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Entrepreneurship Education Worldwide Needs Improvement

March 9, 2010
By Rex Hammock
Entrepreneurship Education Worldwide Needs Improvement

A new study released by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, a not-for-profit academic research consortium, finds that in almost every country worldwide, “entrepreneurship education and training is inadequate, especially in primary and secondary schools.” In surveys with more than 100,000 individuals, GEM found that 80% of entrepreneurship education and training is provided through formal...
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The importance of accepting yourself and engaging with the people around you in challenging times

March 4, 2010
By danmccarthy
The importance of accepting yourself and engaging with the people around you in challenging times

(After our post yesterday about reaching out to others in times of challenge, I noticed a post by a friend whose blog is read by many people in the housing business—an industry that has been especially challenging over the past couple of years. Thanks to Dan McCarthy for allowing us to re-post this from...
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If you are facing a small business challenge, you are not alone

March 3, 2010
By Rex Hammock
If you are facing a small business challenge, you are not alone

When things are going great and a small business owner sees the chance to learn something from a small business owner friend, there is no hesitation to reach out and ask for insight into how something works, or how to do something better. So I know small business owners have the ability to...
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Need help with a small business challenge? Find it at a nearby college

February 27, 2010
By Rex Hammock
Need help with a small business challenge? Find it at a nearby college

Across the U.S. — indeed, around the world — universities are responding to a wave of students who want careers as entrepreneurs and small business owners. Over 110 university programs focused on such entrepreneurship, small business and family business education and training are now featured in the SmallBusiness.com University Entrepreneurship Programs Hub. Each entry...
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If you are attending SXSWi, look for me

February 26, 2010
By Rex Hammock
If you are attending SXSWi, look for me

Each March, I* go to the gigantic gathering in Austin, Texas called South by Southwest Interactive. In the years I’ve attended, it has grown from a small conference that was held in a small corner of that city’s convention center to a sprawling mega-convention that spreads out over the entire convention center and hotels...
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Opinion: Small businesses need fixes, not more health-care reform political posturing

February 25, 2010
By Rex Hammock
Opinion: Small businesses need fixes, not more health-care reform political posturing

Today, members of Congress are attending a health-care summit hosted by President Obama in order to see if a healthcare reform legislative package can be negotiated and passed this year. Most of the coverage leading up to the gathering has been focused on the political intrigue of the summit: “High stakes gambit” is how...
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