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July 8, 2012 09:41 pm GMT

How Colleges Are Becoming Entrepreneurial

hatColleges are starting to become startup incubators by offering a variety of classes and programs in order to help students pursue their entrepreneurial ambitions. This is good news for students because employers feel that they should gain entrepreneurship experience before graduating. Many professors are current or former entrepreneurs who act as mentors to students and teach them critical marketing, sales, and operation skills. The Kaufman Foundation estimates that more than 2,000 colleges and universities in the US, two thirds of the total, offer a course in entrepreneurship. There are now approximately 5,000 courses on entrepreneurship, up from 250 back in 1985. There are a few famous college dropouts, including Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg, that didnt need a business curriculum to start their companies, and a few lucky students who were selected as part of Peter Thiels Thiel Fellowship program, but they are outliers. Zuckerberg was in the right place at the right time and most students dont get into Thiels program. Many students could use the education, network and support of an entrepreneurial institution.

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