A Gallup/National Federation of Independent Business telephone survey of 950 small businesses was undertaken to determine attitudes toward parental leave. The sample was subdivided into four groups: businesses with 2-14 employees, 15-49 employees, 50-99 employees, and 100 or more employees. Questions pertained to existing policies for time off for…

Over the past 20 years, continuing vocational training in France has evolved within an innovative institutional system that has produced results. The goals of the institutional program are to: (1) give individuals who had been excluded from initial training a second chance; (2) give people greater control over their lives by improving their level…

This lesson on obtaining technical assistance, the fourth in a series of 18 units, is part of the first level of a comprehensive entrepreneurship curriculum entitled: A Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship (PACE). (Designed for use with secondary students, the first level of PACE introduces students to the concepts involved in…

This lesson on choosing the type of ownership, the fifth in a series of 18 units, is part of the first level of a comprehensive entrepreneurship curriculum entitled: A Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship (PACE). (Designed for use with secondary students, the first level of PACE introduces students to the concepts involved in…

Designed to provide a brief overview of the considerations involved in establishing a small business incubator, this guide presents information on incubator classification, funding methods, incubator operation techniques, and two-year college involvement in the formation of a working business incubator. Part 1 describes a small business incubator…

Immigrants and refugees come to Canada for many reasons and are often risk-takers. Some ethnic groups follow identifiable patterns of distinctive economic development, while others meld and blend into Canadian society so that no discernible pattern can be identified. This publication provides an overview of the contributions made by seven…

This guide presents ideas for staff development for managers who work with young or entry-level workers in small businesses. The guide is designed to help managers (1) get new workers to do their jobs well consistently; (2) devise a plan of action that will broaden the worker's job skills; and (3) evaluate the worker's progress to spot problems…

This guide is intended to serve as a program planning model for a workshop or series of workshops to promote awareness and share information on the newly created Ohio Entrepreneurship File, one of five state data files operated on the computerized Ohio Career Information System (OCIS). The guide includes background information on the project for…

This summary reports on the proceedings of a conference that was convened to focus attention on the implications of inadequate literacy levels among present and future employees of small businesses and to share successful approaches to the task of helping these employees develop the literacy skills required to meet ever-changing job requirements.…

Intended to give experience to students hoping to begin careers in advertising and also to serve a neglected segment of advertisers, a specialized senior-level course in small business advertising was developed at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Early in the semester, lectures and demonstration clients focused on the distinct promotional…

Vocational educators must find appropriate ways to provide quality entrepreneurship education and training programs for minority youth. A review of the major entrepreneurship education curriculum products that have been identified by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education's Comprehensive Dissemination and Utilization System…

California's Family Day Care Training Program was designed to recruit and train in 7 weeks, Lao, Vietnamese, and Chinese refugees to establish their own state-licensed, family day care homes. Topics in the program's curriculum include an introduction to family day care, state licenses for family day care, state licensing requirements for family…

California's Family Day Care Training Program was designed to recruit and train, in 7 weeks, Lao, Vietnamese, and Chinese refugees to establish their own state-licensed, family day care homes. Topics in the program's curriculum include an introduction to family day care, state licenses and licensing requirements for family day care, licensing…

The vital role played by the entrepreneur in economic growth and technological innovation is stressed in this study of the United States' overall climate for entrepreneurship and innovation. In particular, the study examines how public policies affect the entrepreneurial process in America, and what the government's role should be in fostering an…

This learning guide is designed to accompany the 29-minute, color, educational documentary, "Merchant People: Pride, Power, and Belief," a film which depicts how nine rural West Virginia small business proprietors think and feel about their work and life. It contains a description of the film setting, complete transcript of film…