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Generational Experiences Shape Family Business Leaders' Priorities

Beliefs about success, responsibility, and value creation reflect the time and place in which business owners grew up. Religion and strong family ties magnified the impact. Family business leaders Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Ileana Maldonado , Paul Sanchez and Annaleena Parhankangas

Generational Experiences Shape Your Business Priorities

Beliefs about success, responsibility, and value creation are not formed in isolation—they are echoes of the time and place in which business owners grew up.  Entrepreneurs don’t just wake Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Ileana Maldonado , Paul Sanchez and Annaleena Parhankangas

How Business Owners Survive in Crime-Prone Regions

Activities like selling in physical stores, regular trips to the bank, driving company cars, and talking openly about business growth can make business owners targets. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Paul Sanchez , Matthew Wood , Tim Michaelis and Jaime Suarez

Startups: Will Your Corporate VC Ditch You Too Soon?

While CVCs may provide capital now, they sometimes end their commitment abruptly, spooking your other investors.  It pays to research their track records. For many ventures, receiving outside Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Joseph Cabral , Shyam Kumar and Haemin Dennis Park

Parental Divorce Affects Future Entrepreneurial Success

A child’s upbringing within his or her family often sows the seeds of entrepreneurial success later in life. Yet, families today are increasingly fragile, and many entrepreneurs have experienced Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Mateja Andric , Josh Hsueh , Thomas Zellweger and Isabella Hatak

Should You Tweet Like Elon? When It Pays to be Provocative

Entrepreneurs often use social media platforms like Twitter or Instagram as a low-cost way to connect with their ventures' stakeholders. Superstar entrepreneurs often use it to wield their clout, Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Benedikt Seigner , Hana Milanov , Erik Lundmark and Dean Shepherd

ADHD Can Affect Entrepreneurs’ Earnings and Business Success

The mental health crisis has affected public safety, schools, politics and business and provoked a worldwide discussion on how we can better help individuals who are suffering from mental illness. Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Vassiliki Bamiatzi and Nick Williams

Failing Forward: Unsuccessful Crowdfunding Campaigns Can Strengthen Your Venture 

Crowdfunding is a powerful tool for nascent entrepreneurs seeking to raise money for their ventures. But many entrepreneurs don't realize that popular crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter might Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Regan Stevenson , Jared Allen and Tang Wang

Networks Help Social Ventures Thrive in Emerging Economies

By Christian Busch and Harry Barkema In more advanced economies around the world, entrepreneurs can count on a network of established institutions that help them launch and grow a business: local and Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Author: Christian Busch

How a Distillery Founder and His Investor Went Off the Rails

In 2013, Chip Tate was on the verge of taking Balcones Distilling to the next level. Since 2008, he had been building his Waco, Texas-based craft whiskey business literally with his own hands, Read More...

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Authors: Theodore L. Waldron , Jeffery S. McMullen , Oleg Petrenko , Lori Tribble Trudell , Olivia Aronson and James C Wetherbe