In 2019, one trail, the Pinnacle at Indian Fork Mountain was selected by Outside Magazine at the No.1 hiking venue in Kentucky. In 2018 with the official designation of two U.S. Bicycle Routes (USBR 21 and 23), Kentucky achieved now ranks 5th overall (856 miles) in a list of states with the most number in the national networks. IN 2015 the CIty of Berea became the 11th certified Kentucky Trail Town. These achievements were designed and executed by the EPG students as a result of the trail-based community economic development projects.

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Entrepreneurship education has evolved significantly and plays a vital role
in providing interdisciplinary students with the necessary skills and content
knowledge to collaboratively develop products and services in a rapidly
changing technological and market environment [1, 2]. Entrepreneurial
education researchers have a focus on individual learning and the
development of entrepreneurial skills and knowledge [3]. Many colleges
and universities have started to incorporate interdisciplinary team
experiences in their entrepreneurial program and courses to support
collaboration, imagine products and services and deploy students who are
the primary entrepreneurial agents for company establishment and
development as spinoffs [4, 5, 6, 7]. Berry [8] provides the context of the
Berea College, Entrepreneurship for the Public Good Program (EPG). The
EPG historical context, purpose, structure and outcomes, and social
entrepreneurial mindset competences and interdisciplinary were displayed
at academic conferences previously [9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16].
Berea College Metrics / EPG
Methods
References
Peter H. Hackbert
Berea College
A 10-Year Program Developing Entrepreneurial Leadership
EPG Mission, Definition &
Outcomes
Mission: Liberal Arts undergraduate students through a multi-year learning
experience will develop the E-mindset and leadership skills to make a
positive impact on the Central Appalachia communities by practicing
Entrepreneurial Leadership. The hypothesis is that the best opportunity for
stabilizing and diversifying Appalachia’s economy lies in the creation and
expansion of businesses that provide jobs, build local wealth and contribute
broadly to community economic development.
Definition: Entrepreneurial Leadership is “A process when one person or a
group of people in a community originate an idea or innovation for a needed
change and influence others in that community to commit to realizing that
change, despite the presence of risk, ambiguity, or uncertainty”.
6 Student Learning Outcomes:
Engaging Complexity and Uncertainty; Exploring Values and Ethical;
Facilitating Group Decisions; Recognizing Opportunity ; Mobilizing
Resources; Advocating Change
The Inquiry- Based Model
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Trial Run for New
Business Trail
Cyclist Customer
Discovery
Service Providers’ Business Model
Canvas Plans
Persona
Development
36 Hour Stays
Trail Town
Certification
Asset Mapping
Workshops
Destination
Research
Digital Yellow
Pages Workshops
Market Segments
Needs
Finding
Adventure Tourism
Workshops
The OpportunityThe Opportunity Cultural Assets
Scale
Opportunity
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Conceptual Model
Introduction