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WELCOME!. Accelerating Entrepreneurship Everywhere. Presented by Diane Sabato. What is an Entrepreneur?. The term entrepreneur refers to an individual engaged in the process of starting and growing one’s own business or idea, with the focus on growth and innovation.

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  1. WELCOME! Accelerating Entrepreneurship Everywhere Presented by Diane Sabato

  2. What is an Entrepreneur? The term entrepreneur refers to an individual engaged in the process of starting and growing one’s own business or idea, with the focus on growth and innovation.

  3. Entrepreneurship Education is Important - Economic why? • Majority of new jobs are created by entrepreneurs and small businesses • Small high growth companies account for 70% of economic growth over last decade • Entrepreneurship drives economic competitiveness at the local – state – and global levels • Over 1/3 of difference in national economic growth may be due to entrepreneurial activity • Entrepreneurship has a unique position in the “New Economy” • Entrepreneurship accounts for at least 2/3 of all technological innovation

  4. Entrepreneurship Education is Important – Local Impact • There are 22,000 businesses in Western Massachusetts. • 95% are small businesses. • 80% of small businesses employ 10 or fewer people. * Conclusion: If you’re not an entrepreneur, chances are good that you’ll work for an entrepreneur. *Pioneer Valley Planning Commission 2004

  5. Entrepreneurship Education is Important - Personal why? • 7 of 10 high school students want to start their own business – Gallup Polls • More opportunity to exercise creative freedoms • Higher self-esteem • Greater sense of control over your life and future.

  6. Entrepreneurship Education is Important – Global why? Many experienced business people, political leaders, economists, and educators believe that fostering a robust entrepreneurial culture will maximize individual and collective economic and social success on a local, national, and global scale.

  7. Entrepreneurship Education what? • Objective is to become entrepreneurially minded with the potential to act on this by discovering or creating business opportunities. • Lifelong learning process from elementary to adult

  8. Entrepreneurship Education what? • Entrepreneurs are not “born”…they “become” through the experiences of their lives • Entrepreneurs have a great diversity of personal characteristics, the common one: being willing to take a risk in return for a profit • Anyone can be an entrepreneur at any time of one’s life • Entrepreneurship is NOT learned by reading a textbook and then taking a test to prove you are one. • Entrepreneurship education activities are a real-life vehicle for developing academic skills • Entrepreneurs are found in every occupation and career • Entrepreneurship education opportunities are important at all levels of education

  9. Lifelong Learning Model

  10. National Content Standards for Entrepreneurship Education why? Bring the power of entrepreneurship education to your curriculum: • Content for developing future entrepreneurs • Context for building and applying academic skills • Career Opportunities for students • Economic Development for communities, states, and our nation

  11. National Content Standards for Entrepreneurship Education what? The Standards: • Are a FRAMEWORK for many levels of curriculum development • Lead to developing KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS for entrepreneurial activities • Provide for acquisition and application of CORE ACADEMIC SKILLS • Are both a CONTEXT FOR LEARNING and SUBJECT MATTER for CURRICULUM

  12. National Content Standards for Entrepreneurship Education how? Developed through: • Extensive literature review • Focus group of entrepreneurs • National Entrepreneur Advisory Council • Input from those concerned with entrepreneurship education • Expertise of Marketing Education Resource Center (MarkED)

  13. National Content Standards for Entrepreneurship Education Organized in three sections: • Entrepreneurial Skills • Ready Skills • Business Functions

  14. Focus on READY SKILLS The basic business knowledge and skills that are prerequisites or co-requisites for becoming a successful entrepreneur. Provide the developmental curriculum opportunities that enable individuals to operate in competition with the world and a context for experiences related to becoming an entrepreneur. (C) Business Foundations (D) Communications and Interpersonal Skills (E) Digital Skills (F) Economics (G) Financial Literacy (H) Professional Development

  15. Activities/Lessons (C) Business Foundations understanding business as a smart consumer (D) Communications and Interpersonal Skills networking, written and oral communication (E) Digital Skills using today’s digital tools (F) Economics current affairs (G) Financial Literacy personal financial literacy (H) Professional Development continuing education and skill training

  16. Contact Information Diane Sabato Assistant Professor, Business Administration Springfield Technical Community College One Armory Square, Ste. 1 P.O. Box 9000 Springfield, MA 01102-9000 (413)755-4836 dsabato@stcc.edu

  17. Accelerating Entrepreneurship Everywhere! THANK YOU!! Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education www.entre-ed.org

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