New Study Explores Value of Postsecondary Entrepreneurship Education Curriculum

Why This? The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship's Start It Up! is a suite of digital curriculum and enhanced services that help postsecondary education and workforce development organizations deliver engaging entrepreneurship education and effective skill-building programming. To ensure that we're providing high-quality programming, we decided to learn from our partners' implementation of Start It Up! in various environments.

Start It Up! is a 35-hour course for focused entrepreneurship exploration that is driven by a work-based learning model. Partners tailor it for their needs or embed it across disciplines. Learners in postsecondary and other settings beyond high school discover best practices via 14 Start It Up! modules that guide them step-by-step—from business idea to business launch.

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Why Now? Today's global career market values innovation and problem solving. Can Start It Up! help meet that demand? In 2023, NFTE's Research Team initiated an exploratory study of the program to better understand how partners are implementing the curriculum, who it serves, and what the benefits and barriers are. Of students surveyed, 70% reported being either satisfied or very satisfied with the program. Partner organizations further cited Start It Up!'s flexibility and accessibility as key strengths. For the full report, contact getstarted@nfte.com. Summary of the Results

What NFTE's Experts Say ...

Dr. Elizabeth Kim, Director, Research and Analytics "This series of case studies explores NFTE's first foray into postsecondary education and highlights the versatility of the Start It Up! curriculum to meet the needs of diverse stakeholders. We're eager to learn from the strengths and areas of improvement of this curriculum to provide the highest quality entrepreneurship education to students of all backgrounds."

Kene Turner, Director, National Postsecondary Programs "We have conducted first-hand research with our partners highlighting the need for innovation among underrepresented populations through entrepreneurship education. Entrepreneurial thinking is relevant to learning whether a participant starts a business or pursues a more traditional career path. Through Start it Up!, we look forward to learning what is most important to postsecondary educators and students."

See for Yourself! NFTE Events & Resources WORLD SERIES OF INNOVATION — young adults up to age 24 are invited to enter business ideas addressing global challenges by December 10, 2023. 2024 FOUNDERS FORUM SHOWCASE — watch NFTE alumni pitch their growing businesses to a panel of VIP investors on February 28, 2024. ACCESS NFTE's ENTREPRENEURSHIP & SMALL BUSINESS PREP COURSE LEARN ABOUT THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET

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