Entrepreneurship

This page collects educational resources on the topic of entrepreneurship

Guidelines for Curriculum Architecture

• The Competency Model for Entrepreneurship is an excellent guide for curriculum design. The model is available from the Competency Model Clearinghouse sponsored by the US Department of Labor.

Videos

• Khan Academy has videos for everything, including entrepreneurship! Check out their section on entrepreneurship.
• Wadhwani Foundation Entrepreneur Academy features a series of high-quality courses, tips and tricks, as well as other resources for entrepreneurship.
• Indiana University makes available a series of online lectures on Business Management, including quite a few topics related to entrepreneurship. 
• Startupland documentary series captures the journey of five startups alongside interviews with legends of the technology industry.

Online Courses

• Udacity offers a high-quality MOOC course on "How to Build a Startup"
• Coursera offers a high-quality MOOC course on "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies" created by Case Western University
• Venture Highway is an online program for providing entrepreneurship education. It offers several different modules/courses.

Simulations

• GoVenture CEO is a customizable business simulation where players manage companies on their own or in teams. The Simulation Manager (usually an instructor) designs the simulation using a simple point-and-click form. Build simulations that model current events, historical successes or failures, or to target specific challenges or learning outcomes.

Textbooks

• Flatworld Knowledge publishes an online textbook on law and entrepreneur

Conferences

• Angel Venture Fair is the largest gathering of Angel Investors and Entrepreneurs in the Mid-Atlantic region.
• The Igniting Innovation Summit on Social Entrepreneurship by Social Innovation Collaborative of Harvard College is the largest undergraduate-run conference on social innovation in the Northeastern United States. The conference unites students, academics, and leaders in the field who are passionate about developing innovative solutions to today's most pressing problems. Over the past three years, the Summit has grown from a small-scale initiative of Harvard students to a nationally recognized forum for social change.
  
  
  
  ​
  ​The Igniting Innovation Summit on Social Entrepreneurship is the largest undergraduate-run conference on social innovation in the Northeastern United States. The conference unites students, academics, and leaders in the field who are passionate about developing innovative solutions to today's most pressing problems. Over the past three years, the Summit has grown from a small-scale initiative of Harvard students to a nationally recognized forum for social change.
  
  In addition, the Summit attracts talented young entrepreneurs from around the nation through its Social Venture Challenge, hosted in collaboration with The Resolution Project. The Challenge allows Summit attendees to build teams and submit their plans for actual social ventures, in America or abroad, that make a positive impact today. Every year, The Resolution Project provides Fellowships, including grants of up to US $3,000 and personalized advisory support, to the winning teams and their ventures.

Student Organizations

•  Sigma Nu Tau is an Honor Society for Entrepreneurship
  

Competitions

• Oh-Penn for Business College Business Plan Competition is a Spring semester business plan competition for current undergraduate student(s) enrolled at a college or university in Ohio or Pennsylvania.
• Student Startup Madness is a nationwide tournament-style competition for college student digital media startups, culminating with the “Entrepreneurial Eight” national finals at South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive.
• EY's Entrepreneurship of the Year Awards recognize promising entrepreneurs, with a specific category for women entrepreneurs. 

Summer Programs

• European Innovation Academy is a technology entrepreneurship summer program in Europe for students. European students can receive 6 European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS. 
• Cybersecurity Factory is an 8-week summer program for early-stage security startups. We will provide access to mentors, leadership development programming for the founding team, access to potential customers, and a community for providing feedback on both the technical solution and the consumer-facing product. 

Youth Programs

• Entrepreneuring Youth designs middle school and high school programs that use entrepreneurial learning and the real life experience of business creation.  These programs help middle school and high school age youth improve school performance and increase readiness for post secondary success.  
• Make Your Job is a social game site where 14-19 year old Student Entrepreneurs create and share business ideas and compete for prizes. 
  
• Secret Millionaires Club with Warren Buffett: This is a competition for small kids, but college students can work as mentors or advisors of K-12 children and help them participate in the competition!

Local Resources in Pittsburgh, PA

• Center for Women's Entrepreneurship at Chatham University creates economic opportunities for women through entrepreneurial education and training, mentoring, and networking.