Gobsmacked :)
Gobsmacked.
(Always
wanted to use that word.)
This NACCE
conference has been a mind-blower. Again. The potential of community colleges
to grow entrepreneurs AND entrepreneurial communities is unparalleled. www.nacce.com (Natl Assn for Community College
Entrepreneurship)
Seeing
what programs (and funding!) is readily available is exciting as hell.
Seeing
what other community colleges are doing (often without spending much money) was great. (Only a *little* envy*over
my buddies at Spokane CC, Walla Walla CC and (*drum roll*) North Idaho College
partnering so brilliantly with Avista. A public utility teaming up so closely
with community colleges to drive their economic development efforts? OK… VERY envious!)
Seeing the Immense Potential of
community colleges… priceless.
·
Who
else is better able to deliver all-out true experiential learning? And do it
well?
·
Who
else is better able to bring in and skillfully use expert mentors from the
community?
The resources
coming online have me revved up…
The Kauffman Foundation [www.kauffman.org]
alone has:
·
Ice House blended/online experiential entrepreneurship
training – gone
global and just recognized by the Vatican
for the good that Ice House is doing in Africa to empower. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mg2GPWc0Go]
·
“1 Million Cups” weekly coffee meetup – in KC, now up
to >300 people every week (300!)
·
The
online Founders Academy
·
Helping
the Khan Academy to create an entire
channel just for entrepreneurship
·
Supporting
Global Entrepreneurship Week [www.gewusa.org – have YOU signed up yet?]
Who
wants in on doing a Big Idaho????
·
The
new Slingshot initiative that plugs in badass Entrepreneurs-in-Residence at 10
lucky CCs.
p.s.
Why not IDAHO?????
I’m now in DC
for the ICSB Public Policy conference (www.gwoctober.com)
then Monday-Wednesday (21st-23rd) I am invited to the
Kauffman Foundation to talk projects!
Any messages from Idaho/Boise for the
Kauffman crew?
As always.... Entrepreneur Up!
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