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ORGANIZATIONS WITH COLLEGE LEVEL FOCUS

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U S Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship USASBE is a divison of The International Council for Small Business (ICSB) which was founded in 1957 in the United States as a comprehensive organization of outstanding researchers, scholars, teachers, administrators, and public policy makers interested in entrepreneurship and small business.

As the organization grew, members decided to form national affiliates, and the U.S. Affiliate of the ICSB was established in 1981. In 1985, the name was changed to the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE). USASBE is an eclectic group of government officials, directors of small business development centers, and academics in fields like finance, marketing, management, and economics united by their common interest in entrepreneurship and small business. As leaders in their fields, they are making an impact on government policy and on the development of small business and entrepreneurship.

USASBE's forward-looking members are determined to remain on the cutting edge of research; they are extending the field of knowledge and shaping entrepreneurial thinking for the 1990's. The purpose of this web page is to share information with members and encourage growth in the field of small business and entrepreneurship. Contact Joan Gillman jgillman@facstaff.wisc.edu

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Center For Family Enterprise, George Washington University.is part of the School of Business and Public Management (SBPM). It is hosted within the Management Science Department.Our location in the nation's capital where policy making, international transactions, technological innovations, research breakthroughs, and intellectual stimulation are imbedded in our regular operations, makes us a unique and invaluable resource from which family firms can benefit.

The George Washington University is committed to sustaining The Center for Family Enterprise whose primary mission is to ensure the survival and growth of family firms and to develop a long-term relationship with the family business community.

Since 1990, when the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) conducted the last of five surveys focusing on Entrepreneurial Education and Training in the United States there has been no systematic data collection and review of the field of entrepreneurial education. The George Washington University's School of Business and Public Management's Center for Family Enterprise has joined with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to present the results of the 1997 "National Survey on Entrepreneurial Education and Training."

Purpose and Significance of the Study was to: 1. Stimulate interest in the educational community to provide new and innovative entrepreneurial curriculum 2. To encourage educational organizations to expand their current activities at both the secondary and post secondary levels. 3. Provide a data base so that individuals can use the results of the survey as a reference guide to regard entrepreneurship education programs and to develop new curriculum in small business and entrepreneurship. Contact: Erik Winslow,erikkw@gwu.edu and George Solomon. gsolomon@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu

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The Jefferson Smurfit Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, established in 1987, the JSCES has taken a leading role in the field of entrepreneurship and small business, locally, nationally and internationally. The goal of the Center is to help improve economic life and the success of small business around the globe.

Jefferson Smurfit Corporation endowed the Center for Entrepreneurship in 1990 and the Coleman Foundation established a Chair in Entrepreneurship in 1991. JSCES activities include conferences, seminars, research projects, courses, awards and activities are but a sampling of the many arenas in which the Center plays a vital role. They provide activities for postsecondary and adult entrepreneurship education in the community and eight courses on the undergraduate and graduate level. One of their current areas of interest is the area of Entrepreneurship Education for Children. The Gateway Series - an annual international conference on entrepreneurship research is one of their major networking activities.

This is the world headquarters of the International Council for Small Business serving members in 70 countries, with International research & education conferences, the ICSB Bulletin - a newsletter with global readership and host to foreign visitors interested in small business Contact Robert H. Brockhaus brockhau@slu.edu

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EWEB is about Entrepreneurship At Saint Louis University. Started in 1981, the entrepreneurship program's mission is to provide support to students and faculty interested in starting, running and growing businesses - whether you call them entrepreneurial firms, SMEs, small businesses, family businesses, home-based businesses, or new businesses. Our target markets are entrepreneurs, potential entrepreneurs (including students), and those who consult to or train or educate entrepreneurs. eWeb offers information on resources nationally, chairs on entrepreneurship, research, and a great variety of information for students and faculty everywhere. Contact Jerome Katz katzj@slu.edu

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Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) SIFE'S VISION: Helping people achieve their dreams through free enterprise education. SIFE'S MISSION: To provide college students the best opportunity to make a difference and to develop leadership, teamwork, and communication skills through learning, practicing, and teaching the principles of free enterprise. SIFE's philosophy is, "tell me and I will forget, show me and I might remember, involve me and I will understand." By putting students in the role of teaching others, they get a first-hand understanding of economics, management, marketing and education. Through their outreach programs, SIFE teams teach current economic issues and basic economic concepts to all ages through creative vehicles that students invent themselves. Contact 1-800-235-9585

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