Tag: Entrepreneurship

In the late 1990’s and into the early part of this century, computers didn’t work well. They had software issues, hardware issues, customer knowledge problems and long hold lines if you could Read more

In a candid interview with EIX's David Deeds, Ann Winblad, co-founder and managing director of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, shares her war stories -- including her earliest entrepreneurial Read more

Entrepreneurs are not only some of today's most successful business owners, but also some of our best problem solvers. Now more than ever, the world's humanitarian and environmental challenges need Read more

In the alphabet soup of corporate structuring, being an “L3C” says that a company is committed to social or environmental goals as well as its stockholders. Unlike the nonprofit 501(c)(3)s, Read more

Should I Participate in a Business Accelerator?

Business accelerators are a relatively new source of potential support for startup companies. These organizations provide financing and services to entrepreneurs who are forming or are operating Read more

Conflicts arise in any human undertaking, and new ventures are no exception. One of the most puzzling things about human conflict is that it can prompt people to act in ways that undermine their own Read more

The very first course in most undergraduate entrepreneurship concentration sequences has traditionally been a survey course, designed to give students a theoretical framework and practical Read more

By William Schulze, Robert Wuebker, and Gerry Campbell Innovative business models are wonderful … but using the wrong business model to re-imagine your business can be dangerous! A look at business Read more

How Small Business Owners Can Overcome Terrible Regulations

Regulations can destroy even the best entrepreneurial dream. To help entrepreneurship thrive in this nation, Institute for Justice (IJ) a public interest law firm that has successfully defended the Read more

Intellectual property -- a legal concept that refers to the product or fruits of human creativity for which exclusive rights are recognized -- is often critical to the success of both product- and Read more