[programs & services] (direct
resource referral service) (links
to resources)
Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Communities
EntreWorld
A host of resources related to entrepreneurship
provided by the Kauffman Foundation.
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The Ewing Marion
Kauffman Foundation works with partners to encourage entrepreneurship
across America
and improve the education
of children and youth. The Foundation focuses its operations
and grantmaking on two areas: entrepreneurship and education.
The Center for Rural Entrepreneurship
The Center
for Rural Entrepreneurship’s
online reference library. Has sections on entrepreneurial development,
rural economic development,
and enterprise facilitation. Some articles are targeted more
at academic research, but some may be useful to entrepreneurs
and community leaders.
Championing the Entrepreneurial Spirit
The Edward
Lowe Foundation’s
purpose is, through direct involvement with entrepreneurs,
to help them
network with their peers, as
well as to provide them with ways to gain perspectives and new
ideas about their companies. This link goes to the publications
page. Articles vary from a quiz to help test an idea for a new
business to an article on building entrepreneurial communities.
Entrepreneurial Communities
A pdf version of the
article Building Entrepreneurial Communities on the Edward Lowe
Foundation’s
web site.
National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship
In the summer
of 2003, the Public Forum Institute began work under a grant
from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to develop
a National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship to improve awareness
of the value of entrepreneurship.
The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education
The
Consortium is a US-based membership group that serves as advocates
for entrepreneurship
education for
youth and adults.
It's purpose is to provide information and resources “for teachers,
instructors, program developers and others who help students
of all ages find their own entrepreneurial opportunities.” In
particular, check out the resources available for:
