January 25, 2010
- Lifelong Learning: The Foundation of Entrepreneurship Education
In her article “5 Stages of Lifelong Learning,” Cathy Ashmore, of The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education, Columbus, OH, asserts that developing expertise as an entrepreneur is a lifelong process. (…)
October 2, 2009
- Entrepreneurship Education Starts At Home
As entrepreneurs we are always looking for ways to develop our skills and learn new ones. You can find yourself in a place where you’re always looking for entrepreneurship education on the receiving end - but maybe not so much on the giving end. (…)
July 1, 2009
- Informal Entrepreneurship Education
Entrepreneurship education will not necessarily look like a formal degree. Many entrepreneurs have completed a formal education in a variety of degree programs, but to be an entrepreneur there are no formal requirements. (…)
May 12, 2009
- Entrepreneurship Education: Good for All Ages
While it hasn’t always been so, formal entrepreneurship education is becoming much more prevalent. (…)
February 26, 2009
- Lifelong Learning: The Foundation of Entrepreneurship Education
In her article “5 Stages of Lifelong Learning,” Cathy Ashmore, of The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education, Columbus, OH, asserts that developing expertise as an entrepreneur is a lifelong process. (…)
November 20, 2008
- Entrepreneurship education is the key to setting our children up for independence
Our schools do not teach our children to be independent. Donald Reimer wrote in the Detroiter Magazine that “most school curricula tend to focus on obtaining a job – on working for someone else.” He goes on to argue that this “puts students on the road to dependency.”
There is a Chinese proverb that says, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
Well, teach someone to turn their ability to fish and knowledge of fishing into a business venture and you have made them independent. Not only will this person now enjoy independence, but also they will provide goods and/or services to others and contribute to the economy by creating jobs for others. (…)
November 3, 2008
- Does entrepreneurship require an education?
Not in the traditional sense. America and the entrepreneurial spirit are inextricably linked. Given this connection, it is no wonder that colleges, universities, private foundations, States, and non-profit organizations have all developed curricula to provide entrepreneurship education. (…)
