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Teaching Students to Design and Commercialize New Products: A Journey in its Third Decade

Entrepreneurship education takes a variety of forms. In recent years, many colleges and universities have shown an interest in educational experiences that are both “cross-campus” and Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Author: Daniel Forbes

How Wash U Teaches Students to Think Like Entrepreneurs

How can schools create an environment that offers a continuum of learning and experiences in entrepreneurship, and develop students into entrepreneurs with lifelong skills that can be tapped when Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Author: Ken Harrington

To Engage Business Students, Roll Out 'the Barrels'

Many of us may remember the “Choose Your Own Adventure” books from childhood. In these tales, the story develops to a point and presents a scenario choice to the reader. Depending on the choice Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Authors: Whitney Peake and Teran Sundy

Future Family Business Owners Can Learn to Manage Conflict

Conflict is inevitable in family-run businesses.  Learning how to manage it and channel it productively is an important skill for entrepreneurship students who may someday manage their own Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Author: Ritch Sorenson

Why I Teach Entrepreneurship

Babson Professor Heidi Neck, the 2016 Schulze Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year and author of two books on entrepreneurship pedagogy, believes that future entrepreneurs need teachers who can Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Author: Heidi Neck

Schools must focus on empowerment and transformation

As more students seek to become entrepreneurs, the schools that teach them must be entrepreneurial themselves.  This means taking a fresh look at what they teach and the skills and mindsets that Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Author: Michael Morris

Advice for Non-Family Executives in Family Businesses

Ritch Sorenson, Professor of Family Business at the University of St Thomas in Minneapolis, once worked at a bank founded by his grandfather.  When it closed, he felt a personal loss that Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Author: Ritch Sorenson

'Group Work' Has Lasting Benefits Beyond K-12

Group work has been implemented successfully for years at the K-12 level, but has been slow to catch on within higher education. Group work, or cooperative learning, offers a host of benefits to both Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Author: Howard E. Aldrich

Acres of Diamonds: Advantages of Working in Your Family Business

The purpose of this exercise is to help students understand the advantages and challenges of working in a family business or of being in a business family.  Some students who have Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Author: Ritch Sorenson

The Real Entrepreneurship Competition

Historically, entrepreneurship teaching methods have emphasized producing business plans. These plans have been widely criticized because they haven't been proven effective and because high-level Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Authors: Brent Goldfarb , David Kirsch and Dave Kressler