Logging is now the most dangerous U.S. occupation. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) developed specialized safety training for the logging industry but has been challenged to reach small operators. An OSHA-approved state program in Minnesota provides annual safety seminars to about two-thirds of the state's full-time…

Includes "Creating Conducive Environments for Learning and Entrepreneurship" (Gibb); "Understanding Notions of Enterprise in the Higher Education Sector" (Hartshorn); "Towards HEI (Higher Education Institution)-based New Venture Generation" (Virtanen, Laukkanen); "Entrepreneurial Universities" (Formica);…

Students (n=210) and alumni (n=1,933) who took entrepreneurship electives indicated that 75% of students intended to start businesses; 9.3% of alumni were business owners and 2.9% were starting businesses. Over one-third of alumni were business majors, over one-quarter engineering majors. The student sample included a higher proportion of…

Describes providers of entrepreneurship education in Canada: universities, small business centers, banks, nongovernmental organizations, and federal and provincial governments. Presents a conceptual model for entrepreneurship education and training that identifies traits and skills of entrepreneurs, addresses whether these are predictable, and…

Discusses the growth and challenges of charter schools. Asserts that small stand-alone charter schools may not be the basis for a sustainable, large-scale movement for change in education. Education management organizations and other similar service providers may be needed to help charter schools become a serious force for change. (WFA)

Includes six articles: "Overview" (Olivas); "Preparing Women for Entrepreneurial Opportunities" (Ownby, Rhea); "The Business Plan: Key to Realism in Teaching Entrepreneurship" (Smith, Steward); "In Search of Praise" (Frame); "Communication and the Entrepreneur" (Inman); and "Preparing Potential Entrepreneurs for Tomorrow's World" (Clodfelter).…

Describes partnerships created between eight community colleges and local business and industry through the Minority Business Enterprise Project (MBEP). Reviews the eight-year history of the MBEP. (DMM)

Hagerstown Junior College's advanced technology program enables entrepreneurs to take an idea from computer-assisted design and manufacture, through prototype development and test-marketing, to full-scale production. An interactive video facility and the financial expertise of economic development agencies combine with the technology center to…

Examines how information technology (IT) might be exploited to promote rural development. Considers how IT impacts on the rural periphery. Implies that using IT for rural development may lead to greater decentralization. Describes the Nordic telecottage experiments in which 65 centers for telecommunications were established. (KS)

Describes how the Seattle Public Library is meeting the needs of the growing number of small businesses. Topics include networking with other small business agencies; assisting branch libraries; use of the World Wide Web; newsletters; trade shows; and local government connections. (LRW)

Comparison of British advanced General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQ) students (n=42) and General Certificate of Education (GCE) students (N=82) revealed GNVQ students to be more aware of business needs and teamwork; GCE students emphasized leadership and self-sufficiency skills. Work experience and foreign language were increasingly…

Describes a year-long project for upper elementary-middle school students that incorporates mathematics, language skills, problem solving, and economics in a classroom business. Outlines the 13-step process that the author's students followed in planning and running a classroom candy store. (SR)

Data from the Census Bureau's Characteristics of Business Owners, 1979-87, suggest that the success and survival patterns of businesses owned by Asian immigrants derive from large investments of financial capital and the business owners' superior educational credentials. Questions the validity of attributing this group's self-employment success to…

Discusses issues which higher education institutions need to consider when marketing continuing vocational education to small and medium-sized enterprises. Experiences at the University of North London and results from a survey of other institutions and focus group discussions with managers and employees are reviewed. (Author/LRW)

Discusses telecommunications developments affecting Latino access and participation. Examines telecommunications policy as political discourse. Presents elements of a telecommunications policy agenda drawn from that of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and focusing on access to services, education for digital literacy, needs of small businesses…