Tag: financing

Coronavirus: 10 Things That Family Businesses Can Do Now

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks we will be publishing articles on familybusiness.org and EIX.org to help businesses weather the turmoil caused by COVID19. Visit our home page daily for more Read more

Many venture capital firms, business accelerators and other investors see the strength of the founding team as an important predictor of whether their investment will pay off. No wonder that many Read more

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

The 5 Money Mistakes That Blindside Entrepreneurs

Whether you are starting a family business or inheriting one, managing finances strategically helps protects both the business and the family. Yet many entrepreneurs start a business without fully Read more

By Sandy Yu, Scott Johnson, Chiayu Lai, Antonio Cricelli and Lee Fleming As Silicon Valley, Boston and metropolitan New York show, entrepreneurship can drive the prosperity of a region -- creating Read more

By Emily Pahnke, Ji Youn (Rose) Kim, Michael Howard and Warren Boeker Venture capitalists bankroll invention, but is signing checks the only contribution they make to the world of innovation? Our Read more

How Family Firms Can Innovate With Less

Family firms often face limits on the financial and human capital available to them. But in Germany, a class of small- to medium-sized businesses known as the "Mittlestand" has learned to transcend Read more

In her years as an entrepreneur, Toni Sikes has focused on helping artists find people who will pay for their work. Her company, CODAworx, serves as an online community for painters, sculptors, Read more