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09 Mar 2015
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Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government

25 Nov 2024
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Becoming an entrepreneur -Rock Center Summer Fellowship

15 Jun 2012
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New Funding for Women and Minority Entrepreneurs

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

08 Dec 2010
News

10 Burning Questions About Why Some Entrepreneurs Fail And Others Succeed

14 Nov 2019
Video

Health Minute: How Entrepreneurs are Reducing Costs & Improving Outcomes

10 Jan 2023
News

Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage

27 Aug 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Guts, Gall, and Good Luck: What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur

Tips for Finding the Right Job at a Startup Finding a job at a startup is not the same process as hunting employment at an established business. The Amazing Life of One of America’s Earliest Black, Female Entrepreneurs Though not everyone... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2005
News

Women Entrepreneurs Share Insights at WSA Conference

a first-time entrepreneur with an idea and nothing else,” said Shukla, who had a career as a successful software marketing executive. She highlighted that experience, did her homework, and pitched the idea to 200 potential clients. Shukla... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Corporate Services; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

12 Aug 2013
Research & Ideas

‘Hybrid’ Organizations a Difficult Bet for Entrepreneurs

eyeglasses that can be calibrated by the user to circumvent the need for an optometrist. The second, VisionSpring, follows a different approach, working to build a network of entrepreneurs who sell eyeglasses in their communities. Rather... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Feb 1999
News

NYC Conference Brings Entrepreneurs and Angels Together

Last fall, the HBS Club of Greater New York hosted an innovative conference designed to give would-be entrepreneurs a boost in meeting one of the greatest challenges for any new venture: finding start-up capital. Held in September in New... View Details

June 2009 (Revised July 2009)
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Mrs. Ebtissam Algosaibi: An Entrepreneur in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Mrs. Ebtissam Algosaibi has created the leading high end jewelry company in the Middle East, Erum Jewelry, based in her home town of Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia. She believes Erum has the potential to be a world player similar to Cartier and Chopard. How should she expand... View Details

Keywords: Gender Characteristics; Entrepreneurship; Global Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Opportunities; Expansion; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Al-Khubar; Middle East

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08 May 2023
Research & Ideas

How Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Crushed Crowdfunding for Minority Entrepreneurs

Index from 2009 to 2021 to efforts by minority entrepreneurs to raise money on Kickstarter, which has raised $7.3 billion for popular projects such as opening restaurants and publishing comic books. “You can compare quarters within the... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

05 Sep 2018
News

HBS Named Top School for Producing Entrepreneurs

repeat victory—with PitchBook counting 1,310 entrepreneurs, 1,186 companies founded, and $39.28 billion in capital raised. The School was also ranked first for its alumnae founders, with 220 entrepreneurs and companies, with $8.46 billion... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Feb 2001
News

In Dot-Calm Era, Conference Examines Options for Entrepreneurs

entrepreneurs must not surrender to feelings of hopelessness. Stressing that starting any business is nothing less than a ten-year career commitment, he explained that those ten years may well be marked by two extremes: brilliant... View Details

Keywords: Information

09 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

How Social Entrepreneurs Can Increase Their Investment Impact

Foundation has made frequent use of investments in the form of “program-related investments” to support its social and environmental goals. How can an entrepreneur trying to do good evaluate the best form of support to pursue? Roth... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

01 Jun 1999
News

New York Club Names Entrepreneur of the Year

highlight of the dinner event was the presentation of the Club's Entrepreneur of the Year award to David McCourt, chairman and CEO of RCN Corporation. McCourt built RCN into the nation's first and largest facilities-based provider of... View Details

16 Feb 2016
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The Amazing Life of one of America’s Earliest Black, Female Entrepreneurs

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Immigrant Entrepreneurs in U.S. Financial History, 1775-1914

Throughout its history, the U.S. has been the beneficiary of a worldwide in-migration of entrepreneurial talent. This article surveys finance, one of the many sectors in which immigrants made a conspicuous impact. Part I demonstrates the dominant role of immigrants in... View Details

Keywords: History; Talent and Talent Management; Groups and Teams; Entrepreneurship; Policy; Immigration; Banks and Banking; United States

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