Our Mission - From Mindset to Launch
Entrepreneurship Essentials’ mission is to empower a diverse, global community of visionaries by transforming entrepreneurial dreams into reality, revitalizing regions through innovation, and creating a supportive mosaic for individuals from all walks of life.
Life at Entrepreneurship Essentials
This is what sets us apart ...
"Entrepreneurship is a cornerstone of economic sustainability and growth."
... our roots go back into the early 80s...
… when one of our founders first businesses was acquired. He launched his business from a college dorm room when there was no community, no support, and noone to guide you …
Welcome to Entrepreneurship Essentials: Where Vision Meets Action
At Entrepreneurship Essentials, our mission is to cultivate the world’s premier entrepreneurial community. This isn’t just any community; it’s a dynamic, nurturing environment where every resource necessary for innovation and business creation is at your fingertips. Our goal is to empower both individuals and corporations to turn their entrepreneurial dreams into reality.
Imagine a place where untapped entrepreneurial potential is not just recognized but actively nurtured. That’s what Entrepreneurship Essentials is all about. We’re more than just a network; we’re a global, experience-rich ecosystem. Here, aspiring entrepreneurs, startup founders, seasoned mentors, business advisors, service providers, corporate innovators, and investors of all stripes come together.
Our community is fortified with everything you need for success: collaborative workspaces, cutting-edge entrepreneurial programs and events, essential business tools, enabling technology, and a support system dedicated to your success. We’re not just building businesses; we’re crafting a thriving environment where each member’s success contributes to the collective triumph.
As Entrepreneurship Essentials expands, we’re not just growing our community; we’re transforming cities and regions that have been overlooked in the entrepreneurial landscape. Our expansion means turning these areas into bustling hubs of business innovation, job creation, and groundbreaking activity. This transformation isn’t just about business growth; it’s about enhancing the social and economic fabric of these communities, making a lasting impact on the lives of their members.
Join us at Entrepreneurship Essentials, where your entrepreneurial journey is our priority, and together, we’ll turn visions into remarkable realities.
Meet Our Team
Our People ...
Vacant, Executive Director
Greg Watson, Research Director/ Mentor
John Conlin, Mentor
Dawn Lovern, Community Associate
Innovation and growth in everyone
“Entrepreneurship encompasses more than just launching new businesses; it includes the innovation and growth within existing companies. An entrepreneur can be anyone from an aspiring founder to a seasoned business owner, an innovator, or an executive seeking capital for starting a new venture, launching a novel product, or expanding a successful business line.”
Untapped founder potential
A vast, largely untapped realm of potential exists in cities and regions where ‘founder personalities’ and emerging corporate innovators have not yet experienced the benefits of a true entrepreneurial community, with its synergies, connections, and opportunities still waiting to be fully realized and harnessed.
A dream accessible to everyone
“The spirit of founding and innovating knows no demographic limits, and the pursuit of entrepreneurial dreams is a fundamental right that should be accessible to everyone.”
An entrepreneurial journey
Embarking on an entrepreneurial journey can often be solitary, yet there are tangible advantages when entrepreneurs and innovators have access to a community that fosters interaction, mutual support, and dynamic collaboration.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Autem dolore, alias, numquam enim ab voluptate id quam harum ducimus cupiditate similique quisquam et deserunt, recusandae.
An entrepreneurial community
“Establishing an entrepreneurial community that encompasses the essential elements – individuals, resources, capital, and support – is crucial in guiding founders and innovators from concept to successful ventures, as they define it, and serves as both a catalyst and a true indicator of entrepreneurial achievement.”
Ready to take the first step?
Join Our COMMUNITY
We all have different paths to success, some have achieved it and some have just taken the first step.
True Entrepreneurship:
Creating Value For Others
Watson is a leading speaker on entrepreneurship and education. His motivational lectures on modern learning technologies, assessment, and the engaged learner experience have inspired today’s learner and challenged educators to update their approach to teaching.
Dr. Greg Watson is a serial entrepreneur and retired professor of entrepreneurship and former director of the center for teaching and learning. As co-chair of the #5 ranked Entrepreneurship New Venture Development program – he lead a mentor team overseeing student entrepreneurial ventures from the ideation stage to value proposition to validation to launch. With an emphasis on the entrepreneurial mindset and entrepreneurial spirit Greg helps you discover that dream.
“You didn’t learn to ride a bike in a workshop” (Sandler) – finding the right entrepreneurial mentor, training, program or entrepreneurship course is often the difference between success and failure.
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