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Can the entrepreneurial spirit be taught? Well, maybe not, but the skills needed to start and run a successful business might!

The New York Times today featured several colleges that are now offering courses and programs for entrepreneurs (see A Classroom Path to Entrepreneurship).

According to the article, more than 2,000 colleges and universities offer classes or courses of study for entrepreneurship. The Times quotes Tom Tremblay, president and chief executive of the Guardair Corporation, a small manufacturer in Chicopee, Mass., who says, “What you have today are people who have to think about their careers in a way you didn’t before. So it’s essential that people learn how to manage and run and participate in small companies. Small business can be taught, and it needs to be taught.”

What do you think? Can entrepreneurship be taught?