Commentary
A Commentary provides thoughtful and insightful opinions or perspectives on events, policies or situations of interest to business owners, startups, educators, investors and policymakers. These should be short, readable, timely, interesting pieces that address current topics of interest, discussion or dispute.
Length: <1,000 words
Reviewed by Senior Editors
A key part of our mission at EIX and FamilyBusiness.org is giving entrepreneurs access to new knowledge generated by top-notch academic research. As part of that mission, we have partnered with Read More...
Category: Commentary
Authors: Gary Dushnitsky and Daniel Forbes
A University of New Hampshire Team, shown here with Best Buy Founder Dick Schulze at right, won first place for their business idea, Hydrophos Solutions. MINNEAPOLIS -- e-Fest 2022 came to an Read More...
Category: Commentary
Authors: James Beal and David Deeds
With E-Fest 2022 less than a week away, excitement is building as the 25 finalist teams, all undergraduate innovators, gear up for a chance to win part of the $215,000 prize purse. This will Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: David Deeds
Around the globe, family businesses are grappling with the effects of inflation, now at its highest level in 40 years. A recent NFIB report noted that over 30% of business owners feel inflation is Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
TOP 25 FINALISTS ANNOUNCEMENT MINNEAPOLIS, April 1, 2022 -- Drumroll please...EIX proudly announces the Top 25 Finalists for e-Fest® 2022! We are so happy to be returning to Minneapolis and the Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: James Beal
Imagine this not so uncommon family business situation. In a f ourth-generation family business, the transition between the previous generations always went from the father to son in the business: Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Sara Stern
At dinner recently, a friend (Dave’s) began to kvetch about her adulting son. He had lived with her and her husband for a year after college. Finally, the grumpy, underemployed ingrate had moved Read More...
Category: Commentary
Authors: David Goetz and Melissa Parks
Mat Hughes (left) is now Senior Editor of familybusiness.org and David Townsend (right) is Senior Editor of EIX. As readership continues to rise dramatically year after year, EIX.org and Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: David Deeds
Family enterprises are the backbone of the world’s economy and critically important to the economic growth and development of every nation. On average, they outperform publicly owned non-family Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: David Deeds
Entrepreneurs face many challenges when building a new company from an innovative idea -- financial pressures, networking for seed money, satisfying venture investors who have their own Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Elisabeth E. Bennett, PhD