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Spinning Ourselves Around: How to Manage The Emotional Turmoil of Crises

Research continues to draw connections between the emotional swings of entrepreneurs and both their overall well-being and their business success. It is becoming clear external events play a role in Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Kevin P. Taylor and William Martin

How SitePro Innovated and Diversified in Times of Crisis

Entrepreneurial startups face a clear tension during times of turbulent change like the COVID-19 pandemic. On the plus side, startups are small, collaborative, creative and flexible, making them Read More...

Category: Case Studies

Authors: Theodore L. Waldron and James C Wetherbe

Sinking ship? How one family firm sailed through several crises

  By Tanja Leppäaho, Paavo Ritala and Mat Hughes In our personal lives, sometimes it takes a crisis – an illness, divorce, job loss or another challenge – to get us to change long-held Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Author: Mat Hughes

Challenge for 2022: Innovating Despite Uncertainty

The year-end is traditionally a time for setting new goals for the coming year, but if we've learned anything from 2020 and 2021 it's that our best-laid plans must be flexible. The continued Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Daniel Forbes and Jon Eckhardt

Get Ready for the Next Supply Chain Disruption

Second in a two-part series. Read Part 1 here .    To understand why building a robust supply chain management capability is important, small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners need Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: David Johnston

The New Normal: Overcoming Post-Pandemic Challenges to Survival and Growth

Even as we begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel, a number of new problems are just around the bend. Will you be able to retain your top talent from joining the great resignation? Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Daniel Forbes and Kimberly Eddleston

Innovating With Agility: Tips and Tricks for Resurgence and Growth

Part two of a two-part series. As new cases of COVID-19 emerge around the world (as of late July, 2021), the disease continues to remind us that the only certainty is uncertainty -- a theme I Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Mat Hughes

How Entrepreneurs Can Thaw Their Frozen Social Networks

Networks are one of the most important resources entrepreneurs can have. Indeed, one of the few consistent findings in entrepreneurship research is that networks matter. Entrepreneurs with bigger and Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Ben Spigel and Kautsar Ramli

Getting Your Family Business Ready for the 'New Normal'

Part one of two Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing signs of a return to something resembling normality. Vaccination programs are now underway at a substantial pace, and Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Mat Hughes

This midlife startup owner has pivoted twice

Julie Steller got creative — and fast — once the pandemic hit  |  Credit: courtesy of Julie Steller EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is part of America's Entrepreneurs , a Next Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Chris Farrell