Updates From ELI - November

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Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, Inc. (SERCAP), a Roanoke, VA based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, is partnering with USDA, Mountain CAP and the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative (ELI) to bring the Who Owns the Ice House? Entrepreneurial Mindset Training Program to rural residents and communities in Southwest Virginia.

Through a Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) Grant from USDA Rural Development, ELI will train staff from Mountain CAP (Community Action Program) in Marion, VA to become ELI Trainers, and will enroll at least 60 interested individuals from Smyth, Bland, and Wythe Counties into the program. SERCAP will provide training and technical assistance to both the Mountain CAP staff and the program participants to help them achieve their personal workforce development, entrepreneurship, and economic development goals and outcomes.


CLIENT NEWS

Ice House Class Aims to Produce Unlikely Success Stories

Last week, Robert Steverson offered a proper summation of what the Ice House Entrepreneurship Program offered through Frontier Warren was designed to do. The eight-week Ice House class, held via Zoom once per week, recently celebrated the graduation of more than a dozen students ranging in age from 18-70, including Steverson, a Warren County native and accomplished entrepreneur in his own right. “If I can change the mindset, I can change the procrastination,” said Steverson. “I can get past the hesitancy to do something even though I can see the need.”

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CONFERENCES & EVENTS

NC IDEA 2020 Virtual Ecosystem Summit

Are you a North Carolina resident? It's not too late to join this virtual event to rethink and reset economic development priorities through entrepreneurship for the state of North Carolina. Our partner, NC IDEA, is hosting the only statewide conference of its kind that uniquely brings together diverse leaders in the entrepreneurial ecosystem and economic development professionals to address what is needed to support all entrepreneurs and create a shared vision of making North Carolina the best place to start a business.

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Online Entrepreneurial Mindset Facilitator Training

Avoid stressful winter travel and sickness by joining us for this online training from the comfort of your home or office in February 2021! This four-week online Entrepreneurial Mindset Facilitator Certification Training prepares participants to instill an entrepreneurial mindset in their classroom, organizations, and communities. To do this, we start by providing attendees with a foundational understanding of the mindset and methods of everyday entrepreneurs. By focusing on and honing one’s creativity, critical thinking, cooperation, and empathy skills, our Entrepreneurial Mindset Certification exposes the hidden mechanisms that help or inhibit us from reaching our full potential.

JOIN OUR UPCOMING WEBINARS

How to Develop Resilience in Yourself & Others

In partnership with NACCE, we will be offering a webinar highlighting one of the most important lessons we have learned from our observation of entrepreneurs! Resilience is a critical aspect of an entrepreneurial mindset. And in today’s world, it has become essential for individuals and organizations to adapt and thrive. Why are entrepreneurs so resilient? What can we learn from entrepreneurs that will help us be more resilient as leaders, faculty, or learners?

Dec. 10th, 2020 | 12:00 PM - 1:00PM EST

Entrepreneurial Mindset Education Webinar

What is an entrepreneurial mindset? Why is it important? How can I develop it in myself, in my classroom, my organization, or my community? In this 90 minute webinar, author, entrepreneur, and internationally recognized thought leader Gary Schoeniger will discuss the entrepreneurial mindset as a powerful cognitive framework that has become essential for individuals and organizations to adapt and thrive in today’s rapidly changing world. To do this, we will discuss the Ice House Entrepreneurship Programs’ framework, features, and impact.

Dec. 15th, 2020 | 1:00 PM - 2:30PM EST


EXPANDING MINDSET

How Career Colleges Can Thrive in Uncertain Times

In uncertain times there is no better group of people to emulate than everyday entrepreneurs. Individuals who have overcome difficult circumstances in their lives with integrity, persistence and optimism while creating great value for others through their work provide a tremendous roadmap for the rest of us to follow when the world seems out of control. The military coined the term “VUCA” at the end of the Cold War to describe the future state of the world as more volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous, and the way things are going, they seem pretty prescient in 2020.

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"Who Owns the Ice House?" Is Available in Audiobook Format!

Take the eight life lessons of Uncle Cleve, Clifton Taulbert, and Gary Schoeniger with you wherever you go! Whether you are engaging with the lessons for the first time or revisiting the stories of Clifton's life, there is something for everyone in this lifelike depiction of the book.

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