The Next Step for Communities: Teaching Entrepreneurship

Yes, entrepreneurs are a special bunch, but yes it is in fact possible to teach entrepreneurship. There are a multitude of ways to do this, some which solve the problem at hand, and some that provide long-lasting value to entrepreneurs, greatly increasing their odds of success.If you interested in building an entrepreneurial ecosystem, or simply interested in helping entrepreneurs succeed, this book is for you. It summarizes years of experience helping entrepreneurs in various ways, from workshops and classes to business plan competitions and business accelerators.THE NEXT STEP for COMMUNITIES: This is the first of The Next Step books written for people helping entrepreneurs, rather than the entrepreneurs themselves or the investors funding those entrepreneurs.Teaching entrepreneurship requires not just a program to gather together entrepreneurs, mentors, and funders, but also a set of lessons to teach. The Next Step series was written for that purpose, guiding entrepreneurs from idea through operational startup.

Luni Libes is a twenty-plus-year serial entrepreneur, most recently founding Fledge, the conscious company accelerator. Fledge helps entrepreneurs who aim to do good for the world while simultaneously doing good business. fledge.co @FledgeLLC Luni is an Entrepreneur in Residence and Entrepreneurship Instructor at Presidio Graduate School, advisor to The Impact Hub Seattle, and to a dozen startup companies. He is also an Entrepreneur in Residence Emeritus for the University of Washington's CoMotion center for impact and innovation. presidio.edu, comotion.uw.edu, thehubseattle.com This book, the whole Next Step series of book, Luni's online classes, and other writing can be found at lunarmobiscuit.com. @Lunarmobiscuit.