Tag: Entrepreneurship

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

Entrepreneurs must understand whether they need a traditional business plan, a minimum viable product, customer discovery or rapid market testing. By William Schulze, Robert Wuebker, and Gerry 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

A five-year study of business owners found that neither gut instinct nor careful analysis alone drives job growth. Entrepreneurs perform best when they balance both thinking styles. Much has been Read more

New tools, shared maker spaces and crowdfunding platforms are making it easier for entrepreneurs to develop products, test ideas, raise money and bring innovations to market. Not too long ago, Read more

Garrey Carruthers shares his remarkable journey of going from family farm boy to professor, to governor, to entrepreneur and to dean of business school and then president of New Mexico State Read more

As digital technologies continue to fuel the rise of new companies around the world, it's easy to presume that raising money is the startups’ biggest challenge. But a larger and often-overlooked Read more

Why Women Are Less Likely to Lead Mixed-Gender Startup Teams

A study of 362 startup teams found that men were more likely to take charge, especially when women founded businesses with their husbands. Women who start new businesses with men have limited Read more