Over the past three decades, as the idea of entrepreneurship as the primary source of innovation and job creation has taken hold, efforts related to entrepreneurship education have exploded into a full-blown industry. Public and private incubators have sprung up everywhere; courses, degree programs, and training centers have proliferated across the entire spectrum of higher education, from community colleges to research universities. Government efforts to boost new business formation, small business growth, and financing have gone in and out of fashion and effectiveness. Most recently, accelerators for start-ups have expanded rapidly across the country.
