Essays on Entrepreneurship

No entrepreneur starts a business believing they are going to go bankrupt. But while solid business strategy and a can see you through just about any challenge, the reality is that bankruptcy is always a possibility. This is why there is so much significance to …

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 …

It has been one of the biggest stories of our age.Our polluting technologies have been a key factor behind climate change, pumping excessive carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as we burn fossil fuels like oil and gas to get the necessary energy for our daily …

Are there certain qualities that all successful entrepreneurs share?After years of personal experience and coaching, I’ve discovered that entrepreneurs share very similar qualities that make them successful. Fortunately, all of these qualities can be learned. It is up to you to carefully examine your strengths …

The Pros and Cons of Entrepreneurship In America today, as of August 2013, the unemployment rate was 7.3 percent. Many students graduating from college are faced with many challenges with one of them being whether to work for corporate America or to start their own …

Celebrity branding or endorsements can do wonders to brands – is what most marketing companies tell their clients.Today almost every brand is being endorsed by a celebrity, be it a sports star or an actor. Celebs help upcoming companies stand out among others in the …

Let’s let go of the idea of the lone wolf, once and for all.We have this idea of the entrepreneur as a solo figure — an ambitious, solitary adventurer willing to stand apart from the crowd and risk it all on the strength of a …

Ninety percent of start-ups fail, some for reasons which were completely avoidable, others because of a lack of confidence, preparation or understanding of what was needed to be successful. I have experienced some of that failure myself. Afterward, there is always that feeling of regret …

So you want to write a book. Maybe you’re looking for a new revenue stream. Maybe you have a that you think others should adopt to make their days more efficient. Maybe you’ve had a lot of interesting conversations online lately and want to summarize …

The view of the human as a rational being is nowadays heavily questioned (Simon, 1959), UT in science a lot of models and theories still are based on this assumption. When looking at research on entrepreneurship, we notice that it is considered a relatively new …

Being an entrepreneur is not an easy job. There are times when you cannot remember most of the information at a meeting and you end up jotting down key notes. But where do most of these notes end up? You either lose them or forget …

Entrepreneurs often spend most of their time managing their businesses online. But sooner or later you will be required to visit clients, attend conferences, and map out new markets in-person. The right travel card can either make travel into a necessary sacrifice or an effective …

As consultants analyzing the economic stability of Skeer Manufacturing, it is important in the early stages of implementation that the company follow the recommendations set forth by our team of consultants, of how expenses and revenues are to be calculated to maximize profit. In general, …

“What do you do for a living?”“I’m an entrepreneur.”The answer has a sexy ring to it. Plus, there’s a hint of mystery — as if you possess a quality others don't. You've shifted into an entirely different gear that sets you apart. Perhaps there’s a little ego …

According to the author, personal entrepreneurship is the ability of a person to trade in goods and services for the purposes of creating wealth for the individual, while personal innovation is the ability to generate new ideas for the purpose of creating new or improved …

My Dad never gives up, he never takes it lying down… he started his own blog at the age of 64, started a freelance writing career, alongside an NGO for empowering young people to pursue their dreams and succeed early on. Yeah, talk about drive. …

To sum up entrepreneurship, it is a long period of low with one or few major moments of high. Now this might disappoint any budding entrepreneur given the time and dedication one spends on their venture. However, you need not worry! Ask any successful entrepreneur …

Today, Branson is the fourth richest man in the Unites Kingdom with his billions of wealth. The road to success for him is extraordinary due to his own characteristics which makes him so much different from other entrepreneur. Branson started his business in the music …

Becoming an entrepreneur today is not unheard of. Succeeding is. Only 45% of businesses survive beyond their first five years. And those are just the numbers for survival. There’s nothing that states those businesses are in good shape. You need to use every possible tool …

Y Combinator is hailed as the most powerful startup accelerator globally and companies helmed by YC are a testament to the same. Some of the most successful stories such as Airbnb, Dropbox, Reddit and more have been honed by YC partners. A couple of Indian …

Inrroduction Business growth is a good goal for most firms in general and is given great weight by the society. This could be seen with the list conjured up by the media, such as ‘Forbes Fast-Growing Companies’ and ‘Inc Fastest Growing Companies’ lists. The reason …

You want a nice car. You want a nice house, and lots of money so you can do everything you want — I get it. But those things aren’t going to make you successful. It’s like Jim Carey said: “I think everybody should get rich …

Leaders have an arsenal of tools to throw at employees, markets, investors and other stakeholders. Which one should you choose? Which one pushes the organizations forward? Which one is self-propelling? Fear? Excitement? A study of leaders in high and established firms found that the traits of …

Whether you are in the early 20s or late 30s, a lot of things change without a doubt but what doesn’t change is the way we look at ourselves. We consider scrutinizing ourselves every now and then little realizing that there is so much to …

The past decade has not only been a harbinger of improving lifestyle, comfort, and convenience for people, but it has also provided significant technological breakthroughs to companies, governments, social enterprises, and society in general. This decade continues to build technology to further expand horizons of …

One of the major grievances entrepreneurs in the UAE have long had about starting and scaling business in the country is with regard to the challenges associated with business failure here, with legal structures that initiate criminal proceedings against financial defaults. However, this could now change with the UAE …

Social entrepreneurship is making waves in the worlds of business and social justice. Over the last decade and a half, an ideal environment has been created, fostering an explosion of this (relatively) newfound way of doing business. As a result, a model has been hatched …

Jenny Duranski was eight months pregnant, on her hands and knees, cleaning up a flood in her eco-friendly nail salon, . She’d signed a lease for the Chicago retail spot just nine months earlier, but as her belly grew, so did issues with the shop: …

I’ve been labeled compulsive, a work addict, obsessive, out of balance and impossible to work with. People have told me I’m unreasonably demanding and have unrealistic expectations for myself and others. Solutions have been proposed to “cure” me of this problem. Doctors throw labels at me  like …

An entrepreneur is an individual who organizes and operates a business and taking financial risk to do so. The entrepreneur is commonly seen as an innovator of new ideas, and business processes. Everyone has different strengths and weaknesses, and entrepreneurs are no exception. But all …