THE E3-CENTER IS COMMITTED TO EDUCATION THAT INSPIRES CREATIVITY, INNOVATION, AND ACTION.

CAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP BE TAUGHT? Read this classic 2003 Entrepreneur magazine article by Mark Hendricksincludes his review of the top collegiate entrepreneurship programs and interview with David Newton, whose firm researched and produced the national rankings.

E3’s EntrePoint includes a full suite of proprietary-content half-day and full-day courses specifically targeted for entrepreneurs to gain solid executive-level skills and tools for managing all facets of a fast-growth emerging venture.  “OPEN” courses are offered at a central location for a wide range of local-area business owners, while “IN-HOUSE” courses are offered for personnel at just one firm at that client’s facility.  EntreEXEC-ED means:

Practical Application
The focus is always centered on how concepts, models, and processes can be applied in very practical ways to address real-world business situations that managers + companies face every day.

Customized Curriculum
E3 works closely with each client to customize all courses, so they integrate strong content and industry best practices with key topics and issues that are currently being faced by company personnel.

Flexible Scheduling
Programs can easily be tailored with half-day or full-day sessions, as well as multi-course sequences on bi-weekly, monthly, and quarterly schedules to build cumulative value-added over time. 

On-Site Convenience
Time away from daily work and projects is minimized – and there’s no travel time – as most courses are taught on-site at the client’s offices around the organization’s busy schedule and deadlines.  

Immediate Impact
The primary value-added to clients and their personnel is to develop skills and understanding that attendees can utilize on-the-job right away, to improve both efficiency and effectiveness.

Courses
- STRATEGIC THINKING - INTEGRATING THE 8 FACETS OF THE FIRM
- MANAGERIAL DECISION MODELS
- CRASH COURE IN FINANCE
- INDUSTRY AND MARKET ANALYSIS
- CONTINUOUS INNOVATION

E3’s EntrePoint includes an intensive, engaging, and highly interactive 8-hour workday for entrepreneurs to drill-down and fully integrate the eight core components of their new or emerging ventures – and get all final docs, files, and slides packaged into the exact format required by sophisticated capital investors.

NO Nonsense. 
NO Theory.
NO Panels.
NO Textbooks.
NO Lectures.
NO Fluff. 
NO Wasted Time.

 The day’s schedule moves at a lively pace and is designed specifically for busy entrepreneurs:

8:30am Dive right in Module-1
9:20 phone-text-email break
9:30 Modules 2 + 3
10:30 phone-text-email break
10:40 Module 4
11:15 phone-text-email break
11:25 Module-5
12:00pm phone-text-email break
12:15 Working lunch Module-6
1:00 Module-7
1:50 phone-text-email break
2:00 Module-8
3:00 phone-text-email break
3:10 Modules 9 + 10
4:15 Debrief
4:30 Adjourned

E3’s EntrePoint includes the best crash course offered anywhere covering personal finances for new college graduates entering the marketplace.  Developed by Dr. David Newton (a college professor of finance & entrepreneurship for 28 years, and father of 4 college graduates), Fin-Whiz is a lively 3-hour, highly interactive seminar designed specifically for upcoming and new college grads who want to quickly become a personal “finance whiz” as they make the transition from the university to start their professional careers.   Dr. Newton’s methods are hands-on and very fun.  Students get immediately engaged in working with all the key topics of personal finance.  It’s great for ALL students, from ALL majors, going into ALL fields of work.  This 3-hour investment of time literally delivers a huge financial return-on-investment (ROI) for decades to come.

College students all over the U.S. say the same thing as they graduate:

“As I leave school and begin work, I wish I knew more about personal finance  Should I lease or buy a car? What’s up with my credit score?  How much should I save?  Can I invest yet? What about my state and federal taxes? Should I start in a retirement plan now? How do mortgages work?  What’s a reasonable monthly budget? Do I need renter’s insurance?  Which is better, a CD or a mutual fund?” 

Students Bring:  Macbook, tablet, laptop, smartphone, and Questions. 

E3 FinWhiz Provides: Worksheets, case samples, and ALL the Answers. 

Students Leave:  Knowledgeable, Prepared, Confident.  A true FinWhiz!

E3’s EntrePoint includes the Pinnacle Lecture Series® - a private video library of short but highly informative podcasts covering dozens of key topics about: Entrepreneurship, Ethics, Enterprise, Business Development, Venture Funding, Mergers + Acquisitions, Team-Building, Free Market Capitalism, the Role of Government and the Private Sector, Supply-Side Economics, Creativity, Innovation, Joint Ventures, and Strategic Partners – all taught by nationally-renowned economists, finance professionals, serial entrepreneurs, technology innovators, pro-business politicians, and journalists committed to less government and greater freedom for growing American private enterprise and job creation.