EntreEd Celebrates 40th Anniversary and Honors Its Founder
Forty years can change the course of history, make an impact on people’s lives, and create value for the future. Our Founder, Dr. Cathy Ashmore, was a visionary who believed every student should learn how to start a business and that entrepreneurial educators and the entrepreneurial mindset are critical components of the education system. Dr. […]
COVID-19 Resource Series Launches to Help Communities in Need
With support from The Appalachian Regional Commission and The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, The National Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education (EntreEd) is proud to present the COVID-19 Resource Series, developed in collaboration with our ESTEAM grant partners, The EdVenture Group, The National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE), and The National Center for Resource Development (NCRD). […]
EntreEd Academy: Experiential Learning Goes Virtual
With support from The Appalachian Regional Commission and The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, The National Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education (EntreEd) is proud to present an immersive digital course for K-12 educators to gain an understanding of entrepreneurship education, best practices for aligning entrepreneurship in their classroom, and insights into EntreEd’s America’s Entrepreneurial Schools initiative. EntreEd […]
Free K-12 Entrepreneurship and STEAM Education Resources
Entrepreneurial and innovative thinking are a great asset, especially during these trying and uncertain times. EntreEd would like to offer support through resources for educators and parents. We have compiled this list of resources related to entrepreneurship and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics) to provide engaging skill building activities from home. We’re all in […]
Out of Crisis Comes Opportunity
A Message from EntreEd’s Executive Director, Dr. Gene Coulson Many of our entrepreneurial educator friends will read this message from home because your K-12 schools and community colleges are closed. No one is sure how long it will be before the situation resolves. Out of crisis comes opportunity. We hope you will use the time […]
National Entrepreneurship Week 2020 in K-12 Schools
In 2006, EntreEd and the Kauffman Foundation worked with the 109th Congress to designate the third week of February each year as National Entrepreneurship Week. BILLS-109hres699eh National Entrepreneurship Week 2020 took place February 15-22. EntreEd was a lead partner for entrepreneurship education day and joined the celebration along with entrepreneurial educators, libraries, incubators, non-profits, small […]
ESTEAM Pitch Contest Series Launches to Spark Student Innovation in Appalachia
The National Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education (EntreEd) and nine regional partners, BridgeValley CTC (WV), Southern WV CTC, Pierpont CTC (WV), Hazard CTC (KY), Big Sandy CTC (KY), Southeast KY CTC, Mountain Empire CC (VA), Roane State CC (TN), and Western Region Education Service Alliance (NC), are partnering to bring the ESTEAM Pitch Series to local […]
EntreEd Student-Made Gift Guide 2019
EntreEd invites you to support student entrepreneurs this holiday season, and the rest of the year too! The 2019 EntreEd gift guide features ten student entrepreneur made products that can be purchased online and shipped directly to you. From phone grips to lemonade soap, there is something for everyone on your list. These students have […]
ESTEAM Project Kicks off
In October, EntreEd was awarded an Appalachian Regional Commission POWER grant for the Fostering Self ESTEAM in Appalachia’s Emerging Workforce project. The project helps middle and high school programs in a seven-state region infuse Entrepreneurship into STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) initiatives. The two-year project will reach 52 counties and a potential 75 […]
EntreEd Receives Second ARC Grant for Fostering Self ESTEAM in Appalachia’s Emerging Workforce
EntreEd receives second ARC grant to support entrepreneurship education in the Appalachian region. The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education, EntreEd has been awarded its second Appalachian Regional Commission POWER grant in the amount of over $1.4 million dollars for their Fostering Self ESTEAM in Appalachia’s Emerging Workforce project. The project helps middle and high school programs […]
