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August 16, 2011

Entrepreneurship is not the easiest of life choices to make, but it is arguably among the most vital for our economy. Supported by tomes of research and policy recommendations from the Kauffman Foundation, it is the activity that produces new jobs, creates wealth and grows the economy. Today, the life-lessons captured in the Ice House Entrepreneurship Program remind us of the fundamental concepts of an entrepreneurial mindset and the opportunities it can provide. Read the full Huffington Post article here.  

June 29, 2011

(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) June 29, 2011– A new, inspiring online education program designed to engage students in the unlimited opportunities that an entrepreneurial mindset can provide launches today. Backed by the support of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the world’s largest foundation dedicated to advancing entrepreneurship, the Ice House Entrepreneurship Program is an interactive online learning program that enables participants to learn from the firsthand experiences of successful real-world entrepreneurs. “The Kauffman Foundation is proud…

November 14, 2010

It’s doubtful that anyone who drove past Gary Schoeniger’s pulled-over vehicle earlier this year on East 222nd Street in Euclid had a clue what was going on. Outwardly, it was just a car on the side of the street. On the inside, though, The Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative’s co-founder’s obsession with business was in full swing. Schoeniger had just come up with the title for the book he had written with a man from Tulsa, Okla.,…

June 3, 2010

KANSAS CITY, MO–(Marketwire – June 3, 2010) –  The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has teamed up with Pulitzer nominee Clifton Taulbert and the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative (ELI) to create “Who Owns the Ice House?,” a two-part learning project designed to inspire and engage America’s youth in the unlimited opportunities that an entrepreneurial mindset can provide. Read the press release here.

January 29, 2007

Cisco hired ELI to develop entrepreneurial mindset curriculum for their Cisco Entrepreneur Institute. Cisco Manager of Systems and Content, Dr. Vito Amato, shared that “The Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative team has proven itself to Cisco. They created a world-class, multimedia course on the entrepreneurial mindset for the Cisco Entrepreneur Institute.”

April 6, 2006

ELI Founder & CEO Gary Schoeniger appears on Small Business Trends Radio. Listen to the show or download the transcript here.