Major Entrepreneurship Organizations

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation www.kauffman.org and EntreWorld, www.entreworld.org

Kauffman's Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurship Education (CELCEE) provides a description and contact information for an array of programs for youth entrepreneurs. www.celcee.edu/publications/digest/99Dig-8.html

Y&E – The Magazine for Teen Entrepreneurs (Kauffman Foundation) lists organizations, conferences, Web sites, books and periodicals with the young entrepreneur in mind. http://ye.entreworld.org/resources_search2.cfm FastTrac A program of the Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City www.fasttrac.org

The International Franchise Association Educational Foundation www.franchise.org/edufound/schoef.asp

Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education www.entre-ed.org

Click here to learn more about the CEE. The Consortium's "Entrepreneurship Everywhere" is a guide to resources and models for entrepreneurship education. www.entre-ed.org/_arc/home1.htm

MarkED/Career Paths Resource Center www.mark-ed.com

USATODAY Education Resources Coleman Foundation The foundation's education grants place a strong emphasis on entrepreneurship education. www.colemanfoundation.org

DECA Inc. www.deca.org

Future Business Leaders of America www.fbla-pbl.org

Future Farmers of America www.ffa.org

The USA TODAY Charitable Foundation has teamed with the Kauffman Foundation to develop entrepreneurship curriculum. They are piloting a 30-week program to teach entrepreneurship and economic concepts. The program is designed to provide USA TODAY newspapers and supporting educational lessons.

Keep up with this initiative and examine their resources at www.usatoday.com/educate/entrepreneur.htm.

The Appalachian Regional Commission In an attempt to solve some of the Appalachian Region's economic woes, the Council has put together an inspirational publication called Learning by Doing. The book describes entrepreneurship education in some challenging locations. You will find descriptions of actual classrooms and the businesses schools have created. The project's goal is to promote entrepreneurship to students who lack other opportunities. More organizations and resources are also cited in the book. (The Kauffman Foundation contributed to this project.) You can download a copy of the book from the ARC's Web site: www.arc.gov/entrepreneurship .

Association for Enterprise Opportunity www.microenterprises.org

BizWorld Foundation www.bizworld.org

The BizWorld program can serve as a feeder for high school level programs. It is a proven 8–10 your hands-on simulation in which students in grades 3 to 8 discover what it takes to successfully start and run a company in the friendship bracelet industry. BizWorld introduces students to the world of business, marketing and entrepreneurship s they apply for jobs and design, manufacture, market and sell their products in the BizWorld marketplace. The program has been taught in all 50 states, involving more than 100,000 students to date.

BizPlanit.com has free resources on writing business plans. www.BizPlanit.com

Capital Growth Interactive's site has some useful free areas, including reprints of articles about the venture investment process. www.capitalgrowth.com

National Council on Economic Education www.ncee.net/resources

Center for Rural Entrepreneurship www.rupri.org/centers/ruralship.asp

Community Development Venture Capital Alliance www.cdvca.org 3 Corporation for Enterprise Development www.cfed.org

EDTEC www.edtecinc.com

E0 (Entrepreneurs' Organization (Formerly YEO) EO is "a membership organization designed to help business owners from around the world on their path to greater business and personal fulfillment. EO is a global community that enriches members' lives through dynamic peer-to-peer learning and once-in-a-lifetime experiences." www.eonetwork.org

Junior Achievement, Inc. www.ja.com

Has a business simulation with a lively presentation (Titan) http://titan.ja.org

National Council on Economic Education www.ncee.net/resources Has curriculum from elementary school through high school at www.econedlink.org .

National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) www.nfte.com National Association for Small Business Investment Companies www.nasbic.org

National Association of Seed and Venture Funds www.nasvf.org

National Business Incubation Association www.nbia.org

National Council on Economic Education www.ncee.net/ea/

National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship www.nfte.com

National Venture Capital Association www.nvca.org

National Women's Business Council www.nwbc.gov

NxLevel Training Network www.nxlevel.org

REAL Enterprises www.realenterprises.org/

State Science and Technology Institute www.ssti.org

SIFE (Students sin Free Enterprise) is a nonprofit organization that gives students the tools to learn the free enterprise system in a real working situation. SIFE challenges students on more than 800 college campuses nationwide to take what they're learning in the classroom and use their knowledge to better their communities. Guided by faculty advisors who are named Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellows in honor of the late Wal-Mart founder, SIFE Teams establish a variety of community outreach programs that teach free enterprise. For example, they teach concepts such as budgeting, accounting and supply and demand. They help budding entrepreneurs get their plans off the ground and mentor at-risk students, inspiring them to reach for their dreams. www.sifeusa.org

The Online Business Advisor offers a wealth of free information and advice on business and management topics, including issues such as customer service, hiring policies and strategic planning. www.onlinebusadv.com

U.S. Small Business Administration The SBA has an appealing site for students to explore. It will lead them to other resources as well. The site's URL is www.sba.gov/teens.

The SBA's (Small Business Administration) Teen Entrepreneur Guide deals with ideas and inspiration. (See www.sba.gov/teens/ideas.html.) Here are some suggestions to help your students "reach for the stars while keeping their feet firmly planted."

From the SBA Web site:

"Where do great ideas come from?"

• They come from your personal experiences—hobbies, interests.
• They come from your work-related experiences—working in a restaurant, developing Web pages.

"Where does great inspiration come from?"

• Your friends, family, teachers, coach
• Hanging out and discussing possible business ideas
• Searching the Internet
• Library research

"What makes a great business idea?"

• The idea is concrete.
• It is feasible.
• A market need has been identified.
• Capital needs are relatively inexpensive.
• The plan is simple in its execution.
• You have a clear focus on your goals.

United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship www.usasbe.org/knowledge/innovation/index.asp The Young Entrepreneurs network has access to business resources, a directory of young entrepreneurs, and global contacts. www.youngandsuccessful.com

YoungBiz.com is a great site. It even has issues of a slick magazine, Y&E magazine. www.youngbiz.com

Youth Venture helps young, community-minded entrepreneurs succeed by providing the tools and support they need to work with and serve others. www.youthventures.org

CDFI Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (the Fund) was created for the purpose of promoting economic revitalization and community development through investment in and assistance to community development financial institutions (CDFIs). www.cdfifund.gov

Center for the Study of Rural America (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City ) www.kc.frb.org/RuralCenter/RuralMain.htm

To help students generate creative ideas, here are some sites you may want to visit.

• Creative Education Foundation—www.creativeeducationfoundation.org
• National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance—www.nciia.org

Organizations with College Focus

Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization (CEO) – www.c-e-o.org Delta Epsilon Chi (?EX) – www.deltaepsilonchi.org

Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) formerly Young Entrepreneurs' Organization (YEO) – www.eonetwork.org

International Franchise Association (IFA) – www.franchise.org

Jefferson Smurfit Center for Entrepreneurial Studies –

National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) – www.nacce.com

National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) – www.nbia.org

National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) – www.nfib.com

National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) – www.nvca.org

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) – www.sife.org

United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) – www.usasbe.org