E4D® is a visionary education
and economic development
strategy designed to enable
youth to become successfully
“employed” by starting and
owning their own enterprises.
This program is a brainchild
developed by the NIACC JPEC,
inspired after visiting
Springfield Technical Community
College and observing their
Entrepreneur for a Day program
as well as based on the concepts
from Play-Doh Economics from the
Council of Economic Education.
E4D® was spurred by research
that revealed 25 percent of
kindergarten students have
entrepreneurship characteristics
as compared to three percent of
high school students (Lobler,
2006). Understanding the
necessity to nurture and foster
these innate abilities at a
young age, the NIACC JPEC
developed this entrepreneurial
curriculum for upper elementary
students.
NIACC JPEC Entrepreneur for a
Day (E4D®) curriculum is
licensed and protected.
Licensing and training
agreements are available for
purchase. This program is an
excellent opportunity for
Community and County
Foundations, Economic Developers
and Community Colleges to lead
and deliver to their respective
regions.
For more information about
purchasing this curriculum,
please contact us by clicking
here.
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Purchased License Agreements.
Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation purchased an E4D® curriculum license. They partner with Ellsworth Community College and Hardin County Farm Bureau to deliver E4D® in all six school districts in Hardin County annually. "HCCEF is proud to collaborate with our partners in promoting entrepreneurial literacy with our youth," says Carol Gilbert, HCCEF Chair. "When young people have the opportunity to participate in the E4D® program, they begin to unlock their unique entrepreneurial creativity, have a greater understanding of the free enterprise system, improve the quality of their lives, and dare to dream for bright futures."