New Ice House Entrepreneurship Program Video Launches!

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We are proud to announce our latest video promoting the Ice House Entrepreneurship Programs. We hope that you can use this video to share with your community and promote your own efforts to instill an entrepreneurial mindset in anyone.

Our programs help people practice a new kind of entrepreneurial mindset. This mindset can benefit anyone, regardless of if they want to own a business.

Here’s what Imran Siddiqui, Associate Vice President, Workforce Education Employment Solutions, Broward College has to say about his college’s use of the program. “It’s almost like therapy, in a way, for some people. You’re thinking about how you talk to yourself, what you view as your potential, and what hurdles you put in your own way. It’s deeply reflective content, and folks don’t get to engage in that very often, so it’s pretty powerful.”


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California Entrepreneurship Educator Conference 2022

Hosted by San Diego State University's Lavin Center for Entrepreneurship, the California Entrepreneurship Educator Conference (CEEC) brings together an international network of thought-leaders and educators who advance the discipline of entrepreneurship research and pedagogy. For 2022, the CEEC conference format is being disrupted to provide educators globally with “more” insight and content depth in three specific areas: Entrepreneurship and Ethics, Entrepreneurship and the Disadvantaged, and Entrepreneurial Mindset. The CEEC will be a one day, virtual conference on Friday, April 29th that is free with online registration.

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NISOD International Conference on Teaching & Learning

We are excited to sponsor and present at this year's NISOD International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence. The event is a gathering of community and technical college educators passionate about teaching and learning. Over the years, NISOD’s annual conference has provided faculty, administrators, and staff with the resources, ideas, and solutions that drive excellence in all areas of community and technical college campuses.

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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?

Tuesday, April 19 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET

Barbara Kurshan, Why Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurial Women Rise to the Top

Author and education entrepreneur Barbara “Bobbi” Kurshan joins us to discuss her work to understand the intersection of being purpose-driven and success for women. From her forthcoming book description: “As a woman, have you leveraged an entrepreneurial mindset to advance in your career? Do you want to align your purpose with your traits and skills to “do well” and “do good” in your profession?“ Kurshan and author Kathy Hurley, both experienced and highly regarded leaders in business and education, wanted to know how today’s top female leaders might answer these questions. So, they asked. The result is InnovateHERs: Why Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurial Women Rise to the Top.

Wednesday, May 18 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET


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At Daytona State, Curiosity Turns to Conviction About the Benefits of an Entrepreneurial Mindset

In early 2021, Daytona State College received a grant for nearly $100,000 to introduce students in its Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs to an entrepreneurial mindset.

Looking back, the college seems prescient. Its Entrepreneurial Mindset Opportunity (EMO) initiative is intentional about helping students recognize the ways to harness their own life lessons in the pursuit of opportunities to create value for others. In addition, the EMO initiative also gives students the confidence and the strategic tools they need to be successful. Regardless if they’re starting a business or graduating into a work world roiled by labor shortages and the Great Resignation.

“[Our students] have an entrepreneurial mindset, but they don’t have a name for it,” said Dr. Sherryl Weems. Dr. Weems is the Associate Vice President of the Mary Karl College of Workforce and Continuing Education. “It’s just survival. They see a need or an opportunity, and they pivot because it’s a way of life, especially if you’re juggling bills and expenses and trying to feed your family. They learn to adjust out of necessity as any entrepreneur or motivated and focused individual would.”

“Likewise, employers might not call it an entrepreneurial mindset either. Still, they have a new appreciation for its qualities after the “catastrophic” pandemic”, said Facilitator and Student Advisor Teresa Rand, a consultant. She connects the college to the local business community in Daytona Beach.

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