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New Series: Making the Leap to Entrepreneurship

Our first episode focuses on Rohit Bhargava, founder of Non-Obvious Company and co-founder of Ideapress Publishing. Many entrepreneurs don’t start out that way: they may spend years working for Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Robert Buday

Long Parental Leave Encourages Women to Start Businesses

Family-friendly policies encouraged women to think about what they really wanted for their careers. Work/life balance was not a factor. In Sweden, a growing number of mothers are starting a new Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Magdalena Markowska , Helene Ahl and Lucia Naldi

Researchers and Entrepreneurs Need Each Other

EDITOR’S NOTE: Will Harvey is a Professor of Leadership at Melbourne Business School and is currently the Director of the school's  Social Purpose Centre . He is also an International Research Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: William Harvey

Sensemaking: The Entrepreneur’s Competitive Edge

An entrepreneur has many challenges; new problems to solve, new solutions to develop, new organizations to build, new customers to satisfy, along with many more.  Successful entrepreneurship Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Kevin Fee

A Tech Entrepreneur Turns Local News Publisher

Peter Thomas is a serial entrepreneur who has founded and run eight tech startups, including a wildly successful venture called Averetek, which he sold five years ago.  His latest venture is Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Catherine Buday

12 Strategies to Get Customers to Buy Your Product

Many entrepreneurs struggle to get their products into customers' hands. Yet, their survival and profitability hinge on convincing customers to buy their products. Compared to large companies, Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Jay Mulki

How Well are Business Owners Preparing for Succession and Transition?

American business owners are aging. According to the 2021 US Census, nearly  52% of business owners are 55+ and 23% are 65+. This is consistent with the increased proportion of aging Americans Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Author: Michael Darger

Persuasive Communication for Crucial Conversations

The ability to sell an idea – to colleagues, management, potential investors, and customers –  has never been more crucial for business people, especially in a digital world with a loud and Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: James C Wetherbe

8 Things to Consider When Planning Your Business Budget

  As we showed in part 1 of this discussion , trying to use budgets as both a planning tool and an expectations setting tool can be destructive, because the self-interests of different factions Read More...

Category: Practice Insight

Author: Joseph Astrachan

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