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Should I Participate in a Business Accelerator?

Business accelerators are a relatively new source of potential support for startup companies. These organizations provide financing and services to entrepreneurs who are forming or are operating Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Jon Eckhardt

The Family Way: How Entrepreneurial Values Help Businesses Thrive Over Generations

Family firms enjoy a competitive advantage when they organize around a set of strong values. A study of large family businesses such as Cargill, IKEA, Tyson Foods, and Bechtel (Miller and Le Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Ritch Sorenson

Managing Conflict in New Ventures

Conflicts arise in any human undertaking, and new ventures are no exception. One of the most puzzling things about human conflict is that it can prompt people to act in ways that undermine their own Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Daniel Forbes

Data Analytics Help Entrepreneurs Decide Where to Boldly Go

Just as space programs must carefully think out which parts of the cosmos can and should be explored, so must entrepreneurs navigate a seemingly endless universe of possibilities for their intellect, Read More...

Category: Theory and Research

Authors: James C Wetherbe and Zhu (Drew) Zhang

'The Lemonade Stand Project:' A Refreshing Approach to Teaching Undergrads

The very first course in most undergraduate entrepreneurship concentration sequences has traditionally been a survey course, designed to give students a theoretical framework and practical Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Authors: Jay Ebben and Alec Johnson

Navigating the Business Model Maze

By William Schulze, Robert Wuebker, and Gerry Campbell Innovative business models are wonderful … but using the wrong business model to re-imagine your business can be dangerous! A look at business Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Bill Schulze

Think Big, Start Small and Learn Fast: 8 Rules for Corporate Innovation

The chief innovation officer of a Fortune 500 company recently relocated to a Silicon Valley outpost far from her corporate headquarters. She now spends most of her time holding court with venture Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Chunka Mui

How Small Business Owners Can Overcome Terrible Regulations

Regulations can destroy even the best entrepreneurial dream. To help entrepreneurship thrive in this nation, Institute for Justice (IJ) a public interest law firm that has successfully defended Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: John Kramer and Nick Sibilla

Entrepreneurship Programs Should Nurture Companies of One

Either by circumstance or by choice, a growing number of entrepreneurs are working solo: running a company with themselves as the only employee. These soloists represent a huge opportunity for Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: George Gendron

The Elastic Edge: A Better Way to Work, Innovate, Create Wealth and Build Your Career

From business literature and our own experiences, we all know of exceptional individuals who thrived and made great contributions in a chaotic workplace. But today, chaos and change are a fact of Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Nicholas Vitalari , Keri Pearlson and John P. Vasellina