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Several studies have proven that a link between economic growth, development, and entrepreneurship exists (Herrington & Kew, 2013; Naudé, 2013; Meyer & Meyer, 2017). Herrington and Kew (2013) mention that a consistent correlation between per capita GDP and TEA rates exists and Naudé (2013) found a link between entrepreneurship and economic development. Entrepreneurship is undeniably a large contributor to a country’s economic success in terms of its GDP (Tamilmani, 2009; Toma et al., 2014).The academically proven fact that is mentioned above has been a topic of strong interest for the education professionals in Bursa Provincial Directorate of National Education (Bursa MEM) for the last couple of years. Researching and believing that the students in Bursa, Turkey need to develop their entrepreneurial skills, the team created and carried out a local project that has been funded by BEBKA (Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik Development Agency) and is enthusiastic to carry their studies into the European level.The entrepreneurial competencies in children enable them to identify opportunities, establish and manage a new adventure, and help them to develop creative and critical thinking skills. The primary purpose of the project we planned is based on the idea “to make Bursa a brand city in the field of entrepreneurship by increasing the knowledge and skills in creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship of the students studying at the primary school level in Bursa province from an early age”. In order to achieve this purpose, short, middle and long term goals are established.The goals in the short term are; * to increase the number of children who gain entrepreneurship skills such as development-oriented thinking, problem-solving, communication, collaboration and creativity.* to increase the number of teachers who can provide training, ideas and mentorship to the students in acquiring entrepreneurship skills.The middle term goal is;* to increase participation in the idea and project competitions on entrepreneurship at the local and national level.The long term goals are;* to create entrepreneurship culture and to increase production culture.* to increase the number of young entrepreneurs.In line with these general goals and objectives, we are planning to create three concrete educational outputs with the help and expertise of our project partners. With the help of the funds we have been able to get from BEBKA, Bursa İl Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü has been able to establish a “Child Entrepreneur Learning Center” physically. The redecoration of the centre where coaching, mentoring and counselling services will be provided in the field of entrepreneurship to students at primary school is about to finish by April 2020. The first output is going to be an Entrepreneurship Soft Skills Development Course Book for primary school students. The second output of the project is Today's Children Tomorrow's Changemakers Board Game. The third output is going to be a mobile app equipped with gamified activities which help the kids understand the entrepreneurship approach.
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