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Small Business Management: Using Assessment To Help Millennials Bridge The Gap Between The Classroom And Reality, Thomas W. Gainey, Jonathan R. Anderson
Small Business Management: Using Assessment To Help Millennials Bridge The Gap Between The Classroom And Reality, Thomas W. Gainey, Jonathan R. Anderson
Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Technology
The purpose of this paper is to explore students’ perceptions of entrepreneurship as a career path and match those perceptions with academic program assessment in an effort to help academic departments better prepare students for careers in small business management. As this is exploratory research, this paper employs methods that capture a broad perspective, collecting data from multiple sources over the last decade. Data obtained from multiple sources allows for a meaningful and thought-provoking discussion on methods academic departments can use to help prepare students for success. Additionally, the data, analysis, and discussion help inform academic professionals charged with making …
Comparing The Urgent Needs Of Nebraska Small Business Owners Since The Great Recession, Abbey Rhodes
Comparing The Urgent Needs Of Nebraska Small Business Owners Since The Great Recession, Abbey Rhodes
Undergraduate Research Journal
The Center for Rural Affairs is a Nebraskan nonprofit organization whose mission is to establish strong rural communities while engaging local citizens in the decisions affecting their quality of life and the future of their communities (Bailey, Preston, & Beck, 2014). Established in 1973, the Center’s research shows that rural communities in Nebraska and the Great Plains suffered economic and social declines in the late 1980s and early 1990s due to a diminishing population and decreased demand for products and services. The REAP program was funded by the Small Business Administration in 1992 to address these challenges and to help …