Fintech: a Force for Disrupting and Democratising Financial Services
Fintech is like a snowball on a hill that is getting bigger and bigger and changing finance tremendously. London-based entrepreneur Viktor Prokopenya is well...
Actions, Not Words Yes, Working Parents Can Succeed – And You Can Help Them...
By Daisy Dowling
Organisations of all sizes and types struggle with the “working parent problem”: how to retain, and foster best performance amongst the significant...
Shifting the Gender Gap to an ‘All Differences Matter’ Narrative
by Lianne Taylor CPsychol
This article purposefully shifts the narrative that disadvantages female entrepreneurs to a focus on entrepreneurial differences in thinking, traits and behaviour...
Improving Rural Livelihoods through E-Commerce: The GoCoop Experience
By Siva Devireddy, G. Sabarinathan, S. Ramakrishna Velamuri and Janine Coughlin
In India’s rural areas live handloom weavers and artisans who have been doing their...
Minding the Gap: Women and Angel Investing
By Susan Coleman and Alicia Robb
In spite of the impressive growth of women-owned firms in the United States in the recent years, they are...
Beyond Markets: Entrepreneurship in the Civil Society
By Pablo Munoz
Entrepreneurship, as a societal phenomenon, is not embedded in those abstractions we call markets, but rather in what we do daily, oftentimes...
Your Customer is Not Just King. He or She Can Be Your VC, Too!
By John Mullins
Are you looking for a venture capitalist to finance or grow your startup but you’re struggling in doing so? Surprisingly, perhaps, the...
A Call for Corporate Entrepreneurship
By Jim Dewald
Jim Dewald discusses the processes towards corporate entrepreneurship which are needed for organisations to achieve longevity and success in the evolving market.
I...
The Secret Life of Crowdfunding
By Adam J. Bock and Denis Frydrych
Crowdfunding is a much-hyped tool for entrepreneurs to access capital anywhere in the world. While media and public...
The Odds of Successful Entrepreneurship: How to Overcome the Holy Grail Syndrome
By Tijs Besieux
In this article, Tijs Besieux discusses the four steps to overcoming the Holy Grail Syndrome, which could hinder an entrepreneur’s road...
Entrepreneurial Risks and the Joys that Come with Them
By Myra Strober
Sometimes it is only with hindsight that one understands the benefits that come from taking an entrepreneurial risk. In 1974, Myra Strober...
Collaborative Innovation as Ultimate Driver of Growth
By Mark Esposito and Terence Tse
Entrepreneurship is the key to economic growth, and right now, Europe’s economy difficulties need solutions. This article discusses the...
Sustainability Footprints in SMEs – Strategy and Case Studies for Entrepreneurs and Small...
By Lowellyne James
Research indicates that sustainability footprints can transform stakeholder perceptions of waste from being a cost center to a profit center, reduce carbon...
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Fixing the Triple Helix
By Adam J Bock and David Johnson
In knowledge-intensive fields, new ventures live or die within entrepreneurial ecosystems. This article shows how policymakers can...
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By Adrian Furnham
Today, the idea of a ‘job for life’ is, for many people, neither possible nor desirable. The concept of the career has,...
Mobile Technology Meets Social Innovation: Reflections on progress and challenges
By Ken Banks
Talk is good, or so they say. But too much talk and not enough action isn’t. After working for the past twelve...
How an Accelerator can Catalyse your Ecosystem
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Many industries from IT to car manufacturing, robotic and biotechnology, competition is moving...
Aargau – The Swiss High-Tech Canton in Hot Pursuit of Silicon Valley
"Hightech Aargau" is a program of the Aargau government to encourage innovation and growth. With that, the canton of Aargau aims to become the...
How to fix the broken European system? All we need is EDIE!
By Olaf Groth, Mark Esposito and Terence Tse
An “Entrepreneur-Driven Innovation Ecosystem (EDIE)” can help shift Europe’s early stage entrepreneurial activities toward a model...
The Innovator’s Method
By Nathan Furr and Jeff Dyer
Innovation is about uncertainty and nonstandard processes, so why is it that management literature and advice still deals...
The World Business Forum New York
By Henrietta Morris “We have to unlearn what we think we know about leadership.” – Linda Hill This was the message, in this instance boldly stated
Incorporate Innovation into your Business Model
Interview with Jeff Rosenthal
Innovation is a surefire way to achieve growth and success for your company. Below Jeff Rosenthal, CEO of the UC Berkeley...
How We Teach: Innovation
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In our quest to keep you up to date with the latest research in business education, we talk to John...
The Importance of the World’s Business Provocateurs
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As we emerge from the most severe recession in decades, the need for provocateurs in business is more pronounced than ever. Below,...
Public-Value Exchanges – New Platforms for Matching Capital to Social Need
By William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan
New models of exchange are critical to the solution economy. They hold the secret to attracting capital of...
Agile Business Model Innovation
By Adam J. Bock and Gerry George
Business model innovation(BMI) is risky, but when companies do it with agility, they thrive. This article looks at...
Want More Innovation-Driven Entrepreneurship? Go Low-Tech!
By Terence Tse and Mark Esposito
Promoting entrepreneurship is increasingly seen as a way to revive stagnant economies. Below, Terence Tse and Mark Esposito argue...
New Business Creation Among BRICS Seven Times Faster Than G7 Since The Financial Crisis
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RSM International is the seventh largest global network of independent audit, tax and advisory firms. Below, a comparative...
Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Development
By Wim Naudé & Adam Szirmai
What is the relationship between technological innovation, entrepreneurship and development? Is it better for developing countries to adapt existing...
You Must Own Your Reputation: Networking, Entrepreneurship and Reputation
By Jim Pulcrano
Reputation is owned by the people who gossip about you1.
This disquieting statement is by one of the preeminent researchers in the field...
Reinventing Professional Services: Building Your Business in the Digital Marketplace
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The technological landscape has reshaped the way white collar workers cultivate and promote their businesses. This article offers insights on taking advantage...
Invisible Capital and Why We Need to Democratize Entrepreneurial Opportunity
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Invisible capital is the toolkit of our skills, knowledge, networks, experiences and other resources, along with the set of assets we were...
Underdog Branding: Why Underdogs Win in Recessions
By Neeru Paharia, Anat Keinan, and Jill Avery
In response to difficult economic and social realities, firms can successfully both inspire, and increase their appeal...
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