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Women: Prepare to Lead Your Family Firm

If you're reading this article, you may want to lead your family business someday but have not yet taken control of the direction your career is heading.  Or perhaps you are experiencing some of Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Dr. Susan Laverick and Elizabeth Bagnall

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: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Mentorship Helps Mission-Driven Venture Thrive

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

5 Reasons to Include a Woman on Your Startup Team

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

eFest2018 Winner is Making Life More Colorful for Diabetics

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

More Women Should Study Entrepreneurship

  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, Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Mission-Driven Startup Helps Survivors of Abuse

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

#MeToo is Changing the Game for Startups

  The #MeToo era has created new challenges for entrepreneurs and startups. Cautionary tales abound of startups whose hard-partying culture resulted in sexual harassment, hostile work Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

A Lean Startup Approach to Engaging High School Students

Teachers have discovered that the entrepreneurial process is powerful in engaging their students and, most importantly, getting them excited about their education. EDITOR’S NOTE: Doris Korda spent Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Author: Catherine Buday

Daughters are Taking Over Family Businesses

This article is part of America’s Entrepreneurs , a Next Avenue initiative made possible by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation and EIX, the Entrepreneur and Innovation Exchange .)  Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Chris Farrell