Model Entrepreneurship Programs. Special Publication Series No. 53.

Overview & Synopsis

This collection contains descriptions of model entrepreneurship education programs submitted by 10 states. The first section deals with the Colorado Network of Small Business Programs and the Colorado Entrepreneurship Education Infusion Project. Described next is a model teacher education program in entrepreneurship education that was implemented in Illinois. The next section outlines a modification of the original Minnesota Model of Small Business Management. Examined in the next two chapters are the Gifted and Talented Entrepreneurship Training Program from New Jersey and the Can I Make Working Work for Me? program from New York. A section on Ohio includes information on model secondary, adult, and postsecondary entrepreneurship education programs; development of successful entrepreneurship through vocational education for secondary and adult students; infusion of entrepreneurship education; and collaboration for entrepreneurship workshops. Following this, the Southeast Oklahoma Rural Entrepreneurship/Industry Demonstration Center project is described. The next section includes information on the Small Business Administration/Development Center and other selected entrepreneurship programs from Oregon. Discussed in a section on Tennesse are model programs for secondary vocational students, adults, and advanced marketing students as well as significant characteristics of the incubation concept. Model programs from Wisconsin are also described. (MN)