EXPRESS is an online magazine published three times a year by the Entrepreneurial Mindset Network.Since its launch in 2018, it has established itself as a dynamic and inclusive global platform, featuring contributions from authors in 62 countries. The magazine focuses on actionable insights and real-world applications of the entrepreneurial mindset, bridging theory and practice across diverse cultural and professional contexts. By placing practical relevance at its core, EXPRESS challenges and inspires readers to reflect on their own practices, broaden their perspectives, and translate entrepreneurial thinking into meaningful action.
Entrepreneurial Mindset Express 2021
Volume 4 Number 1
Thank you to the authors from Estonia, France, Scotland, South Africa and Türkiye for taking the time to share their inspiring stories. Click on any image to read or download the article.
Executive Summary: These articles collectively emphasise the vital role of cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset to navigate a rapidly changing world, drive innovation, and manage societal transitions. For young children and teenagers, early experiential education is presented as crucial for instilling lifelong financial literacy and self-employment skills before their natural enterprising spirit declines. In higher education, universities are embarking on long-term strategic journeys to embed these mindsets across entire organisations, empowering students and staff to actively lead organisational and social change. Within the corporate landscape, particularly in Europe, regional competitiveness relies heavily on fostering "intrapreneurship" — where employees behave entrepreneurially within established companies to drive employee-led innovation. Finally, at a national level, countries like Turkey are actively overcoming traditional cultural taboos by leveraging public support and large young populations to build vibrant new technological and entrepreneurship ecosystems. (Summary generated by Gemini Notebook).
Entrepreneurial Mindset Express 2021
Volume 4 Number 2
Thank you to the authors from Austria, Canada, Estonia, France, Mauritius, Pakistan, Scotland and the USA for taking the time to share their inspiring stories. Click on any image to read or download the article.
Executive Summary: A core theme across these articles is the definition and cultivation of an entrepreneurial mindset, structured around seven essential behaviours that empower individuals to drive innovation, ethically take risks, and adapt to a changing world. Within corporate settings, this mindset manifests as "intrapreneurship", where proactive, action-oriented employees use entrepreneurial thinking to lead internal disruption and strategic renewal. To bridge the knowledge gap between corporate strategy and academic insight, novel collaborative models like "Acadustry®" are proposed to provide high-level executive education tailored to 21st-century technological and leadership challenges. Looking at societal inclusion, targeted support programmes can help refugees achieve economic independence and professional integration while contributing to their host nations' growth. However, current entrepreneurship ecosystems suffer from geographic and demographic gaps, requiring policy and academic institutions to better align their supportive infrastructures with the diverse realities of actual entrepreneurs, such as women, newcomers, and creative professionals. (Summary generated by Gemini Notebook).
Entrepreneurial Mindset Express 2021
Volume 4 Number 3
Thank you to the authors from Canada, Egypt, England, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Montenegro, South Africa and the USA for taking the time to share their inspiring stories. Click on any image to read or download the article.
Executive Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a transition towards flexible, gig-economy work, highlighting the urgent need to empower both employees and business owners with an entrepreneurial mindset to build resilience. To support student pathfinders, higher education systems must evolve by dismantling rigid bureaucracy, embracing risk-taking over risk avoidance, and welcoming experienced external entrepreneurs into multidisciplinary teaching teams. Sector-specific projects illustrate this mindset in action: the StART Project equips creative arts students to navigate industry uncertainty by utilising failure as a learning tool, while Montenegro's Earth Soldiers initiative teaches youth practical climate solutions through eco-entrepreneurship. For individual growth, aspiring innovators can take charge of their own education by mastering accessible no-code tools, studying real-world business models, and building direct mentorship networks. Finally, larger organisations can sustain and scale their capacity by strategically committing to build an entrepreneurial culture, empowering staff to challenge the status quo, and embracing radical changes in traditional ways of working. (Summary generated by Gemini Notebook).
Copyright notice. You may quote, paraphrase or refer to information in these articles on condition that you credit the author and publisher by using the following references.Baird, S.R., Coyle, P., Jacobs, D., and Young, S. (2021) The entrepreneurial mindset and the future of work. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(3). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Sherisa Rajah Baird (Atlas HXM, England) and Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France) and Danie Jacobs (Young Entrepreneurs Virtual Academy, South Africa) and Stacey J Young (Deller and Young, Canada) PDF linkBarakat, H., Bastian, B., Chan, C., and Coyle, P. (2021) Student entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(3). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Hala Barakat (AUC School of Business, Egypt) and Bob Bastian (Università di Pavia, Italy) and Cyron Chan (CEO Class, Hong Kong) and Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France) PDF linkBheekhun, N. (2021). The essence of Acadustry®. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(2). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Nadiir Bheekhun (AeroNAD Group, Mauritius) PDF linkBowie, N., Brambilla, R., Coyle, P. and Omar, Z. (2021). The fundamentals of the entrepreneurial mindset. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(2). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Neil Bowie (University of Dundee, Scotland) and Roberto Brambilla (UNICATT, Italy) and Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France) and Zohra Omar (Independent consultant, Pakistan) PDF linkCiritci, S. (2021). Anatolian Valley - a new entrepreneurship zone. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(1). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Selahattin Ciritci (Freelance researcher/trainer,Türkiye) PDF linkCoyle, P. (2021). Why the entrepreneurial mindset is more important than ever in Higher Education. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(1). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France) PDF linkCoyle, P., Foley, S., Friedl, C.,and Kikas, M. (2021). Entrepreneurial employees. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(2). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France) and Susan Foley (Corporate Entrepreneurs, USA) and Chris Friedl (FH Joanneum, Austria) and Mart Kikas (Estonian Business School, Estonia) PDF linkCoyle, P (2021). 10 actions to sustain and scale organisational capacity. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(3). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France) PDF linkJacobs, D. (2021). Instilling a winning mindset in the young. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(1). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Danie Jacobs (Young Entrepreneurs Virtual Academy, South Africa) PDF linkKikas, M. (2021). Europe needs more intrapreneurship. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(1). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Mart Kikas (Academy of Innovation Coaching, Estonia) PDF linkMinić, L. (2021). Social entrepreneurs fighting climate change. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(3). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Luka Minić (Independent educator, Montenegro) PDF linkMirho, M. (2021). Learn to be an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(3). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Max Mirho (Entrepreneurship Educator, USA) PDF linkPhillips, M. (2021). Entrepreneurship for the creative industries. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(3). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Michelle Phillips (Royal Northern College of Music, England) PDF linkShaw, E. (2021). The journey of the entrepreneurial university. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(1). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Eleanor Shaw (Strathclyde University, Scotland) PDF linkVayda, K. (2021). Refugee entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(2). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Kristina Vayda (FAIRE, France) PDF linkYoung, S.J. (2021). Meeting entrepreneurs where they are. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(2). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Stacey J Young (Deller and Young, Canada) PDF link
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