The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO)‘s annual Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is the premier global competition for “studentpreneurs” who run their own business. This year, more than 1,700 EO GSEA nominees from more than…
Your employees are arguably one of your most valuable assets. At least they are for my company. However, managing them can be incredibly challenging since you constantly have to ask questions like…
One of the biggest factors holding back new and aspiring entrepreneurs is the fear of failure. The reality is that the vast majority of successful entrepreneurs have, at one point or…
As leaders and entrepreneurs, I think we can all agree that we spend a lot of time dealing with the present, looking ahead to the future, and identifying how our…
I’ve been meaning to write this column for some time. The reason I’m finally getting to it is because it’s an excuse to avoid doing something else. Let’s face it,…
If you took a poll of the places in the world where you think that there is some value to building an Etsy-like business, we are pretty sure that Qatar…
As a leader, of course you seek to engage employees so they’re motivated to do their best work. So you’re well aware of the importance of communicating, After all, you spend…
When many teams run into a problem, there’s a default tactic they use to find a solution: brainstorming. As brainstorming has become the method of choice, there’s been a LOT of…
In today’s world, it’s not hard to build a website. There are dozens of free website building platforms available to the average person, and they’re relatively easy to work with–even if you’re…
Sam Calagione is used to getting love in his hometown of Milton, Del. He created Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, one of America’s hottest breweries, and is a major employer in…
In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Greg Rollett explains why you should scale your business. It’s probably not why you’d expect. It isn’t to generate more revenue or make more…
In 2006, I was given a probable death sentence. I chronicled my fight and eventual remission with stage 3 throat cancer in a 2013 article, “How Financial Planning Saved My…
“Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door” is a phrase that has inspired generations of innovators and entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, they often find that…
1. Stop consuming caffeine Although people think they perform better on caffeine, the truth is, they really don’t. Actually, we’ve become so dependent on caffeine that we use it to simply get back to our…
In the 1970s, Route 128 outside Boston was considered to be the center of the tech world. Companies like Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), Data General and others disrupted the market for mainframes with new minicomputers that…
Earlier this year, Apple sued Qualcomm for $1 billion alleging that Qualcomm has “been charging royalties for technologies they have nothing to do with.” Qualcomm was firm in dismissing this action as…
I don’t know about you, but lately, my Facebook news feed has been full of ads for growth-oriented tech tools, promising everything from customer acquisition to revenue lift and more.…
Feeling a little blue lately? A handful of recent research suggests you’re not alone. Thankfully, there may be something — or several things — you can do about it. Researchers have known for decades…
Seventy-one percent of companies say closing more deals is their number one priority for sales, according to Hubspot’s State of Inbound Report. Yet many organizations are still following outdated sales processes.…
Like most startups, we started out undercapitalized. The only “office” we could afford was our laundry room. We had extra space there because we couldn’t afford a washer and a…