Kenneth Proudfoot
Kenneth Proudfoot, the former Founding Director of the Larry Friedman International Center for Entrepreneurship and Professor of Entrepreneurship at Johnson & Wales University, is Director of the Rhode Island Youth Entrepreneurship Program and President of the Enterprise Institute of Rhode Island, Inc.
He brings a wide variety of business and personal experiences to the field of business education, including: fifteen years as owner, publisher and editor of a commercial trade publishing company; trade show producer; host of a weekly cable television show; author of three books, overseas trade mission leader; musician (guitar, piano & harmonica); recorded songwriter member of the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP); mountain climber; U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer (Chile & Peru); Red Cross certified lifeguard; magazine columnist; microbusiness training and technical assistance specialist; consultant to the Small Business Development Centers; founder of the Rhode Island MicroEnterprise Association; candle manufacturer; white water kayaker; toy maker, founder of the Rhode Island Youth Entrepreneurship Program; Summer Study Abroad leader (Eastern Europe); church leader; father; teacher; and coach.
He has developed curricula and taught courses in:
- The Business Plan
- Global Entrepreneurship
- Financing the Entrepreneurial Venture
- Managing Change & Innovation
- Guerrilla Marketing & Financing
- Making A Living Making Art!
He is bilingual Spanish and teaches business workshops throughout the U.S., the Caribbean, and Latin America. His goal for over 25 years has been to help people achieve their dreams by teaching, guiding, and exposing them to as many people, places, ideas, and experiences as possible. He is currently an international motivational speaker and trainer for entrepreneurial education projects in Portugal, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Hungary. He has worked and traveled in 48 countries.
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