Entrepreneurship Resources

Council on Competitiveness 

The Council on Competitiveness is a group of corporate CEOs, University Presidents, and Labor Leaders committed to enhancing U.S. competitiveness in the global economy. Their mission is to set an action agenda that drives economic growth and raises the standard of living for all Americans. The council works on a regional level by establishing workshops and training sessions as well as on a national level by working directly with national decision makers.

Innovate America 

Innovate America is an initiative instituted by the Council on Competitiveness to improve math and science education for all American students and liberalize rules for admitting highly skilled workers to the U.S.

Business Roundtable 

Tapping America’s Potential – http://www.tap2015.org/ A collection of 15 prominent business organizations with the goal of doubling the number of science, technology, engineering and mathematics graduates with bachelor's degrees by 2015.

Urban Entrepreneur Partnership 

Urban Entrepreneur Partnership encourages minority entrepreneurship and business development in historically neglected and economically underserved urban areas nationwide.

SCORE: Counselors to America’s Small Businesses 

SCORE is a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small businesses nationwide.

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) 

CIPE is a non-profit affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and one of the four core institutes of the National Endowment for Democracy. They have supported more than 1,000 local initiatives in over 100 developing countries, involving the private sector in policy advocacy and institutional reform, improving governance, and building understanding of market-based democratic systems.

U.S. Agency for International Development 

USAID is the principal U.S. agency that extends assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms. Their work supports long-term and equitable economic growth and advances U.S. foreign policy objectives by supporting economic growth, agriculture, trade, global health, democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance. USAID promotes economic growth and trade by using private entrepreneurs’ and investors’ ideas, knowledge, and capital to establish companies that produce a wide variety of goods and services in developing nations.

The Business Growth Initiative of USAID was designed to serve as a key element in building a Community of Practice for Enterprise Development, both within USAID and its development partners and among the broader development community worldwide.

Small Business Administration 

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created as an independent agency of the federal government to counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.

Millennium Challenge Corporation 

MCC’s mission is to reduce global poverty through the promotion of sustainable economic growth. The corporation does this by providing economic aid to countries that reinforce good governance, economic freedom and investments in their people. The MCC invests in many areas within a country that promote economic growth, including industrial infrastructure and education.

Public Forum Institute 

The Public Forum Institute is an independent, nonpartisan, non-profit organization committed to developing the most advanced and effective means of fostering public discourse. It encourages Americans of all backgrounds to learn more about the issues facing them today and to share their opinions with the leaders of their community and their country. The Public Forum Institute recently managed Entrepreneurship Week USA in coordination with the Kauffman Foundation in an effort to promote entrepreneurship in the U.S.

The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) 

Through entrepreneurship education, NFTE helps young people from low-income communities improve their business, academic and life skills. NFTE currently has nine offices in several different major metropolitan areas within the U.S.

Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) 

Founded 20 years ago by young, energetic entrepreneurs, EO is now 6,600+ members strong with more than 108 Chapters in 38 countries around the globe. Our members come from all walks of life and run companies of every type and size imaginable. But whether famous or not, with a staff of two or 20,000, we all have a common desire to grow our businesses, learn from others, and share our experiences.

Africa/Asia/India/Middle East/Pacific

Europe

Endeavor 

Endeavor’s mission is to transform the economies of emerging markets by identifying and supporting “high-impact entrepreneurs.” High-impact entrepreneurs are the individuals with the biggest ideas and most ambitious plans. They are also those that will create companies that employ hundreds of workers and generate millions of dollars. Endeavor currently operates in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Mexico, South Africa, Turkey, and Uruguay. The organization has set a goal to soon reach 25 emerging markets.

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) 

Working in partnership with business and higher education, SIFE establishes student teams on university campuses. Faculty advisors lead these teams that are challenged to develop community outreach projects that reach SIFE's five educational topics: market economics, success skills, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and business ethics. SIFE is active in over 40 different countries located in North America, South America, Asia, Central Asia, Europe, and Africa.