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05 Sep 2011
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Why Life is Hard For First Time Entrepreneurs

2012
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Organizing for Society: A Typology of Social Entrepreneuring Models

By: Johanna Mair, Julie Battilana and Julian Cardenas

In this article, we use content and cluster analysis on a global sample of 200 social entrepreneurial organizations to develop a typology of social entrepreneuring models. This typology is based on four possible forms of capital that can be leveraged: social, economic,... View Details

Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Organizational Structure

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11 Jan 2022
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Can Entrepreneurs and Governments Team Up to Solve Big Problems?

19 Jul 2019
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Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs

a $100 million endowment, the program has pledge support for 10,000 young African entrepreneurs over 10 years. Participants receive training, mentorship, networking, and $5,000 in seed funding, among other benefits. More than 4,000 View Details

17 Oct 2014
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A future social entrepreneur in Pakistan

Rakhshan Zahid (MBA 2015) envisions her future as an entrepreneur in Pakistan using her skills to help solve social problems, such as the need for clean water, better sanitation, and educational opportunities. (Published October 2014) View Details

29 Mar 2023
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The Blavatnik Fellowship: A Lifelong Community of Entrepreneurs

13 Jun 2011
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Five Tough Questions Every Entrepreneur Must Ask about Growth

18 Oct 2016
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Leading the Way for Women Entrepreneurs

paused in describing herself and her role in founding her company, settling on “business strategy customer leadership person.” Barna urged her to call herself a visionary. The crowd of burgeoning entrepreneurs erupted in applause. Hyman... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; Birchbox; Rent the Runway; Hello Alfred; Retail Trade; Finance

25 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker

By 1910, however, with the new name Madam C.J. Walker, Breedlove had accrued a sizable fortune and considerable influence. This daughter of adversity was now well known and respected among the nation's African Americans as a savvy View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Beauty & Cosmetics

06 Jun 2016
Research & Ideas

Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful

understanding of the entrepreneurial leader. The program combines self-assessments of their skills and behaviors by entrepreneurs themselves with evaluations of them by peers, friends, and employees. Along the way the data is also... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge

September 1993 (Revised August 1994)
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Tales from Successful Entrepreneurs I

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30 Dec 2020
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Do entrepreneurs need an MBA?

Apr 13 2015
Testimonial

Creating Value as an Entrepreneur

14 Nov 2019
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Health Minute: How Entrepreneurs Can Reduce Health Care Costs

June 2024 (Revised August 2024)
Technical Note

Web3 Business Model Design for Entrepreneurs

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Liang Wu

Keywords: Web3; Internet and the Web

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July 2003 (Revised June 2004)
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Mercy Corps Interviews with Social Entrepreneurs

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

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September 1997 (Revised October 1997)
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Emmet Stephenson: Profile of an Entrepreneur

By: Ashish Nanda

Profiles the career of a Emmet Stephenson, the founder of over a dozen successful companies, as a model of entrepreneurship and management. View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career

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