When I began writing about entrepreneurship over 30 years ago, “entrepreneurship education” was an almost unheard-of concept. Today, entrepreneurship education at the nation’s colleges and universities is booming. In its latest annual ranking of the top entrepreneurial education programs, The Princeton Review sorted through some 2,000 graduate and undergraduate offerings.
Both the general public and would-be entrepreneurs strongly believe in the importance of entrepreneurship and the power of entrepreneurial education. In a study last year by Buzz Marketing and The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), 89 percent of respondents thought entrepreneurial education was crucial given the state of the economy and job market. And in a report from Junior Achievement Innovation Initiative and Gallup, 95 percent of employers and 96 percent of employees believe America’s workforce must become more entrepreneurial for the U.S. to stay competitive. Just 10 percent feel entrepreneurial ability was an innate trait.
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