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| - The National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) is a non-profit membership organization founded in 2002 on the campus of Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield, Massachusetts. It is an organization of educators, presidents, and entrepreneurs. Through an annual conference and regional summits, symposiums, freely available resources, biweekly e-newsletter, webinars, a quarterly journal, podcasts, and other services, NACCE helps its members share information about entrepreneurship education. NACCE also provides curriculum and other tools that can be used in the classroom and in communities to facilitate entrepreneurship projects and progress. In 2019, NACCE published Community Colleges as Incubators of Innovation, a book by expert contributors whose essays were edited by NACCE CEO and President Rebecca Corbin and Ron Thomas, a former NACCE board president and retired president of Dakota County Technical College. Also in 2019, NACCE's annual conference drew a record attendance of 514. In 2020, NACCE published its second book, Impact ED: How Community College Entrepreneurship Creates Equity and Prosperity, by Rebecca Corbin and entrepreneurship faculty members from Hillsborough Community College, Andrew Gold and Mary Beth Kerly. Also in 2020, NACCE moved its national headquarters to a campus of Wake Technical Community College in Cary, North Carolina, while still maintaining an administrative office in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 2021, NACCE expanded its leadership in entrepreneurship education through its ability to attract grant and partnership support. Over $8 million was awarded to NACCE member colleges to host STEM camps for more than 12,000 students. NACCE also provided support for entrepreneurship education in all 13 Appalachian states, impacting more than 50,000 people. Through its work with the Everyday Entrepreneur Venture Fund (EEVF), NACCE awarded funds in nine states, creating more than 150 new main street businesses. In 2022, NACCE will expand the EEVF footprint, making funds accessible to an increased number of participants. (en)
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