Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Education & Training
The Education and Training Factor examines not only access and availability of educational resources for small businesses and entrepreneurs but should also evaluate these aspects from the perspective of the business life cycle. As such, there may be a great deal of workshops and on demand content for business planning or even digital commerce, but very little for how to think through business model shifts, succession planning, or even dealing with supply chain issues.
Examples of the Education and Training Factor consist of the following:
- Involvement and engagement from a Small Business Development Council (SBDC), Women’s Business Center (WBC) and/or Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
- Annual small business needs assessment
- Diversity of access to education and training: traditional onsite, virtual, and on-demand
- Leadership and problem management
- Local colleges and universities with entrepreneurship training programs
Counties
Click on one of the counties below to learn more about the Education & Training in that county.
