Features: Appalachian Perspective
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Entrepreneurship is an important economic development tool, especially in western North Carolina where many traditional industries have declined in recent years. In 2006 Appalachian State University created the Center for Entrepreneurship in the Walker College of Business in order to support a fast-growing interest in entrepreneurship among ASU students and faculty. Today, more than 500 students enroll in entrepreneurship courses each year, and currently more than 1,000 alumni from the Walker College of Business are active entrepreneurs. In a recent survey of students from all across campus, 28% said their primary career aspiration was to own their own business. Data shows that graduates have taken an entrepreneurship class don't just learn it—they do it—with more than 50% either currently owning or actively planning to start or purchase a business. We'll talk more about entrepreneurship and its role in stabilizing the economy of western North Carolina with my guest Bryan Toney, Director of Appalachian's Center for Entrepreneurship when we return on Appalachian Perspective. [ more . . . ]
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