Practice Insight
Practice insights are articles submitted by practitioners, such as entrepreneurs, consultants, managers, and venture investors. These articles undergo editorial review but are not peer reviewed.
EEA Consulting Engineers is an employee-owned firm in Austin, Texas. Like all engineering companies— and many other businesses—its success depends entirely on its people. So you’d expect the Read More...
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Author: Corey Rosen
Today women hold leadership positions in government, head up Fortune 500 companies, and oversee countless philanthropic programs. Yet in many successful family businesses, the roles of women remain Read More...
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Author: Amy Hart Clyne
Anyone involved in a family business is no stranger to the dynamics of the family that come into play in the business. But the children of family business owners (especially founders) have specific Read More...
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Author: Chris Yonker
If you’re like many entrepreneurs, you've got a product or service and are looking to increase the number of people you sell it to. Finding and reaching the people who have the problem that your Read More...
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Author: Max Mirho
This is Part 2 of Legal Pitfalls to Avoid in Founding a Startup, where we continue our discussion of common legal, regulatory, and fundraising mistakes that derail even the most promising startups. Read More...
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Author: Paul Swegle
Fail fast is a catchy phrase intended to suggest moving on quickly if a business idea flops. It should not be taken as a license to recklessly trip over basic legal, regulatory, or fundraising Read More...
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Author: Paul Swegle
Family enterprises have been impacted in many ways by COVID-19, with many families placing their focus on the core business both in order to survive and to take advantage of this time to put forth Read More...
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Author: Katelyn Husereau
The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are all over the American business community. With millions sick and hundreds of thousands of fatalities worldwide, this virus is having an impact that would have Read More...
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Authors: Angel Reyes and Benjamin Hunter
Consider that only as far back as the year 2000, starting a business meant writing a business plan, buying facilities or equipment, and courting traditional investors such as banks or venture capital Read More...
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Authors: Gary Dushnitsky and Sharon Matusik
EDITOR’S NOTE: Pete Newell is a nationally recognized innovation expert whose work is transforming how the government and other large organizations compete and drive growth. He is the CEO of BMNT, Read More...
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Author: Peter Newell