Press Room

October 27, 2016

What is the mindset of successful entrepreneurs? What underlying beliefs and behaviors enable them to succeed? How do they recognize opportunities the rest of us overlook? What is it that leads them to accomplish so much with so little? Were they born with a unique ability or is an entrepreneurial mindset something we can all learn to apply? Read more here.

October 25, 2016

Austin, TX [October 23, 2016]: The 2017 SXSWedu Conference and Festival accepted a half-day summit proposal organized by the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD), in collaboration with The Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative (ELI). The presentation was selected from more than 1,300 submissions to SXSWedu, which fosters innovation in learning by hosting a diverse and energetic community of stakeholders across a variety of backgrounds in education. The summit will take place during the many…

October 18, 2016

The Credit Counseling Center sponsored the Bucks County Community College’s Entrepreneurial Mindset Symposium Keynote in Pennsylvania. Read more here.

October 16, 2016

In a recent post about entrepreneurship education, Gary Schoeniger argued that entrepreneurship isn’t really about acquiring business skills such as spreadsheets and marketing plans. Instead, entrepreneurship is the way someone thinks. Business skills, Schoeniger continued, somewhat controversially, may, in fact, get in the way of entrepreneurial thinking. Teaching business plans and financial projections may be doing more harm than good. “While these skills may be important for managing an existing business with a proven product or service,” Schoeniger wrote, “they often inhibit the entrepreneurial process…

September 28, 2016

“The Ice House Facilitator Training is designed to not only benefit participants in their own lives and careers, but also equip them with the knowledge and skills necessary to teach and empower others to do the same,” said Jennifer Williams, associate dean of partnerships and initiatives at the WVUExtension Service. “Participants should walk away with the understanding of how to bridge the gap between the community and the classroom by engaging in the entrepreneurial process.” Read…