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OC
02-14-2003, 12:15 PM
I like this idea :) -OC

http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/02/14/student.entrepreneur.ap/index.html

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- The job insecurity that has settled over the nation during the past few years has made the idea of self-employment more appealing to college students. And so a growing number of colleges and universities are offering courses and even degree programs in entrepreneurship to prepare young people for the challenges of working for themselves.

"People realize that rather than get a job, I've got to make a job," said Erik Pages, policy director for the Washington, D.C.-based National Commission on Entrepreneurship.

In the 1980s, only a handful of business schools offered entrepreneurship programs, Pages said. At least 550 colleges now offer classes in entrepreneurship, with 49 offering it as a degree program, he said.

gear02
02-14-2003, 12:25 PM
Yup I took a entrepreneurship class last year. It was fun, though my group sucked. Out of three groups, two got grants for a lot of money, one with over $10,000. It's a great experience.