In the past the task of vocational educators has been to prepare people, especially youth, for known employment opportunities, but today we must be concerned about the adequacy of employment opportunities. The vocational system has paid too little attention to self-employed persons who discover and create their own jobs. These entrepreneurs are essential to economic vitality. There is a parallel need to create more entrepreneurial work opportunities inside existing organizations. The time has come to focus national attention on education for self-employment. We should (1) re-examine public policy to see how government may be discouraging small business formation, (2) enlarge our manpower policy conceptions to include self-employment incentives, (3) encourage business to redefine employment in entrepreneurial terms, and (4) learn how to modify educational programs to prepare people for entrepreneurially defined work. (CSS)