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i2E partners with MidAmerica to launch innovative pilot program fostering entrepreneurial education

Innovation 2 Enterprise

The MidAmerica Cup draws inspiration from the Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup, Oklahoma’s only statewide collegiate business plan competition managed by i2E for the last 20 years. This initiative aligns perfectly with our mission to help develop Oklahoma’s next generation of entrepreneurs.

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5 EO Australia Women Share How To Make Entrepreneurship More Inclusive

Entrepreneurs' Organization

However, despite the marked increase in women’s engagement in entrepreneurial activity, there are still far more male than female entrepreneurs in most countries, and there is also a need for greater support and funding for women looking to start and scale their businesses. After all, you can only be what you can see.

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A Meeting of Unreasonable Minds

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A successful entrepreneur, businessman and EO Bahrain member, Suhail Algosaibi had long thought about how he could use his position and his company—FALAK Consulting—to make real, radical and sustainable change in his corner of the world. Add to that, the dozens of courses I’ve attended and home education programs I’ve listened to. “I

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21 Facts and Statistics from 2015 Research Reports

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The rate of new entrepreneurs in the United States increased about 10 percent this calendar year. 80% of new entrepreneurs in the United States were previously employed. Most new entrepreneurs in 2015 were male, making up 63.2% of all new entrepreneurs. Thirty-three percent of new entrepreneurs are college graduates.

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What Does Social Entrepreneurship Look Like?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Just ask Stacey Brewer and Ryan Harrison , EO Johannesburg members who are redefining the educational ecosystem in South Africa. Historically, South Africa ranks among the worst-performing education systems in the world. SB/ “The state of education in South Africa is stark at the moment.

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Unlocking Prosperity and Progress: Latinos at the Helm of Nearshoring’s Potential

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Against the backdrop of the United States-China trade war, it’s a subject that has stirred conversations among analysts, media and entrepreneurs. Should Latino companies simply bide their time, hoping for the winds of investment to bring economic growth their way? But let’s look beyond the surface.

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Innovation Policy and the Economy: Some New Research

EntreWorks Consulting

The essay reviews various causal factors for this “spatial mismatch,” and addresses potential policy solutions, such as creation of new “entrepreneur friendly zones,” providing more education support to residents in distressed areas, targeting grants and research funds to these regions, and so on. EntreWorks Blog.