Most of us would agree that to have any type of entrepreneurship, it involves the creation of something new. Just consider—entrepreneurial action almost always leads to creating new products or processes, a new market, a new ventures, new channels of distribution or even personal initiatives. Unfortunately, the way we teach entrepreneurship has been traditionally focused on a prescriptive, linear process. For example, a quick survey of business plan competitions shows that every year in the U.S. there are more than 230 business plan competitions! In any month, there are between 30 and 70 business plan events for the various phases, including submissions, presentations, final presentations, and awards.
