Entrepreneurship

The creators of the start-up AndFound, an online platform that connects angel investors with a curated selection of promising start-ups, have a towering...

Crucial (and cost-free) ways policymakers can support scale-up entrepreneurs.

For years "risk management" has been characterized chiefly by caution--preventing the business from doing things that would create exposure. Although...

The company and you have parted ways- now what? In an uncertain economy, one of the things you can predict is that there will be people who lose their corporate affiliation – either through downsizing, or because they elect to take early retirement, or for some other reason – and decide explore the self-employment instead […]

It’s not exactly Minority Report – but it’s close.

As a boy, Bush watched "Emergency!" on television and was captivated by the romance and seeming magic of saving lives. As an adult, he found the reality...

This post is the sixth in a series on Advanced Entrepreneurship. Most new entrepreneurs obsess about raising cash to start their business. What they don’t spend enough time thinking about is generating income. That’s not to say that fund-raising isn’t important. An entrepreneur might occasionally have to raise cash to keep the business alive until […]

In the past few years, a new methodology for launching companies, called "the lean start-up," has begun to replace the old regimen. Traditionally, a venture's...

What's the best way to lift people out of poverty? The social entrepreneurs in the new "impact sourcing" industry believe the answer is providing work,...

What did I learn at South by Southwest Interactive last week? The annual gathering in Austin, Texas, has gained a reputation as the mecca for innovation and disruptive technologies. Startups and, increasingly, innovative mainstream companies converge on SXSW to test and launch new concepts. Twitter had its coming-out party in Austin in 2007. Foursquare was […]

The professionalization of the sector has bred an interesting species of entrepreneur.

Scrap metal entrepreneur Stephen Greer naively trusted his foreign partners—and lost millions to fraud. Here’s how he reclaimed his confidence and rebuilt his company.

Why do we lionize the tech industry’s past and mock its present?

And when each one makes sense.

With emerging-market giants such as Brazil, Russia, India, and China experiencing slowdowns, investors, entrepreneurs, and multinationals are looking...

New research finds that women are more likely to make big bets when important social issues are on the table.

Markets are emerging for social problems. Consider these numbers: $158 billion = size of the low-income health care market $332 billion = size of the low-income housing market $2.90 trillion = size of the low-income global food market And there are other unformed markets that cut across income levels: For example, what’s the size of […]

A five-stage framework will help owners to determine their company's stage of development and how to ensure a profitable future. It is also useful to...

Because they’re really good at it.

After all the investigations into the Satyam scandal are over, one question will remain: why did its founder, B Ramalinga Raju, plunge into fraud? Four...