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Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

We posted this weekend about an NPR article, Maybe Entrepreneurship Can be Taught? The article highlighted the results of a new Gallup poll which uncovered that 57% of Chinese and 51% of Americans said...

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Posted by: Thom Ruhe
on August 24, 2010
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Entrepreneurship News Roundup: Week of 8/20/10

During this week we covered how entrepreneurs in Youngstown, Ohio are bringing success and economic growth to their region by utilizing their local business incubator as well as...

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Posted by: Thom Ruhe
on August 20, 2010
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Kauffman Labs Education Ventures Teleconference

Thinking about applying for the Kauffman Labs Education Ventures Program? Don’t miss your chance to listen in on the final informational teleconference to learn more about the program and ask questions.

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Posted by: Thom Ruhe
on August 17, 2010
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Entrepreneurship News Roundup: Week of 8.13.10

This week we celebrated the launch of the new Entrepreneurship.org by highlighting all the new features the website has to offer including the new Resource Center, e360TV and Sandbox. We also introduced a new e360 blogger to the website, Lesa Mitchell, Vice President with the Kauffman Foundation. Lesa’s post, Turning Makers into Entrepreneurs, focused on the Maker Faire and Jules Pieri’s company focus on transforming makers into future entrepreneurs. As well as...

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Posted by: Thom Ruhe
on August 16, 2010
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Who Owns The Icehouse?

“Long before the word ‘entrepreneur’ became popular, the concept still existed.”

These are among the first words Mr. Clifton Taulbert uttered during our chance interview in April, 2008. During our interview, Mr. Taulbert described the entrepreneurial influence and life-lessons he learned from his Uncle Cleve (an unlikely entrepreneur who defied the odds as the owner of the icehouse in Glen Allan, Mississippi during the height of legal segregation.) Today, through a partnership with the Kauffman Foundation, that chance interview is being transformed into a two-part learning initiative designed to inspire and engage America’s youth in the unlimited opportunities that an entrepreneurial mindset can provide.

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Posted by: Anonymous
on August 12, 2010
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Turning Makers Into Entrepreneurs

The 31st of July the Henry Ford Museum supported by sponsors like the Kauffman Foundation, Ford Motors Co and New Economy Initiative launched the first of what we hope is an annual Maker Faire event in Detroit. Twenty-five thousand people showed up to check out the makers who came out of their garages to share their wares at the Henry Ford Museum grounds. So why is this so special?

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Posted by: Lesa Mitchell
on August 11, 2010
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Welcome to the New Entrepreneurship.org

We are very excited to roll out the new and improved Entrepreneurship.org this week. Not only does the new website have a new look, it also has many innovative features to help you during every stage of the entrepreneurial process.

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Posted by: Thom Ruhe
on August 06, 2010
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Part Two: Tacit Knowledge

This is the second in a two part series in which Gary Schoeniger discusses entrepreneurship education. Below is Part Two: Tacit Knowledge In his book, Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions, author Gary Klein examines human strengths and capabilities that have traditionally been downplayed or...

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Posted by: Anonymous
on July 21, 2010
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Entrepreneurship News Roundup: Week of 7/16/2010

This week we reviewed entrepreneurship education as an oxymoron, part one of a two part blog series by Gary Schoeniger. We also looked at nine ways small businesses can maximize their marketing budget, as well as what is the most important qualities for a leader...

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Posted by: Thom Ruhe
on July 16, 2010
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Part One: Is entrepreneurship education an oxymoron?

This is the first in a two part series in which Gary Schoeniger discusses entrepreneurship education. Below is Part One: Is entrepreneurship education an oxymoron? Are entrepreneurs born with a unique ability? What is it that enables them to recognize opportunities that the rest of us overlook?

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Posted by: Anonymous
on July 15, 2010
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