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<br />Access to Caoital <br /> <br />Access to capital is also critical. Eventually, most entrepreneurs must seek <br />outside capital. The Growth Plan recommends measures that will increase the <br />incentive for individuals to invest in start-up companies. This includes supporting <br />legislation on the state and federal levels for expansion of seed tax credit laws <br />and supporting the creation of a Fargo Moorhead pre-seed investment fund that <br />would be targeted at higher risk technology development opportunities. <br /> <br />Education <br /> <br />Entrepreneurialism must be encouraged in our schools, both K-12 and university. <br />It is especially important for young children to learn the value of education in the <br />STEM-related disciplines, as well as being taught the value of thinking creatively <br />and innovatively and taking risks. <br /> <br />At our universities the Growth Plan recommends a Tri-College University <br />Entrepreneur degree with specialized curriculum. Such a specialization would be <br />promoted to students in business as well as students in STEM subjects, in order <br />to promote the applicability of science and technology in creating new <br />businesses. <br /> <br />*We initially propose investing a minimal amount of sales tax in entrepreneurial <br />infrastructure. <br /> <br />14 <br />