Entrepreneurship Education and Eco-Preneurship Innovation as Change Agents for Environmental Problems

Abstract

Ecopreneurship means carrying out activities that keep the environment clean as well as meeting the business objectives. Given the current environmental problems facing the world, it is flawless that past strategies used to address the challenges have continually failed to prevent environmental degradation. Entrepreneurship is expected to be the next big thing to influence as the country struggles to achieve a balance between a growing GDP, inclusive growth and addressing issues ranging from education,energy efficiency to climate change. This paper attempts to examine the different dimensions of eco-preneurship. It also emphases on how to harness the innovative potential of mindful environmental entrepreneurs (eco-preneurs) to encourage more start –upsthat would produce the environmental technologies needed to address the environmental problems. It also discusses the role of entrepreneurship education in promoting eco-preneurship behavior, presents and outline for possible course that would be integrated into university entrepreneurship education. Keywords: Environmental problems, Entrepreneurship degradation, Entrepreneurship education, Eco-preneurship