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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: Interviews
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
Interviewee: Bernette Dawson
Entrepreneurs often perceive a gap between research conducted in academia, and the practical problems that they face when building companies. As recognized by the AACSB—the accrediting body for Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Jon Eckhardt
Vulnerable women living in Colombia are earning money and improving their lives through jewelry-making, thanks to Artyfactos. The company has found markets for the women's creations in the US and Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
(This article and podcast episode are part of America’s Entrepreneurs , a Next Avenue initiative made possible by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation and EIX, Entrepreneur and Innovation Read More...
Category: Features
Author: Richard Eisenberg
Despite accounting for more than half of the US population, women are sorely underrepresented in the world of startups and entrepreneurship. A Harvard study notes that less than 40% of business Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Karen Brown
Yad, an eFest2019 finalist company, has a social mission at its heart: it aims to help Guatemalan artisans with special needs express themselves through art, and then find retailers who can help them Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
Meghan Sharkus of ExpressionMed, the eFest2018 grand prize winner, has made it her mission to make life more fun and fashionable for diabetics who must wear insulin devices every day. The colorful Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: James Beal
Editor’s Note: Charles Dhanaraj is the Founding Executive Director of the Translational Research Center at Temple University’s Fox School of Business and the H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest Professor of Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Charles Dhanaraj
Women have become a powerful part of the global economy, but many college and university entrepreneurship programs are not attracting them. In this interview with EIX's Kim Eddleston, professors Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
Since its incorporation in 2015, the social venture and social benefit corporation Fair Anita has operated profitably while helping about 8,000 survivors of sexual and domestic abuse worldwide to Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: James Beal