Discover the Power of an Entrepreneurial Mindset: Upcoming Trainings, New Podcast Episode, and More!

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Looking to develop your skills with an entrepreneurial mindset? Join us this July or October for our four-week online Entrepreneurial Mindset Facilitator Certification Training!

With over 100 events held worldwide and over 3,500 facilitators trained, our certification provides a foundational understanding of the mindset and methods of everyday entrepreneurs using our Ice House Entrepreneurship Programs as a framework. By honing your creativity, critical thinking, cooperation, and empathy skills, this training experience exposes the hidden mechanisms that help or inhibit anyone from reaching their full potential.

But what is an Entrepreneurial Mindset Facilitator? Facilitators do not need to be subject matter experts in entrepreneurship. Their role is to facilitate learning by supporting, guiding, and monitoring the experiential learning process. Rather than providing specific directives, the facilitator encourages participants to identify and solve problems, find and apply new knowledge, take action, and cope with the uncertainty and challenges that they confront.

Upon completion of the certification training, you'll receive an Entrepreneurial Mindset Facilitator Certificate & Badge, qualifying you to facilitate any of the Ice House Entrepreneurship Programs.

Don't miss this opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to inspire and engage others with an entrepreneurial mindset. Learn more at the button below:


NEW PODCAST EPISODE

Learning by Doing with Stephanie Riel

In this episode, we sit down with Stephanie Riel, founder of RielDeal & Co., a brand strategy consulting firm based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Stephanie was inspired by her father's journey as an immigrant entrepreneur and always knew she wanted to start something on her own. However, finding her true calling was a challenge. Starting with nothing and using Craigslist to find her first clients, she persevered and ultimately found success. During our conversation, Stephanie shares her insights on the value of side hustles, learning by doing, and the importance of having mentors.

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CONFERENCES

RuralRISE Summit

Now more than ever, it is essential to amplify the voices of our rural entrepreneurs and communities. America’s rural communities are fertile ground with untapped potential. Join ELI Director of Client Engagement, Nic Houle, at the conference in Maine! He will be speaking in a workshop, Exploring the Funding Journey of Underrepresented Founders as well as a panel discussion on DEI in Action: Access to Capital and Reflections from Founders and Funders

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JOIN OUR UPCOMING WEBINAR

Cultivating Entrepreneurial Mindsets: In Classrooms, Organizations, and Communities

The world has changed in ways that now require everyone to think like an entrepreneur. After all, entrepreneurs are resilient and resourceful, creative and critical thinkers who possess the 21st-century skills the world now demands. What is an entrepreneurial mindset? Why is it important? And how can we cultivate it in ourselves and others?

Thursday, May 25 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET


EXPANDING MINDSET

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Why A Little Mental Turbulence Can Be a Good Thing for Early-Stage Startups

After welcoming each new cohort of idea-driven participants to Entrepreneurial Mindset Training, facilitator Joel Barrett issues a warning: Turbulence Ahead.

Barrett is a business development consultant with the Missouri Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He and his colleagues use the Ice House model to redefine entrepreneurship as the self-directed pursuit of opportunities to create value for others by discovering and solving problems—and he has firsthand experience with the mental disorientation this shift can bring about.

“The Entrepreneurial Mindset Training is aptly named because it really did challenge how I think about everything,” Barrett said, reflecting on his own introduction to the Ice House model four years ago. “It has changed my approach to problem solving instead of solution building, which is so contrary to how most entrepreneurship is taught.”

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"Who Owns the Ice House?" Is Available in Multiple Formats!

Learn the eight life lessons of Uncle Cleve, Clifton Taulbert, and Gary Schoeniger in the format that is best for you! "Much more than a book on entrepreneurship. It is a book about how the mindset and actions of the good & reliable stands out from the average. It is a series of stories that reflect the good old values of how one carries oneself in life...This one's a classic."

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