Instead of giving Christmas gifts to his family last year, John McWhorter donated money to budding entrepreneurs. His gift, administered through , provided microloans to eight impoverished families worldwide, enabling them to start their own businesses.
Richard Foos never set out to become the arbiter of retro pop culture. He just wanted to see those classic James Brown records back in people's hands.
His company's gadgets are barely known abroad. But Aigo CEO Feng Jun, a boyishly exuberant walking advertisement for the fast-growing Chinese electronics maker, is out to change that.
Foreign-born entrepreneurs were behind one in four U.S. technology startups over the past decade, according to a study to be published Thursday.
"A promise of double-digit returns nowadays might seem like just another Ponzi scheme to investors.
A generation or two of American school children have grown up without a clue about how wealth is created.
It impressive that MIT is such a job-engine. A lot of countries tried to copy the idea to encourage University alumnis to found start-ups (with the help of funding, infrastructure and networks).
There's a grave tendency to focus on the errors of poor leaders, such as the recent Ten Worst Businessmen list.
If China's richest man knew he was about to become the most prominent casualty of the country's love-hate relationship with capitalism, he didn't show it this past August.
This may be the worst of times to be looking for a job but it is among the best to be starting up on your own. One thing distinguishing this recession from previous ones is there are lots more young entrepreneurs and lots of low-cost opportunities to exploit.
The two markets with the nation's top scores for small-business vitality, according to a new bizjournals study, sit 140 miles apart in the Tar Heel State. Raleigh is No. 1 in the national rankings, while Charlotte is No. 2.
Discussions of the term "organic" often leave consumers scratching their heads – or arms, as the case might be – as they try to figure out if the personal-care products they use daily should be or could be healthier.
Getting decluttered and staying decluttered -- two different things. Rhymer Rigby interviews experts to get the gist of clearing up your desk and improving productivity. What are your decluttering tips?
Achieving goals begins with stating them clearly, then communicating them effectively. What's your single biggest goal for 2009?
Good News! Empowerment is alive, well, and win-win-win in a down economy. Elizabeth Olson features schools and organizations and shares some success stories. Have you built or nurtured a business through empowerment? Please share your experience here!
Does this happen in your neighborhood or strip mall? One local business closes. Then, a new yogurt shop, personal care store or fitness center moves in. That's the trend in franchising for 2009. Why franchising? They offer a financial cushion and immediate brand presence.
Entrepreneurs, take note: you can improve daily productivity using six simple steps. Rory Cohen features process of Beth and James Hood , co-founders of Where's the Map (website). My favorite? Make the tomorrow's list today's last to do. How do you improve productivity.
Connect, an organization promoting technology and life science firms in San Diego (where I live) handed out the Most Innovative New Product awards yesterday. A high-tech surfboard and a computer-simulated cosmetic makeover were among the winners.
New buzzword alert: "helicopter parents." Why's it matter? Overinvolved (i.e., helicopter) parents, squash children's abilities to learn for themselves. Post to Independent Street, links to Steven Horwitz, economics professor of St. Lawrence University.
Alan Greenspan was an Objectivist. It's hard to know if he's still one or, if he's not, when and why he stopped.
Justin Timberlake's celebrity is behind a clothing line and restaurant headed up by his friend Trace Ayala. Learn the perils and how to's. Have you bought a product or gone to an event just because of celebrity? Was it worth it? Would you do it again?
Twitter's out there -- are you on it? What's to twitter? This great page offers a list of entrepreneurs who are making the media work to their advantage. What's your take? Do you follow Twitter? Do you post? What's your best advice?
Two great networking lessons: 1. Never leave home without a business card and 2. always be willing to strike up a conversation -- anywhere.
ON an island in the Napo River in Ecuador's Amazonian rain forest, in a tin-roofed hut on stilts, live some of the world's most unusual chocolate entrepreneurs.
Small businesses need to plan carefully to avoid the impact of higher taxes under the new Administration
"Solar has become a real industry"...After 30-plus years of steady improvement, solar electric technology is going mainstream. Photovoltaic (PV) panels, which convert sunlight directly into electricity, can increasingly be found on residential rooftops, warehouses, and Wal-Marts.
(w/ video) Sucessful entrepreneurs are creative and take risks. So says Richard Branson, CEO of Virgin Atlantic in an interview with Jean-Claude Larreche, INSEAD professor of marketing. A good lesson for corporations and job seekers in the current global crisis.
Often the choice of many at birthday parties or anniversaries, cake has fast become a fun and favourite dessert not just for the ones consuming it but for the designers and creators of the cake.
"In 1899, economist Thorstein Veblen wrote The Theory of the Leisure Class, where he referred to the rich, ruling class as lazy people who do leisurely work if at all.