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Using Pieces of a Career Crash to Build Something New

  EDITOR'S NOTE: This first-person account of changing careers and starting a business is one in a series of eight stories shared by Next Avenue readers. The full collection is available here . Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Mark Stein

 ‘Entrepreneurial Deal Analysis’ Course Energizes Students

This spring, the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship experimented with a new “Entrepreneurial Deal Analysis” course for undergraduate students. For years we’ve seen a huge student interest in Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Authors: Jay Ebben and Jack Dempsey

Bicycle Enthusiast Realizes His Dream in Difficult Times

EDITORS NOTE: This first-person account of changing careers and starting a business is one in a series of eight first-hand stories shared by Next Avenue readers. The full collection is available Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Mark Stein

EIX, FamilyBusiness Surpass 12 Million Annual Page Views

Editor's Note: This article, originally published in July of 2022, has been updated periodically to reflect other milestones in readership. The most recent update was made April 29, 2024. On April Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Catherine Buday

When Life Hands You Lemons, Start an Organic Lemonade Company

EDITOR'S NOTE: This first-person account of changing careers and starting a business is one in a series of eight stories shared by Next Avenue readers. The full collection is available here . By Lori Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Mark Stein

Bread Lover's Wheat Allergy Leads to a Second Career in Heritage Grains

Darrold and Martha Glanville EDITOR'S NOTE: This first-person account of changing careers and starting a business is one in a series of eight stories shared by Next Avenue readers. Read the entire Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Mark Stein

Can Leisure Bring Work-Related Benefits?

How should entrepreneurs spend their time to enhance their effectiveness? Conventional wisdom would suggest that they must dedicate almost the entirety of their time and effort at work to breathe Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Author: Alexander Hamrick

A Life Linking Science and Practice: Remembering Andy Van de Ven

Photo taken by Kai Dragland at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 2012 Since our founding in 2014, a central part of our mission at EIX has been supporting knowledge-sharing Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Daniel Forbes

Against the Odds, Women Can Still be Powerful Innovators

Innovation, or the creation of new products or processes, helps small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) be more productive and profitable -- and sometimes even survive. As a catalyst of social Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Kristen Madison , Curt Moore , Josh Daspit and Joyce Komakech Nabisaalu

'We Will Create Together' is the Mantra for This Entrepreneur's Yarn Shop

At the age of 51, Russell Brent launched Balzac & Company, a successful yarn store in Ocean Grove, N.J. Like many other second act personalities, Brent found his inspiration by returning to an Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Andrew Levine