Theme

Topics will include:

Connecting with Funders

• The US Government's funding priorities in the area of entrepreneurship
• Why fund entrepreneurship?

Program Planning

• Psychometric tools for screening entrepreneurs and targeting assistance 
• Recruiting and selecting participants
• Conducting needs assessments for entrepreneurship training by country
• Things you need to know about setting up an entrepreneurship program in the Muslim World
• Things you need to know about setting up an entrepreneurship program in Africa
• Integrating local organizations into your program

Program Design and Delivery

• The Big Picture on educating entrepreneurs: a model of education 
• The Entrepreneurship Method: a new teaching method to navigate the discipline of entrepreneurship 
• Integrating the business plan into your curriculum
• The Venture Value Chain: a powerful tool that offers entrepreneurs, service providers, and venture investors a framework of commonly understood terminology  
• Strategies & tactic for growing the entrepreneurial firm

Assessment & Evaluation

• Assessing your program's impact with the BoP framework
• New M&E tools for measuring entrepreneurship programs