Lehener Arsenio
lantern staff
Education in entrepreneurship in community colleges indicates opportunity, creating chances for students to create and innovate. I believe in the transformative power of education and through these means we can create an ecosystem for students to express themselves. Entrepreneurship programs in all community colleges should be an essential part of the educational experience in these schools.
Entrepreneurship education can help students break beyond the traditional route and boundaries, give them hope of education can benefit them at an individual level, by encouraging them to view challenges as opportunities and to ignite a sense of creativity and innovation within them. The result from this approach can create benefits in several different spaces.
By equipping students with the tools and skills to innovate and start their own business, entrepreneurship education contributes to the creation of jobs which in turn is a positive factor in the growth of the economy. Small business is in many cases the leading factor in the growth of local economies, by creating jobs and driving innovation and much more. When these students have the necessary toolkits to create and start a business, they are passionate about or they discover something that could revolutionize our way of live, they not only create jobs and opportunities for themselves but also for others in the community, in that way stimulating economic activity and prosperity.
Education in the entrepreneurship is about more than just giving tools to start their own business, it is about giving them the choice to have the freedom to have control of their own destiny. Teaching them practical skills a business owner needs, like financial literacy, marketing, and a business acumen. These skills enable a pathway for students to turn their ideas into reality.
There are people who might not be to be inclined to the idea of Entrepreneurship education, in favour of a more practical solution; however, I believe they do not see the full picture. By encouraging students to pursue their passions, entrepreneurship programs and education, as I said earlier lead to economic growth, but they provide a different road for students who do not fit into the traditional academic mold but who possess unique talents and perspectives that can drive innovation and progress.