(I know this is now an older thread, but thought I might stoke the coals.)
At a minimum we can instill the confidence into students that they have an alternative to being an employee. Coupled with some business basics, this is a powerful lesson for them to learn.
Entrepreneurs may not care for the certification, but they do appreciate education.
So, to build on Alistair's comments, the question is .. how early can one foster awareness for entrepreneurship as a career alternative? How about high-school?
See p. 12-14 of Business / Higher Education Round Table (B-HERT) issue 29 (Entrepreneurship: Creative Construction) for ideas: (6MB)
http://www.bhert.com/publications/newsletter/index.html
Martin
PS: When I surveyed my class about the outcome of having taken the Fundamentals in Innovation and Entrepreneurship course over the last two years, most decided to take more courses in entrepreneurship. No overnight successes (yet).
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From: Entrepreneurship Division Listserv [mailto:ENTREP@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Alistair Anderson (abs)
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 18:00
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I wonder if we are missing a crucial point here.
On one hand there are probably some entrepreneurial qualities, or attitudes, that can't be taught. But most new businesses fail, so having these entrepreneurial essences, (if they exist) is hardly a guarantee of success. But we can teach, and importantly theorise, better ways of starting a business. I suspect that knowing how is much more important than being a born "pilot".
Sincerely
Alistair
Professor Alistair R Anderson
Editor of Entrepreneurship & Regional Development; Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship
From: Entrepreneurship Division Listserv [mailto:ENTREP@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Dr. Bill Todorovic
Sent: 21 May 2010 00:22
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This is an interesting topic. Entrepreneurship ability can be presented similar to ability to fly an aircraft. Some are naturally born pilots, while others will never be pilots. For these groups training will not help.
However, what about the entrepreneurs (or pilots) in between. I think that entrepreneurship training is as important as pilot training. Can you imagine if we had people flying planes everywhere with no training.
I think that the real question is how do we train entrepreneurs both the "ground school" and "in cockpit" (also known as dynamic) components.
If anyone has any information relating to their experiences on the dynamic component of entrepreneurship education (i.e. the "in cockpit" part), please let me know.
Dr. Želimir William Todorovic
Guest Editor, Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Richard T. Doermer School of Business and Management
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I think most intelligent entrepreneurs know that if you need to take an academic course in Entrepreneurship you aren't one.
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Subject: [ENTREP] What is the number of students taking entrepreneurship courses?
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Date: Saturday, 15 May, 2010, 11:09
Do any of you know how many American students take a college-level (or higher) entrepreneurship course in their lifetime? Could you answer the same question for other English speaking countries ? Do you know where I could look? Thanks Geoff Archer, PhD Associate Professor & Director of the Eric C. Douglass Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies Royal Roads University Victoria, BC Canada ************************************** This message is from ENTREP which is sponsored by the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management. Please do not post messages with attached files. Commercial messages or spammed messages are not allowed on the list. The use of auto-responder "out-of-office" messages may also lead to your removal from the list. You can manage your subscription options, including joining or leaving the list here: http://aomlists.pace.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=entrep&A=1 If you have questions or need help, please contact Dr. John Bunch jbunch@benedictine.edu. Ventures HO! |
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