Essays on Entrepreneurship

Making the decision to jump out of the corporate world and build your own business takes guts. Depending on your source, the attrition rate for start-ups is somewhere between . Access to venture capital is, by many accounts, starting to dry up. Getting a loan …

Building a personal computer can be a rewarding experience in addition to saving costs. By building a personal computer, one can save up to 30% of the costs that would be incurred if the computer were purchased from a dealer. (more…)

Women’s Empowerment Introduction Women have generally been looked upon with contempt for centuries with various strictures inflicted upon them reducing their status to the mercy of men. They have been confined to hearth and home. But now the perspective of the society has changed and …

Humanitarian aid to the developing and under-developed world has been a hotly debated issue around the globe for decades, with the focus being on how these poor nations can be given aid and if the aid is only creating more barriers than it is breaking …

Raising the right amount of capital from the correct investor is perhaps one of the most crucial tasks for an entrepreneur. Analogous to matrimony, while finding the right investor would ensure the longevity of the enterprise, a wrong match may provide to be completely detrimental …

MENA's creative entrepreneurs talk on what it's like to turn a passion project into a business venture, and share their insights for pursuing creative ambitions in the MENA region. Having worked in the fashion industry for more than 17 years, ’s influence in the sector shouldn’t be measured …

The management has been negligent in matters of control. The company has made a loss in 2005 after profit in 2004 (Form 10 K, 2005). The operating margin crashed in 2005 to less than 3% after touching almost 9% the previous year. The poor results …

Today, businesses are forced to confront unfavorable economic conditions, technological imperatives and demographic shifts in catering to shifting markets. In such a world where nothing is sure, creating team loyalty or employee stickiness is essential, and an outcome born of many elements that marry people, …

When Ehsan Alipour designed his “SmartIron” for a class project at Stanford, the idea of “smart” products had yet to be popularized. Apple wouldn’t release the first iPhone for another two years and touch technology was just emerging. At first thought, an iron may seem …

“College Entrepreneurs Do Good and Make Money,” (Nickels, McHugh, & McHugh, 2010, p. 26). They are really business and success story. True college entrepreneurs will do anything possible to reach their goals by being original and innovative. They pick an idea based on the customer …

General Principles of Good Governance 1. Service to Others Service to others allows us to practice doing what Jesus would do and it connects us to those we serve and give us a kind of satisfaction that self-interest can never offer. When we serve others …

It’s 1:30 p.m. You go out, you grab lunch, only to come back to the office, sit at your desk and chow down for 10 to 15 minutes or so. As you gobble down the last bite you realize you have a meeting to run …

With the growth of eCommerce, a hiring spree began. eCommerce companies once went out of their way to hire (read poach) top executives from other companies, but this was a time when the money was flowing in and ambitions were high. Now that the venture …

Venture Capital is money provided by professionals who invest and manage young rapidly growing companies that have the potential to develop into significant economic contributors. According to SEBI regulations, venture capital fund means a fund established in the form of a company or trust, which …

If you want to be successful, study someone who is and find out how they did it. You may not be able to create the next Snapchat but you can build the . And that’s the point.Below you will find 25 people, all under 40, …

Entrepreneur is on the road with startup platform Rise of the Rest. Check out  for stories from the October road trip as well as for insights from thought leaders and community leaders showing there’s an entrepreneurial world outside Silicon Valley. Today, we toured Denver on …

For a long time now, the Middle East region’s ties to the fashion industry has been primarily a commercial one- the region’s prominence as a retail hub, owing to its purchasing power, and its population’s flair for elegance and opulence are what came to one’s …

With over 18 years of entrepreneurial experience in marketing and strategy, Umang Srivastava has an unusually accurate knack of understanding the needs of the consumer. And this is what led him establish Bonita along with Neeraj Mittal. Bonita is an emerging international player in home …

I strongly believe that feedback Is an essential Ingredient If performance Is to be maintained – let alone Improved. Therefore, after dealing with the priority of ensuring that all harm was removed from the patient’s ways, I approached my assistant with humility and asked to …

Richard Branson’s Virgin Group Although certainly notorious, Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has experienced several problems. In the short-term, brand overextension has become a threat since the company has entered multiple markets. Brand overextension leads to damaging the comprehensive Virgin brand. Since the Virgin brand itself …

I live in Charlotte North Carolina; I just purchased a home in a community called Ballantyne. This community is on what we consider the south side of Charlotte. In February of this year, members of my community were told that there was going to be …

If you want to simplify your daily investing ventures, then I truly believe that you need to have a few of the right apps to help you along the way. The right app can simplify investing, help you stay connected with the outside world and …

While an entrepreneur is born with the birth of an innovative idea, it’s the execution and scaling that helps give wings to his concept.  Many startups with innovative concepts stumble midway due to lack of awareness and understanding of critical execution strategies. Stanford Graduate School …

Starting with a predominant share of corporate banking business, IDFC Bank received a universal banking licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in July 2015 and started its operations on October 1, 2015. Being a startup in itself, the Bank expects to grow the …

Introduction Women business owners are crucially vital to the American economy.  Women are establishing businesses at twice the pace of all businesses and remaining in business longer. In fact, America’s approximately 9.1 million women-owned businesses provide work for about 27.5 million individuals and put in …

Introduction Resources haven’t always been linked to wealth, as the management of resources in a country is always subjected to politicking. Ghana’s resources have been recently discovered, thus space for maneuver regarding how to make the best out of the natural supplies is given to …

Why I would open my business during economic crisis. Starting a business during recession presents both a challenge and an opportunity, bearing in mind that recessions are the worst economic times. However, as an entrepreneur with sufficient capital, recession would not stand in my way …

Consider the entrepreneur, grinding toward his goals, pushing past the pain and battling against his lesser self. It’s a noble picture. But there's more to entrepreneurship than stress and strain.Think of the elite marathon runners who have bathroom emergencies and let it loose in the middle of …

Your presentation to your investor is sparkling with clarity, confidence, and chutzpah. You can feel the energy in the room bursting, and you feel like you have them eating from your hands. You finish your presentation with flair, you are expecting an applause, and you …

Entrepreneurs must focus on opportunities to move their businesses forward and strategies to take their companies to the next level. But it can be easy to get distracted by all the noise or wallow in negative projections. Think of it this way: Your table is full …