A national organization focused on promoting entrepreneurship
through community colleges has launched a national campaign to encourage
more two-year college leaders to focus on such efforts to create local
jobs and bolster economies.
The call from the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) comes in response to the first board meeting of Startup America,
a White House initiative to advance entrepreneurship and create jobs
across the country. During the meeting on Dec. 8, its board members
announced commitments from more than 50 private-sector partners to
deliver more than $1 billion in value—from free software to free
consulting and legal services—to 100,000 startups over the next three
years.