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= Summary<br/> =
<span style="font-size: 12px;">This page is dedicated to the Movers and Shakers that are making bold moves and shaking things up. &nbsp;We broke this down into I&E Projects On Campus, Traditional Entrepreneurship as well as Social Entrepreneurship. &nbsp;Each page was created with a link to a list of projects to limit the length of this page so that it does not become overwhelming as the number of UI Fellows and their projects grow. &nbsp;With that being said there are a great number of people across the nation doing great things. &nbsp;This page is simply here to let others know what we are doing and make it easier to disseminate information on our projects.</span><p style="text-align: center;">[[File:Innovation.jpg|border|Innovation.jpg]]</p>= I&E Projects On Campus =
<p style="text-align: centerThrough our training as UI Fellows many of us have developed projects we are working on at our respective campuses. &nbsp;These range in breadth and scope but are all geared towards developing an ecosystem that is supportive of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. &nbsp;">[[File:InnovationThese projects include things such as starting a student organizations to developing a long term plan of sustainable growth.jpg|border]]</p>= I&E Projects On Campus =nbsp;
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= Traditional Entrepreneurship =
"Traditional Entrepreneurship" may result in new&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization organizations]&nbsp;or revitalize mature&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization organizations]&nbsp;in response to a perceived business opportunity. A new&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business businessb]usiness&nbsp;started by an entrepreneur is referred to as a&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startup_company startup s]tartup company]. In recent years, the term has been extended to include social and political forms of entrepreneurial activity.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="line-height: 1; white-space: nowrap;">[''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_weasel_words <span title="The material near this tag may use weasel words or too-vague attribution. (August 2013)">according to whom?</span>]'']</sup>
Entrepreneurial activities differ substantially depending on the type of organization and creativity involved. Entrepreneurship ranges in scale from solo projects, and even just part-time projects, to major undertakings that create many job opportunities. &nbsp;Many organizations exist to support would-be entrepreneurs including specialized government agencies,&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_incubator business incubators],&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_park science parks]innovation campuses, and some&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-governmental_organization NGOs]. More recently, the term entrepreneurship has been extended to include conceptualizations of entrepreneurship as a specific&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindset mindset]&nbsp;(see also&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrepreneurial_mindset entrepreneurial mindset]) resulting in entrepreneurial initiatives e.g. in the form of&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_entrepreneurship social entrepreneurship],&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_entrepreneur political entrepreneurship], or&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_entrepreneurship or knowledge entrepreneurship].
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= Social Entrepreneurship =