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Harris, E. Edward – 1985
This publication is intended to assist economic decision makers in designing strategies for maximizing the economic development contributions of entrepreneurship and small business in Illinois. The challenges and opportunities for economic development through enhancement of entrepreneurial activity in the State are discussed. Various successful…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Cycles, Business Education, Economic Climate
Cooper, Arnold C. – 1983
This paper analyzes the reasons behind the success and failure of various entrepreneurs and their small businesses. Presented first is an overview of the increasing role of entrepreneurship as a way of earning a living in the United States today and the different challenges and outcomes new small business generally encounter. In the first three…
Descriptors: Basic Business Education, Business Administration, Business Skills, Career Education
Moellenberg, Wayne P. – 1986
Computer simulations of agricultural finance and management may be helpful to students preparing for agricultural careers. Simulations would provide problem definition and problem solving in realistic interactions with complex and ambiguous situations similar to those encountered in farming. The paper describes a major financial problem for…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agriculture, Business Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Lamb, Melissa, Ed.; And Others – 1987
This self-employment training program case study booklet has been developed for general use in exploring the feasibility of this kind of development tool. The case studies describe a number of comprehensive, self-employment training and assistance programs, from the local to the national level. Chapter II includes information on the training plan,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Administration, Business Education, Case Studies
Whitney, Carol J. – 1985
While this report is in response to legislation which requires sex equity personnel to gather, analyze, and disseminate data on the status of men and women in vocational education, it also is a means of informing educators and members of the community about the particpation of males and females in vocational education. The report provides…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agricultural Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Associate Degrees
Entrepreneurship Inst., Columbus, OH. – 1983
A conference dealing with new enterprise and economic development initiatives today, Project NEED IT was designed to familiarize decision makers at all levels of the public, private, and educational sectors with the best new enterprise development projects being carried out in the United States today. During the conference, a series of papers and…
Descriptors: Basic Business Education, Budgeting, Business Administration, Business Responsibility