Press Room

June 19, 2017

The Ice House Entrepreneurship Program is a class devoted to encouraging participants to develop an entrepreneurial mindset – to view problems as opportunities. This course is sponsored by NetWork Kansas in selected communities across the state. In our 2017 fiscal year, which runs from July 1 to June 30, eight E-Communities hosted an Ice House class: Riley/Pottawatomie Counties, Thomas County, Greeley County, Pawnee County, Sterling/Alden (Rice County), Cherokee County, and Hodgeman County. One hundred and sixteen…

June 12, 2017

After the results of 11 local high school students attending Augustana College’s Entrepreneurial Mindset Academy in Fall 2016, a pilot program at Sioux Falls schools will educate 20 students on the entrepreneurial mindset utilizing ELI programs in Fall 2017.  The experience of students like Carter Pfitzer influenced the decision to expand because as he said, he “valued his experience in the Mindset Academy so much that he was among students telling the Sioux Falls School…

May 31, 2017

Austin, TX [May 31, 2017]: The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) announces a partnership with the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative (ELI) to encourage an entrepreneurial mindset across community and technical colleges. “An entrepreneurial mindset is critical for innovating and leading in the ever-changing, resource-constrained environment of higher education,” said Dr. Edward J. Leach, NISOD’s Executive Director. “Partnering with high-quality organizations like ELI is one of the best ways for NISOD to provide new…

May 29, 2017

An entrepreneurial mindset has become essential for individual and organizational success in today’s rapidly changing, highly complex world. An entrepreneurial mindset cultivates curiosity and creativity, critical thinking and complex problem solving, and collaboration—skills that drive entrepreneurial and organizational success. Moreover, an entrepreneurial mindset can empower leaders by exposing new opportunities, igniting ambition, and fostering innovation in highly ambiguous, resource-constrained environments. Read more here.

May 23, 2017

Entrepreneurship is more than an academic discipline and reaches far beyond the concept of traditional business creation and small business management. Entrepreneurship is a mindset: a frame work for thinking and acting that can empower anyone to succeed. Algonquin College offers a Redefining Entrepreneurship keynote with ELI Founder Gary Schoeniger. Learn more here.