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College Nannies & Tutors: Franchise Business Models

The first challenge he faced was overcoming the common practice of families hiring and paying a nanny Read More...

Category: Theory and Research

Author: Mark Spriggs

'Home Field Advantage' Works in Business as well as Baseball

Entrepreneurs with great ideas often feel they must pull up stakes and move to a region that is known as a hub for their specific industry.  But research that we published in 2012 suggests that Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Olav Sorenson and Michael S. Dahl

Delivering the Goods: An Interview with Best Buy and EIX Founder Dick Schulze

When that didn't happen that's when I said, well gee, now I'm married, now I have a family. Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: James C Wetherbe

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

Perils of Entrepreneurial Philanthropy in Higher Education

A successful entrepreneur and his family wanted to donate a new building to a state university. Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: James C Wetherbe

How New Solo Entrepreneurs Can Think Through Their Finances

Today people can no longer count on a steady paycheck in a predictable amount from an employer. We're seeing ever-growing numbers of “unintended entrepreneurs” -- once-employed people forced to Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Author: Roy Carriker

Trust Your Mentors, and Your Gut

Bernette Dawson named her line of skin care products "Made Organics," which stands for "Mother Approved Daily Essentials." The idea for the business was born after Dawson's son developed a skin Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Women Can Cultivate a Leadership Presence

Women are honing their business and technical skills in preparation for leadership, but many of them still struggle with how they communicate and present themselves. Despite their know-how they still Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

My Entrepreneurship Journey: Ireland to the Middle East and America

I grew up in Ireland, and my family hails from Ballyhaunis in County Mayo. Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Kieran Folliard and Eapen Chacko