The Act includes student loan forgiveness programs, expanded access to micro loans, and increased investment in entrepreneurship education.

The field of entrepreneurship education first emerged in the 1970s, with the first courses at community colleges starting in the early '70s.

At that time, only about 10% of 1,200-plus community colleges had any type of entrepreneurship education as part of their curriculum.

Finally, syllabi and curricula outlines can be posted to enable easier access to community colleges just beginning to offer entrepreneurship education.

For the past two decades, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been involved in entrepreneurship education, outreach and research.

Variations of entrepreneurship education are offered at all levels of schooling from primary or secondary schools through graduate university programs.

The Commission is preparing an initiative to further entrepreneurship education in Europe.

Nevertheless, we must also invest, for example, in young people's workshops and business incubators, as well as entrepreneurship education.

Last year, a measure that would have allocated $60 million to states for entrepreneurship education in public schools stalled in Congress.

Napier received the 2008 national Acton Award for excellence in entrepreneurship education.