CETE is pleased to introduce the Fourth Edition of the Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship (PACE). PACE represents our continuing effort to respond to the needs of the education and business communities. At no other time in history has understanding entrepreneurship been as important. For one thing, promoting entrepreneurship carries the societal imperative as small businesses as a whole contribute much to the growth and renewal of regional and national economies.
When first published in the late 1980s, PACE properly emphasized that entrepreneurship was based as much on sound planning as having products and services that were responsive to the marketplace. Through its various revisions, PACE continued to focus on the general importance of planning and managing the startup of a small business.
The current PACE edition represents a necessary break from past versions in both its format and some content. For one thing, the text format has been substantially changed from paragraphs to a series of related sections with subheadings. This change allows readers to have greater accessibility to the information, whether it is delivered via a printed booklet or a technology-based approach. And the format allows the instructor/facilitator to have greater flexibility in selecting content to accommodate the needs of various audiences and settings.
In terms of the content, PACE continues to emphasize the importance of planning and managing of a small business. But it now includes a renewed emphasis on meeting customer expectations. Any business cannot exist without a comprehensive understanding of who receives its products or services. In this sense, PACE introduces the topic of conducting e-commerce. Until recently, the entrepreneurial horizon may have been limited to serving local customers only. The advent of the Internet offers the promise of serving many more customers, but not without the accompanying challenges.
This edition was supported in part by a grant from OSU Extension and in partnership with OSU South Centers – Piketon. We hope that PACE will provide you with the understandings necessary to help you to achieve your entrepreneurship goals.
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