Michael Perry
Business Teacher
Chapel Hill High School
4899 Chapel Hill High School
Douglasville, GA 30135
770-947-7501
Fax: 770-947-7512
Email: mperry@pdragons.com
Web site: http://www.pdragons.com
Focus: Student teams create a business plan in computer applications using Microsoft Office applications. This project provides hands-on experience in applying skills learned with Microsoft Office applications. It exposes your students to other areas of the business curriculum and helps recruit students for future business classes. This class gives students the HOW and WHY to use the Microsoft Office Tools for success in the business world. I have taught Microsoft Office using this approach at both the high school and college level. Build a Business include a "hands-on" capstone computer simulation entitled "GoVenture - Live the Life of the Entrepreneur" published by Media Spark.
Geographic Area: Georgia
Age Level: The course is a mandatory class for 9-12 high school students in a suburban high school near Atlanta Georgia. The students range in demographics from lower socio-economic to high socio-economic status. The majority of the students are middle socio-economic status. The majority of students are college-prep. Students are majority white with blacks being the largest minority group. The number of Hispanic students at our school is growing, but still represents only single digits of our total.
Abstract: The program was developed as a comprehensive project entitled "Build a Business" which teaches entrepreneurship, marketing, advertising, finance, management and teamwork. This is a project created and refined over the years. "Build a Business" is a complex long-term project that features short and long term goals.
Short-term goals include:
Long-term goals include:
There are individual reports from students in the form of memos that tell me about the student's progress and memos from the team that inform me of the team's progress. I have individual assignments for each team member in Word, Excel and Power Point. Parts of the Excel and Power Point individual work are included in the team's final written report and presentation.
Paul Krick
Business Teacher
Community High School District 99 South
1436 Norfolk
Downers Grove, IL 60516
630-795-8614
Fax: (630) 795-7197
Email: pkrick@csd99.k12.il.us
Website: www.csd99.k12.il.us
Focus: Students to start their own business.
Geographic Area: Illinois
Age Level: Juniors and seniors who are inclined to enter the work force rather than go on to a 4-year college.
Abstract: Student must have a job that allows them to work, on average, 15 hours per week. Classroom time is used to evaluate students in the area of workplace skills. Entrepreneurship is included with these skills.
Eleanor H. Herndon, Ed. D
Associate Director, Eastern NC
NC REAL Enterprises, Inc.
712 Alyssum Avenue
Oak Island, NC 28465
910-278-7766
Email: eleanor@ncreal.org
Focus: The Train- the -Trainer Workshop, delivered by National REAL Enterprises, Inc. and NC REAL Enterprises, Inc. for The Rapid Response Entrepreneurship Modules, which are available nationally to Community Colleges, Small Business Centers, and community development centers.
Geographic Area: North Carolina
Abstract: A major challenge facing rural America is assisting communities in restructuring their economic base from branch plant economies to homegrown economies that create sustainable economies. Experience has shown that with the right educational elements in place the business skills essential for success can be enhanced among many already in business so that their entrepreneurial spirit can be realized and they might ultimately become job makers rather than job takers.
National REAL and NC REAL (Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning) Enterprises are committed to the mission of developing entrepreneurial talent through action learning and fostering the creation of sustainable enterprises throughout the United States, with a special emphasis on rural communities. Therefore National REAL and NC REAL, in partnership with the North Carolina Community College System and the Small Business Center Network created a series of business development seminars and training called The Rapid Response Entrepreneurship Modules Training. The Rapid Response Modules grew out of the needs of the SBC directors to have more tools in their toolkit to better meet the varying needs of small business clients.
The eight modules are very distinct from the REAL curriculum and are targeted at clients who may already be in business, may have some entrepreneurial skills, but lack in depth knowledge of certain topics. The Rapid Response Modules provide them with additional skills and confidence in key areas of small business planning and development. With the assistance of the Small Business Center Network, NC REAL was able, through four statewide focus groups, to identify the competencies essential for each of the modules. Additionally, the modules address the five mandated areas of focus for educational programs by the North Carolina Small Business Center Network.
The Rapid Response Entrepreneurship Modules are:
The focus of the RR Training is to provide participants with professional development in the following areas:
Michael Artson
President & CEO
Granville Academy
1210 Fox Run Place
Woodbridge, VA 22191
Phone/Fax: 703-490-5738
E-mail: mikeartson@yahoo.com
Focus: The mission of Granville Academy is to provide at risk youth in grades eight through twelve with the fundamental skills in business, finance and entrepreneurship in biweekly sessions over five years.
Geographic Area: Virginia
Age Level: 8th-12th grade
Abstract: The Granville Academy has been preparing youth for economic empowerment for over 18 years. What started in Trenton, NJ in 1983 as a free after school program teaching business to youth has blossomed into the Granville Education Program.
The Granville Education Program encompasses after school program in several states, including Baltimore, MD, Cleveland, OH, Trenton, NJ, Waterbury, CT, North Carolina, and Northern Virginia. The national office provides central administration for the affiliates.
In addition to the after school programs, the Granville Educational Program operates charter schools in Trenton, NJ serving grades K-12, and oversees the Fruit of the Holy Ministry (FOTHM) program. FOTHM operates parallel to the after school program and teaches the importance of moral and ethical values in business and in life.
Yvonne D. Best-Proctor
Business Education Teacher
Fort LeBoeuf School District--Fort LeBoeuf High School
931 High Street
Waterford, PA 16441
814 796-2616
Fax: 814 796-2141
E-mail: bestproctor@yahoo.com
Web Page: www.fortleboeuf.net
Geographic Area: Pennsylvania
Age Level: Grades 11 and 12 are permitted to enroll in the course. Students from various backgrounds and of a variety of cognitive abilities are enrolled in the course. The course is a pre-requisite for those senior students enrolled in the Retail Management class.
Abstract: As a result of this course the student will understand entrepreneurship and define what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. The student will develop and write a business plan for a fictitious or actual business he/she would like to start. The student will understand the essential parts of a business plan including the organization of the business, the marketing plan and the financial plan.
The course outcomes and student outcomes are as follows:
Ms. Ruth J. Brown
Teacher - Marketing Education/Business
Forestview High School
5545 Union Road
Gastonia, NC 28056
704 -861-2625
Fax: (704) 853-3323
Email: ruthbrown@gaston.kl2.nc.us
Focus: Entrepreneurship/Small Business
Geographic Area: North Carolina
Age Level: The population of students enrolled in Entrepreneurship/Small Business is diverse. Student makeup includes those whose parents have advanced degrees to those whose parents are high school drop-outs.
Abstract: The Marketing Education Program is a vital part of the Curriculum at Forestview High School. Students take an active part in understanding the overview of entrepreneurship and the management of a small business. The use of projects was used to enhance the learning process for students. Topics covering, Pricing, the Private Enterprise System, the Government's role in small business. Competition, the Marketing Mix, and the location and layout considerations for a small business, help students to conceptualize their own business plans. Students are also given the opportunity to participate in Co-Operative Education as a component of the Marketing Education Program.
Jeff Burgoyne
High School Teacher
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools
210 Riviera Drive
Slidell, LA 70460
985-639-0544
Fax: (985) 892-9894
E-mail: jwbfhs@stpsb.k12.la.us
Focus: We serve a wide array of students in our secondary level Entrepreneurs in Action program. They include students from moderate to low-income families, are ethnically and socially diverse, and have varying academic level.
Geographic Area: Louisiana
Age Level: The students all attend public high schools, mainly ninth and tenth grade
Abstract: This program and line of research looks at the efficacy of web-based youth entrepreneurship education at the high school level. A particular effort is put forth to gain understanding into the dynamics of entrepreneurship education as it relates to the 'big picture' in education - Does web-based entrepreneurship education have an effect on the learning of children at the secondary educational level? And if so, how?
Entrepreneurship educational research is central to many of the ideals of renewed education in the United States, and encompasses aspects of cognitive process and child development, curricular reinvention, and systemic educational change. In this project, students will be exposed to particular "real-world" problem scenarios, and interactively over time, work to solve the problem(s). The small group/individual high school students will work with one another to research, analyze, synthesize, and formulate a plan to attack the main problems they encounter and identify in the case scenario. The utilization of web-based resources, including posted articles, content specific media presentations and on-line expert email interactions will become the key ingredients in gaining an understanding of the problems they face. The student groups will work over a set period of time to ultimately formulate business plans and create and deliver presentations on their learning.
The culminating projects and presentations will encompass every aspect of a well-conceived business plan. The projects are developed so as to promote multi-disciplinary, holistic interaction of traditional subject matters (i.e. math, science, and language arts) into a smooth and seamless educational transition. High School education in the United States tends to follow a discipline-specific curriculum, with students learning to multiply and divide only in math class, read in English classes, and studying about organisms only in science class. The project seeks to ascertain the benefits of holistic and inter-disciplinary education, emphasizing innovation, creativity, and problem-solving skills, through the use of entrepreneurship education.
Lisa Carder, Teacher
Entrepreneurship Education Through the Gateway Theater
Boone Central High School
PO Box 391, 605 S 6th
Albion, NE 68620
Phone / Fax: (402) 395-2134
FAX (402) 395-2137
E-mail: lcarder@esu7.org
Focus: This project addressed equity issues by providing equal opportunities to all students.
Geographic Area: Nebraska
Age Level: 10-12 grades.
Abstract: In the Entrepreneurship course, students developed business/career skills and were able to apply them to a real-life situation. Students worked with the Albion City Council, the Albion Development Company, and many community leaders. Students were recognized by the Albion Chamber of Commerce with the Youth Involvement Award at the 2002 Presidential Banquet. Students also presented at the UNO Social Studies Conference and were participants in a rural economic forum on NETV.
Students kept track of over $52,000 in contributions from over 250 donors. Students also kept an automated checkbook to record payments of expenses for the project. The entrepreneurship class formed a non-profit 509(a)(3) organization named the Gateway Youth Foundation. The Foundation purchased the theater on January 18, 2002, for $35,000. After purchasing the theater, the group had monthly water, gas, electricity, and sanitation bills to pay. Many expenses were incurred during the renovation process, which had to be accounted for and paid.
Computers were used to create a database of alumni from Albion High School. Over 2,000 postcards sent to alumni seeking donations to the project. Utilizing the mail merge capabilities of the software, financial statements were sent to donors of over $250 at the end of 2001. The computers were also used to create PowerPoint presentations, which were presented throughout the year at many community organizations. Thank you notes were created, as well as various posters, digital images, etc.
Students will be managing the business in the upcoming school year. They will be in charge of managing the theater, organizing volunteers to operate the concession stand and the ticket booth, to create all advertising, maintenance of the building, selection of movies, etc.
Veda Cook
Marketing Instructor/Deca Advisor
SouthField-Lathrup Senior High School
19301 West Twelve Mile
Southfield, MI 48076
248-746-2312
Fax: 248-746-7665
Geographic Area: Michigan
Age Level: 9th-12th Grade
Abstract: As a recipient of the Kauffman Entrepreneurship Chapter grant, this high school has added Entrepreneurship as one of the electives of their very popular Marketing program for high school students. The program runs a school store that has been expanded into a coffee shop.
Linda Dwyer
Business Teacher/FBLA Co-Advisor
Cicero-North Syracuse High School
Route 31
Cicero, NY 13039
Phone / Fax: (315) 699-2611
E-mail: ldwyer@nscsd.k12.ny.us
Focus: Business Ownership/Entrepreneurship
Geographic Area: New York
Age Level: 10th-12th grade.
Abstract: Over the past six years, this program has been continually developing curriculum for a Business Ownership course. This program has received several mini-grants to enhance the curriculum and start a student-run-business. Students operate "The Star Shop" by conducting market research, purchasing inventory, creating advertising/marketing campaigns, maintaining financial records, including a checking account, and preparing financial statements. (All Star Shop profits are awarded to students in the form of college textbook scholarships.) Students are also required to conduct research on starting a new business and write a business plan.
This program has cultivated relationships with several local entrepreneurs and business leaders. This program has integrated an in-house guest lecture series, featuring local entrepreneurs and business leaders, into the course. This year's lectures featured an owner of McDonalds and Ben and Jerry franchises, the Vice President of the Syracuse Metropolitan Development Association, and a Small Business Development Center counselor.
Through this department, students are offered membership in FBLA and DECA clubs. As co-advisor of FBLA, this program worked with students to prepare for the 2002 district, state, and national competition in Entrepreneurship. The students took first place in the New York State Entrepreneurship event in Rochester in April.
Rachel Friedman
Director of Education
Businesses United in Investing, Lending and Development (BUILD)
1600 Adams Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025
650.688.5844
Fax: 650.688.5847
E-mail: Rachel@build.org
Web Page: www.build.org
Focus: Entrepreneurs 1 and Entrepreneurs 2
Geographic Area: California
Age Level: Our target population is high school students from under-resourced communities such as East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park. We serve predominantly African-Americans, Latinos, and Pacific Islanders. Many of our students are second language learners and/or are academically low performing.
Abstract: The two courses provided are as follows:
Patricia Gabriel
Director of Outreach - Entrepreneurship Center;
Faculty Advisor for UMKC SIFE chapter;
Director of Kauffman Entrepreneur Internship Program at UMKC.
Entrepreneurial Growth Resource Center (EGRC) at
University of Missouri - Kansas City
4747 Troost Building Suite 227
Kansas City, MO 64110
816-235-6111
FAX 816-235-2947
E-mail: gabrielp@umkc.edu
Web Page: www.umkc.edu/egrc
Focus: Wide diversity of students - many international students interested in learning American business models as well as non-traditional students coming back to school to learn about entrepreneurship and have the opportunity for experiential learning with a seasoned entrepreneur as a mentor.
Geographic Area: Missouri
Age Level: Undergraduate and graduate students majoring in Business Administration and Computer Science. Wide diversity of students - many international students interested in learning American business models as well as non-traditional students coming back to school to learn about entrepreneurship and have the opportunity for experiential learning with a seasoned entrepreneur as a mentor.
Abstract: The Kauffman Entrepreneurial Internship Program Course (KEIP) program at UMKC is a multi-dimensional program involving a 3 credit hour course and a 300-hour work assignment with the CEO of a local entrepreneurial business. The program is designed to give students opportunity for experiential learning and to observe first hand what's involved in owning a business on a daily basis, while offering project assistance to small businesses at an affordable rate. Students become University employees "loaned" to the host businesses, thus freeing the business of employment paperwork and taxes. Midway through the semester host businesses remit approximately 2/3 of the students' stipend to the University, with the remainder covered by grants and endowment funds.
Student work assignments in the host businesses are project focused - marketing promotions, research, financial analysis, financial planning, web site development, etc. The only requirement is that the student is included in strategic planning, team meetings, customer meetings and other events, which will provide insight into the daily operations of the business.
The course deals with basic concepts of for-profit entrepreneurship, as well as social entrepreneurship, with special focus on local entrepreneurs. Periodically through the semester the group travels to visit an entrepreneur. Other times the entrepreneur's come into the classroom to share their experiences. A portion of each class is a free forum where students relate their learning experiences from their work.
First class assignment is for students and their hosts to sit down together and develop a "Terms of Engagement Letter" describing the projects that the intern will work on; a confidentiality agreement; and a project timeline that will be used to measure job performance. At the conclusion of the course students and hosts come together for a dinner and presentation by the students describing their learning experiences and the future plans.
Kathleen M. Gladem
Entrepreneur/Business/Computer Teacher
Boone Central High School
RR 1 Box 72
Petersburg, NE 68652
402-386-5660
E-mail: kgladem@esu7.org
Geographic Area: Nebraska
Age Level: Grades 10-12, girls & boys.Abstract: This is designed to be a two-year program. An old theater was purchased and renovated. The students raised $54,000 and have really been involved in this renovation project. Now that the theater will open May 23rd we have to start the operation part of the project. The students have learned about opening a business from the very beginning. They have had to go through the legal work of purchasing a building. There is a board, bank accounts, been involved with lawyers, applied for non-profit status, applied for tax number raised money, taken out a loan, worked with vendors and other sales people to order equipment and products. This has been a great learning experience for the 9 students we had in class this year. There will be 20 in the class next year
Vance Gough, Instructor
Mount Royal College
4825 Richard Road S.W.
Calgary, Alberta, T3E 6K6 CANADA
403-240-6838
E-mail: vgough@mtroyal.ab.ca
Web Page: www2.mtroyal.ab.ca/~vgough
Focus: Undergraduate Majors in Entrepreneurship (Bachelor of Applied Business and Entrepreneurship Degree)
Geographic Area: Canada
Abstract: Mount Royal College's innovative Bachelor of Applied Business and Entrepreneurship Degree Program provides students with the opportunity to develop, hone, and practice the skills and perspectives that are vital to entrepreneurial success. The integration of academic courses with semesters of hands-on Directed Field Studies allows students to apply the knowledge and develop the competencies that will help them to succeed as entrepreneurs and to grow as individuals. The Bachelor of Applied Business and Entrepreneurship Degree Program provides graduates with the hands-on skills and knowledge to successfully launch and operate their own business venture. This program received national recognition in 1999 when it received the Award for Most Innovative Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Degree Program from the Canadian Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (CCSBE).
Joe Haley
Teacher Business and Marketing Education
Lanier High School
1756 S. Court Street
Montgomery Al. 36104
334-269-3719
E-mail: lhs2j2t@aol.com
Focus: High school students
Geographic Area: Alabama
Age Level: 10th-12th grade
Abstract: There is a new State Department Curriculum this year which will go into use next school year. Basic and advanced classes in marketing and classes in entrepreneurship will be taught. This is the first time a separate class just in entrepreneurship has been taught at Lanier High School and the student interest in taking the class is very good. Some of the students are coop. The students participate yearly in the local and state DECA competitions and sometimes make it to nationals. Most of the students will not go to college, so this class will give them a look into career opportunities they may not know about through any other class they may take in high school. Some students know people who own their own businesses and this class gives us an opportunity to talk to them as speakers in class to get alot of first hand information to help the student understand business ownership.
Renee Harbin
Business Instructor
Garden City Community College
801 Campus
Garden City, KS 67846
620-276-9586
Email: renee.preedy@gcccks.edu >/a>
Web Page: gccc.cc.@ks.us
Focus: Management/Marketing Program
Geographic Area: Kansas
Age Level: Post secondary, culturally diverse-large Spanish and Vietnamese populations, traditional and non-traditional students; many are skills-seeking or personal growth oriented.
Abstract: Curently planning to integrate entrepreneurship into the business curriculum and also establish a certificate program for entrepreneurship.
Dawn Harrison
Family and Consumer Science Teacher
Wake County Public Schools: Apex High School
1501 Laura Duncan Rd.
Apex, NC 27502
919-387-2208
Email: dmharrison@wcpss.net
Focus: Clothing and housing apparel development.
Geographic Area: North Carolina
Age Level: High School- 10th - 12th grade
Abstract: The use of fibers and fabrics is combined with design and construction techniques to develop and produce a clothing or housing apparel product. A real or simulated business apparel enterprise and FCCLA activities allow students to apply instructional strategies and workplace readiness skills to an authentic experience and to develop a workplace readiness skills to an authentic experience and to develop a portfolio.
Skills in science, math, management, communication, and teamwork are reinforced in this course. Work-based learning strategies appropriate for the course include school-based enterprises, field trips, job shadowing, and service learning. A real work component is added to this program. Students will learn everything from developing business concepts, business plans, marketing strategies, to production and shipping a product.
Beth Henderson
Enterprise Agent/Loan Officer
Appalachian Microenterprise Loan Program
McDowell Technical Community College Small Business Ctr.
54 College Drive
Marion, NC 28752
828-652-0605
Fax: 828-659-8038
E-mail: bethh@mail.mcdowell.cc.nc.us
Focus: AMLP targets low to moderate income individuals (focusing on women and minorities) who desire to start or expand a small business.
Geographic Area: North Carolina
Age Level: Adult women.
Abstract: AMLP provides technical assistance, ongoing training, and loan capital to entrepreneurs who desire to start or expand a small business. The program is coordinated in partnership with the NC Rural Center and based on the Grameen Bank concept whereas entrepreneurs agree to network and support each other at bi-monthly meetings. Loan applications are approved or denied by the group members. This concept has proven successful due to the peer pressure set upon the members to make their payments. If one member is late with their payment or does not repay their loan the other group member's access to future loans are stopped.
In addition to the Microenterprise Program, the Small Business Ctr. provides REAL (Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning) classes, and various other professional small business classes. AMLP received the Site Excellence Award this year for exceeding its goals. Also, under the direction of Beth Henderson, AMLP holds the national record for managing a 0% delinquency/default loan portfolio. During the 2001-02 fiscal year, AMLP assisted 67 entrepreneurs resulting in the creation of 69 full time and 41 part time employee positions. The program assisted 26 existing/expanding small businesses and 41 start-ups. This year AMLP received a $100,000 Community Development Block Grant to expand its service area to include Burke County.
Rita Jarrett
Homer K. Addair Career Academy
925 North Buena Vista Blvd.
Lake Alfred, FL 33850
863-295-5988
Fax: 863-295-5959
Web site: www.seniorsuccess.com
Focus: Economically disadvantaged students who are not successful in the traditional school setting.
Geographic Area: Florida
Age Level: Adults
Abstract: WWW.seniorsuccess.com works to show students how to succeed in the world of work by becoming competent communicators throughout the community. Senior Success (dot) COM = COMpetency, COMmunity, COMmunication. This project incorporates a combination of 70 students, parents and staff, in addition to numerous business partners. The objectives are outlined in four areas.
Claudia Freeman, Teacher
Pass Road Elementary School, Gulfport School District
37 Pass Road
Gulfport, MS 39507
228-867-6724
Email: freeman4kids@hotmail.com
Focus: Elementary school program
Geographic Area: Mississippi
Abstract: Is your class in a rut: Is it the same old routine…day after day? Do you ever think about doing something really different…something that will bring some life to your classroom? Come see and hear how a group of significantly learning disabled students and their teacher created a THRIVING classroom business utilizing the most common tools of technology in use today.
See how this local, state, and national award-winning project is allowing students to develop academic and technical skills, work-life skills, and human relation competencies for future success and lifelong learning. Learn how they are integrating the goals and objectives of their state curriculum in a way that brings learning to life and life to the learning process.
Victoria M. Garrett,
Founder and Executive Director
The Heritage Academy for Girls' Inc.
921 Lobdell Ave.
E Baton Rouge, LA.70806
225-926-0223
Email: vmgarret@bellsouth.net
Web site: www.theheritageacademy.com
Focus: Faith based school for girls
Geographic Area: Louisiana
Abstract: The Heritage Academy for Girls' Inc. is a faith-based leadership organization whose mission is economic empowerment for girls' through entrepreneurship and investment training. Victoria Garrett, founder of the Heritage Academy for Girls' Inc. a native of Louisiana is a recipient of Oprah Winfrey's "Use Your Life Award". Ms. Garrett a former teacher saw a lack of self-esteem and motivation among the 3rd grade girls that she taught. She observed that the girls in her class were becoming dependent on boys for money to get their hair and nails done. They were looking for a "Suga Daddy" falling into a cycle of dependent behavior very early.
Ms. Garrett was extremely disturbed by her observations and decided she needed to find a method of empowering these girls to be self-sufficient. An entrepreneur, Victoria took action using her personal savings she started The Heritage Academy Girls' for Inc. The Academy is holistic in its approach to service, recognizing the need for parental involvement and developing innovative ways for parents to create better lifestyles for themselves and their families.
The Heritage Academy offers 8 different program components:
The Heritage Academy is helping to create the next generation of strong, self-motivated female entrepreneurs.
Dr. Ronald A. Romba
Assistant Professor, Coleman Grant coordinator,
Small Business Institute Director
Elmhurst College, Center for Business & Economics
190 Prospect Avenue
Elmhurst, Illinois 60126
630-617-3120
E-mail: ronaldr@elmhurst.edu
Focus: Four-year liberal arts college
Geographic Area: Illinois
Age Level: College Students
Abstract: Elmhurst College is a four-year liberal arts college serving both traditional and non-traditional learners. It is located in a western suburb of Chicago and has a diverse student population. The Elmhurst College Entrepreneurship Program provides a variety of opportunities for students interested in the exciting field of entrepreneurship. Both internships and scholarships are available to students. An on-going series of entrepreneur workshops help entrepreneurs launch their ventures and successful entrepreneurs are brought to campus to campus to share their exciting stories with students. Formal coursework is available for students.
The program also encourages "entrepreneurship across the liberal arts" by exposing non-business students to successful entrepreneurs who have liberal arts backgrounds, not business backgrounds. A school-wide, community-wide entrepreneurship conference is hosted at the school each spring and is run by the students. Prominent entrepreneurs hold sessions with students, alumni, and community members to share their stories and advice.
The IJEE is a new journal concept publishing refereed case studies, review and perspectives on advances in entrepreneurship research; lectures and entrepreneurship education research. The IJEE is aimed at entrepreneurship educators and business schools.
The Mission of the IJEE is to enhance entrepreneurship education worldwide. The IJEE is supported by leading international academics in the field. Editorial board members are affiliated to leading institutions such as Harvard, Columbia, UCLA and MIT.
Articles include:
Pricing: Institutional rate; USD 160 and Personal Rate USD 45. The IJEE is a quarterly publication.
Contact:
Senate Hall Academic Publishing
PO Box 10689
Birmingham
B3 1WL, UK
Phone: +44 121 233 3837
Email: pmcsweeney@senatehall.com
Web site: http://www.senatehall.com/ijee
Don Haidey
School for Business & Entrepreneurship
Mount Royal College
4825 Richard Road SW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T3E 9k6
403-240-7013
Email: dhaidey@mtroyal.ab.ca
Focus: Mount Royal College's innovative Bachelor of Applied Business and Entrepreneurship Degree Program
Geographic Area: Alberta, Canada
Age Level: Undergraduate Majors in Entrepreneurship (Bachelor of Applied Business and Entrepreneurship Degree)
Abstract: The Bachelors of Applied Business and Entrepreneurship Degree Program provides graduates with the hands on skills and knowledge to successfully launch and operate their own business venture. The program provides students with the opportunity to develop, hone, and practice skills and perspectives that are vital to entrepreneurial success. The integration of academic courses with semesters of hands-on Directed Field Studies allows students to apply the knowledge and develop the competencies that will help them to succeed as entrepreneurs and to grow as individuals.
This program received national recognition in 1999 when it received the Award for Most Innovative Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Degree Program from the Canadian Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (CCSBE).
Angela Egner, Executive Director
BizE Youth Business Education Programs
2155 Crestline Drive
Burton, MI 48509
810-744-1173
Email: nowgetbize@aol.com
Focus: Multi-level, curriculum-linked young entrepreneur and inventor programs.
Geographic Area: Michigan
Products and Services: Student Programs (Work texts and Instructor Manuals)
Abstract: BizE is a new young entrepreneur/inventor initiative developed by Angela Egner and being piloted at three Michigan schools through a partnership with the Genesee Area Focus Council.
BizE's innovative curriculum is designed to facilitate the development of entrepreneurial know-how while honing academic skills. BizE is comprehensive in that it provides multi-grade level curriculum that may be implemented sequentially or as standalone programs. The curriculum may begin as early as third grade and continue through high school, with distinct course content, skill-development, and teaching techniques at each level. Action-packed and engaging, the curriculum is fresh, fun, and powerful.
Recognizing the importance of technology development in America's free enterprise system, BizE has also developed a specific program called Invent, Inc., which uniquely combines entrepreneurship with the invention process.
BizE materials were developed with the intense involvement of a team of teacher consultants involved in the pilot effort. Its lessons have been mapped to the Michigan Curriculum Framework, as well as national economic education standards.
All BizE programs will be available in two formats (20 and 40 hours) to meet a wide-range of instructional formats, timetables and needs. Detailed lesson plans and rubrics are provided for various requirements, including classroom, after-school, summer program or camp formats. Additionally, BizE provides superb instructor workshops and onsite planning support.
BizE will be offered to other Michigan schools in 2003 and available nationally in 2004.
Student Programs (Work texts and Instructor Manuals) are as follows:
All BizE programs will be available in two formats (20 and 40 hours) to meet a wide-range of implementation formats, timetables and needs. Detailed lesson plans and rubrics are provided for various requirements, including classroom, after-school, summer program or camp formats.
Commerce in the Classroom Workshop: One-day orientation to youth entrepreneurship education and BizE programs for teachers, administrators, agency staff, and other educators. Includes Biz Basics business and economics instruction.
Get BizE: BizE Program Planning Workshop: Two-day onsite workshop. First day is "Commerce in the Classroom" customized for the site's implementation efforts. The second day is a facilitated program planning and implementation workshop. Lesson plans are reviewed in detail to ensure the instructional staff is confidently prepared to implement the program.
Shawn Bradbury
Enterprise Education Teacher
Stephenville High School
Box 5100
Stephenville, Newfoundland,
Canada A2N 3M6
709-643-9672
Fax 709-643-5044
Email: bradburyshawn@hotmail.com
Web site: www.k12.nf.ca/stephenvillehigh
Stella Greenslade
Enterprise Educator
Mount Pearl Senior High School
Box 6271
Manuels, Newfoundland,
Canada A1W 1K9
709-364-8456
Fax 709-368-2511
Email: sgreenslade@mps.k12.nf.ca
Website: www.mps.k12.nf.ca/enterprise
Focus: Professional Development for Teachers
Abstract: Enterprise Olympics is a yearly competition and learning opportunity, which celebrates the best and brightest students of entrepreneurship in Newfoundland high schools. It features two components: showcase and business plan competition. Students in each school district participate in regional showcases, which determine those that will have the opportunity to attend the Enterprise Olympics competition. This event provides a venue to provincially showcase all the regional winners and to celebrate their creativity and achievements while allowing them the opportunity to share in nearly $10 000 of prize money.
There is an Enterprise Olympics "Teacher's Guide" which includes goals and objectives, rules and regulations, tips for developing successful student projects and presentations, judging rubrics, and a host of other material that will help participants who may want to set up a similar competition in their own state or province.
Focus: Partnership to develop rural community creativity in youth.
Geographic Area: Virginia
Age Level: 14-21
Abstract: This school-based enterprise was established with the support of the Nickelsville Ruritan Club, the Scott County School System, the Rural Area Development Association, the Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority, and the Virginia REAL Enterprise program. The program was established in October 2001 to teach children aged 14-21 how to own and operate their own business: a 100-year-old corn meal and flourmill at historic Bush Mill.Six students participating in the Rural Area Development Association (a community action agency) program worked on making repairs to the millrace and the historic mill after school and on weekends. During the Christmas season, students worked with Ruritan Club members to open and promote the "Country Mill Store" at Bush Mill, the first attempt at a retail outlet for the corn and flour products.
In an area where community pride has been damaged by years of hard times, this project has awakened the desire to reinforce the bonds between youth, their mentors, and their home place. Civic pride is being strengthened as people, young and old, lend their talents to the creation of this enterprise. Ruritan Club volunteers worked with the youth to repair the millrace that diverts water to the huge overshot waterwheel. The four remaining millers in the area are passing on their skills to the youth as they work on the actual mill and grind corn. Old ways are combined with new ideas as the minds of these youth are opened to both the past and future through this experience. The Stay for Life Project at Bush Mill is a combination of the old and of the new. It's a combination of a 100-year-old mill and our young people. It forges a connection between them and the history of the community.
The Lonesome Pine Office on Youth provides technical support for the development of the school-based enterprise, and provides support for the REAL Enterprise youth entrepreneurship curriculum. The Nickelsville Ruritan Club is the caretaker of the mill and works with the youth providing instruction, supervision, and mentoring. The Scott County School System is beginning development of the school-based enterprise connecting Bush Mill with marketing and education efforts at Twin Springs High School. And the Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority is providing support for promoting Bush Mill in tour books and on web sites.
In addition to creating a school-based enterprise, a historic landmark is being restored and repaired, bringing tourism and retail opportunities into the area. The sense of accomplishment and satisfaction that is attained by all who participate in the project serves to strengthen the entire community.
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Janice Gilliam
Dean of Student Services,
Haywood Community College,
185 Freelander Drive,
Clyde, NC, 28721
828 627 4508,
Fax: 828-627-4513,
Email: jgilliam@haywood.edu
Web site: www.haywood.edu
Timothy Haynes
Division Head,
Engineering & Information Technology
Haywood Community College
112 Industrial Park Drive
Waynesville, NC 28786
828-452-1411 X259
Fax: 828-452-3353
Email: thaynes@haywood.edu
Web site: www.haywood.edu
Focus: Entrepreneurship throughout the community college
Geographical Area: North Carolina
Age Level: Adults
Abstract: Entrepreneurship Concepts were integrated in all administrative areas, such as decentralized budgeting, performance-based funding, customer service, and team training. As a result, the college has grown 52% in curriculum programs, 38% in non-credit programs, and the foundation has more than doubled during the last five years of the initiative.
In the classroom, two programs were selected to incorporate entrepreneurship-REAL and Cooperative Learning. Cooperative learning was selected as a tool to implement active collaborative learning. Team skills, communication, and adaptability are some of the Entrepreneurial Skills Sets identified that are promoted by cooperative learning, Gilliam was part of the HCC ELI Faculty Development Team who participated in cooperative learning training and implemented active learning strategies in the classroom.
Gilliam completed a study in January 2002, as part of the NCSU Adult and Community College Doctoral program in the assessment of the impact of the cooperative learning instructional strategy using the IDEA Center Student Survey Form of Courses and Instruction in all regular-schedule courses in the spring of 2001 at HCC. The study also measured how course learning environment factors impacted student ratings of instruction. Significant differences were found in comparing courses taught cooperatively and courses taught with the traditional format and on several of the course learning environment factors. An overview of the study and how cooperative learning was implemented in 54 courses across the campus in the spring of 2001 is available.
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Focus: Resources for anyone interested in ideas for businesses that kids can really start.
Geographical Area: National
Abstract: This program explores ideas for actual businesses that young people can start. It will relate youth-run business experience to meeting educational and community goals. Based on the experiences of hundreds of teachers and kids, the Institute provides information, motivation and resources to help teachers start real businesses with their students.
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Ronni Cohen, Executive Director
Delaware Financial Literacy Institute/Delaware Money School
3301 Green Street
Claymont, DE 19703
302-792-1200
Fax: 302-792-1050
Email: ronnicohen@delawaremoneyschool.com
Web Site: www.delawaremoneyschool.com
Focus: Leadership in promoting financial literacy
Geographic Area: Delaware
Abstract: The First State is working to deliver financial education and information to all Delawareans through the following statewide programs:
Gayle Hsiao,
Instructor (Marketing and Entrepreneurship)
L.P.V.E.C. Career & Technical Education Center
20 Johnson Road
Chicopee, MA 01022
413-593-5586
Fax 413-593-6003
Email: gaylehsiao@aol.com
Web site: www.lpvst.org
Focus: A board game that can be used by teachers of entrepreneurship.
Geographic Area: Massachusetts
Abstract: Check out the entrepreneurship game developed in the classroom, for the classroom. Collaborative effort on the part of the two teachers and their students to create a business simulation. Developed as a simple exercise to review the vocabulary and parts of the business plan, the game evolved into a simulation. Emphasis is on teamwork, decision-making, and financials. Successfully completing the game means the business plan is correct enough that the player could "set up shop".
Use the game as a tool to reinforce the basics of starting a business or play at a more advanced level to prove the students are future entrepreneurs!