Press Room

May 7, 2016

The St. Petersburg Greenhouse, which offers many classes and workshops for entrepreneurs and small business owners, has partnered with Pinellas Technical College and Eckerd College to bring the Ice House Entrepreneurship Program to St. Petersburg, Florida. “Our focus at the Greenhouse is generally on technical skills and business training programs,” notes Sean Kennedy, Greenhouse Manager, “what’s unique about the Ice House Program is that it focuses on how entrepreneurs look at the world.” Read the rest…

April 19, 2016

Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper is pleased with how the first Ice House training went.  “We’re all born with an innovative entrepreneurial mindset, so tapping back in to it, it’s really about creativity and looking at things from different angles and in new ways,” said Dahlkemper. After graduation, Scott Maas, Director of Assessment for the county said, “I’ve been with the county for 14 years, the concept of trying to break down those silos or…

April 6, 2016

  Mentor, OH, April 6, 2016 – The Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative (ELI) is pleased to name Bree Langemo, J.D., as president. As Dean of Business, Public Service & Social Sciences at Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Springs, Langemo helped coordinate the initial rollout of the Ice House Entrepreneurship Program as a required student success course in Fall 2014 with significant results. Immediately following her hiring as ELI Vice President of Strategic Partnerships in early…

February 27, 2016

Sioux City School District in Iowa implemented ELI Programs as a high school dual-credit elective to educate students on the entrepreneurial mindset. Teacher Chris Dicus said the course showed students that they “can change their trajectory and their lives ” and that “you can choose to become something that maybe you never thought you could before.” Read the full story.

February 26, 2016

The City of Alexandria in Louisiana will contribute up to $12,500 toward a program aimed at helping potential entrepreneurs develop “a mindset for success.” International motivational speaker Les Brown is coming to Alexandria on Tuesday to get people fired up about the Ice House Entrepreneurship Program. Gary Perkins, executive director of Business Acceleration System at the Central Louisiana Economic Development Alliance, said the Ice House program provides an “incredible opportunity” for area residents.“Built for rigor…