by Julie Wood | Mar 20, 2020 | blog, Economic Development, entrepreneurship education, teaching entrepreneurship, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur
Everyday the news has updated (and inundated) us with changes from social distancing to isolation due to the spread of COVID-19. It has disrupted our lives more than we ever thought possible! Youth Entrepreneurship Education can give kids hope that there is light at...
by Julie Wood | Feb 26, 2020 | blog, Economic Development, entrepreneurship education, teaching entrepreneurship, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur
There are many reasons that cultivating young entrepreneurs makes sense. As I have recently been working on a TEDx talk I’m giving later this year; I realize how important it is to start teaching and mentoring kids about entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial...
by Julie Wood | Nov 4, 2019 | blog, Economic Development, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship education, teaching business
I have recently been working on a talk about how teaching young entrepreneurs can help keep our communities going as the boomers retire and move on (will post more on that topic soon). When I was presenting the talk to some of my entrepreneur friends, they commented...
by Julie Wood | Sep 15, 2019 | blog, business operations, Economic Development, entrepreneur
Guest Post by Marissa Perez of Businesspop.net Ecommerce offers opportunities for small businesses that have never existed before. However, it also comes with its challenges, including competition from the giants — such as Amazon, Apple, Walmart, and Target — that...
by Julie Wood | Aug 5, 2018 | blog, business operations, Economic Development, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship education, kid entrepreneur, parenting, Parents, Teachers, teaching business, teaching entrepreneurship, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur
How to utilize local entrepreneurs to teach kids entrepreneurship. Parts 1-4 of the series included: an overview of the 5 things to successfully teach kids entrepreneurship, how to choose a business idea, how to create a feasible business model and what business...
by Julie Wood | Mar 4, 2017 | blog, Economic Development, Parents, teaching business, Uncategorized, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur
If we invest in teaching young entrepreneurs we can help our small towns survive and even thrive. If you look down the Main Street of any small town across the country, you will see that small local entrepreneurs make up the majority of businesses. They have passion...
