Is It In You? Author Jim Beach Asks the Question, “Can Entrepreneurship be Taught?”
Regular American Entrepreneur Radio listeners know that host Ron Morris also serves as the Founding Director of the Entrepreneurial Studies Program (ESP) at Duquesne University. Collegiate entrepreneurship programs such as Duquesne’s are among the fastest growing avenues of education at the collegiate level in America. But can the nature and philosophies entrepreneurship really be taught in a classroom setting, and if so, how are these lessons best conveyed to students? James Beach has been a professor of entrepreneurship at Georgia State University and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and has written a book, “School For Startups”, which details exactly how entrepreneurship should be taught in a class setting. He talks with “The International Capitalist” David Iwinski about the idea of entrepreneurial education and the things an aspiring entrepreneur needs to consider when launching a venture.
Turning “One Simple Idea” Into a Successful Business: Stephen Key
Take a second and name three businesses. Regardless of industry. What do these businesses have in common? According to marketer extraordinaire Stephen Key, the three businesses you named, and the millions you didn’t, all started with just an idea. And he would know. Stephen has brought hundreds of products to market during his career, including such smash hit toys as Teddy Ruxpin and Laser Tag. Stephen joins “The International Capitalist” David Iwinski to discuss the process of marketing a successful product, as discussed in Stephen’s new book, “One Simple Idea”.
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Is It In You? Author Jim Beach Asks, “Can Entrepreneurship be Taught?”
Regular American Entrepreneur Radio listeners know that host Ron Morris also serves as the Founding Director of the Entrepreneurial Studies Program (ESP) at Duquesne University. Collegiate entrepreneurship programs such as Duquesne’s are among the fastest growing avenues of education at the collegiate level in America. But can the nature and philosophies entrepreneurship really be taught in a classroom setting, and if so, how are these lessons best conveyed to students? James Beach has been a professor of entrepreneurship at Georgia State University and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and has written a book, “School For Startups”, which details exactly how entrepreneurship should be taught in a class setting. He talks with “The International Capitalist” David Iwinski about the idea of entrepreneurial education and the things an aspiring entrepreneur needs to consider when launching a venture.
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OPEN TALK: How to Get Startup Capital For Overseas Ventures
“The International Capitalist” David Iwinski hosts an “open talk” segment, and among the topics he covers is “The China Game”, the challenge of procuring venture capital for ventures that are based overseas, where the economic and cultural landscapes are not as certain as they are in the United States. Plus, he discusses China’s twelfth “five year plan”, and how the Communist nature of the Chinese government has shaped its government and economy.
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Turning “One Simple Idea” Into a Successful Business: Stephen Key
Take a second and name three businesses. Regardless of industry. What do these businesses have in common? According to marketer extraordinaire Stephen Key, the three businesses you named, and the millions you didn’t, all started with just an idea. And he would know. Stephen has brought hundreds of products to market during his career, including such smash hit toys as Teddy Ruxpin and Laser Tag. Stephen joins “The International Capitalist” David Iwinski to discuss the process of marketing a successful product, as discussed in Stephen’s new book, “One Simple Idea”.
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