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By Daniel Forbes and Jon Eckhardt on Wed Mar 10 2021

Over the past several years EIX editors have interviewed the founders and CEOs of groundbreaking companies, and we've published videos of those conversations on our site. Recently we re-edited those Read more

By Chuck Sacco and Aasim Sani on Fri Dec 20 2019

It is well-known that only a small fraction of startups achieve long-lasting success. They often fail not because their idea is poor but because of problems executing on their idea. One area that is Read more

By Roland Kidwell and Kathryn Kloepfer on Wed Aug 29 2018

Strong family firms hold employees accountable while preserving trust, harmony and flexibility. Combining both approaches can improve employee effort and performance. Family businesses have unique Read more

By Tanya Marcum on Tue Mar 20 2018

The Law and the Entrepreneur course at Bradley University explores the legal aspects of the different options for structuring a business -- LLCs, sole proprietor, partnerships and others. In 2011, I Read more

By James Beal on Fri Mar 16 2018

Sponsored by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas, and EIX.org, a non-profit online platform for entrepreneurship Read more

By Chuck Sacco on Tue Jan 02 2018

Startups succeed or fail for a variety of reasons: no market need, not the right team, timing, running out of cash, premature scaling and more. It is important for students to understand this so that Read more

By Konstantin Guericke on Wed Aug 30 2017

EDITOR’S NOTE: This essay by one of five co-founders of LinkedIn, the 500 million-member social network for professionals, is part of our EIX feature entitled “The Entrepreneur Essay.” Read more

By Olav Sorenson and Michael S. Dahl on Tue Jun 20 2017

Entrepreneurs with great ideas often feel they must pull up stakes and move to a region that is known as a hub for their specific industry. But research that we published in 2012 suggests that they Read more

By Ritch Sorenson on Wed Jan 18 2017
Interviewee: Ritch Sorenson

Ritch Sorenson explains how outside executives can manage family relationships, strengthen the business and help prepare the next generation to lead. Ritch Sorenson, Professor of Family Business at Read more

By Howard E. Aldrich on Fri Dec 09 2016

Group work can deepen learning, improve grades, build critical thinking and social skills, and help students become more independent learners. Group work has been implemented successfully for years Read more