial Education cannot, however, warranty the content of the articles, nor can it be responsible for inaccurate statements.
The Center for Entrepreneurial Education reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without any obligation, to correct any error or omissions in any portion of this Web site or any The Center for Entrepreneurial Education service, database, materials or system.
www.c4ee.org /disclaimer.asp   (613 words)

  
 Entrepreneurial Law   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The TU College of Law is among the first Law Schools to design a Certificate specifically for Entrepreneurial Law.
College of Law, students in the Certificate Program may participate in, among other things, a seminar in Entrepreneurial Law in the College of Law, independent research in approved topics related to entrepreneurial law, or internships with lawyers who practice in the area of entrepreneurial law.
In individual cases, the Director of the Entrepreneurial Certificate Program and the Associate Dean are authorized to modify the requirements of the Program if in their collective judgment such a modification is warranted.
www.law.utulsa.edu /entrep   (649 words)

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