Marketing has major benefits for entrepreneurs in emerging markets, study shows
Can marketers help improve the world?
Economics & Business
Jan 26, 2021
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News tagged with entrepreneurs
Cannabis use both helps and hurts entrepreneurial creativity
When entrepreneurs dream up ideas for new businesses, cannabis use might help, and hinder, their creativity, according to a new study in the Journal of Business Venturing by Washington State University researchers.
Economics & Business
Jan 26, 2021
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Collective action around common resources could help vulnerable communities
Two separate economic studies point to a grim current economic reality in South Africa. Close to 3 million jobs lost due to the COVID-19 lockdown in April were not recovered again by June 2020. Also by June, one in every ...
Social Sciences
Jan 5, 2021
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Women entrepreneurs are more motivated by social impact than money
Entrepreneurial motivation is important to economic growth because entrepreneurs create companies that produce new products and services, which in turn, boost productivity. But we know little about what motivates innovative ...
Social Sciences
May 20, 2020
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Older entrepreneurs as successful as their younger counterparts, study reveals
From Steve Jobs to Mark Zuckerberg, the stories of prosperous, young innovators drive the American economic narrative. However, the truth is that older business entrepreneurs may be just as well suited to success. And older ...
Economics & Business
Apr 6, 2020
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Progress or pinkwashing: Who benefits from women-focused capital funds?
An increase in the number of women-focused capital funds promises to help address gender gaps in the provision of financial capital.
Social Sciences
Feb 19, 2020
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Triumph, embrace or offset? Entrepreneurs have different storytelling styles for presenting business closure
New pioneering research shows that entrepreneurs communicate to strengthen their professional image and stakeholder relationships—and avoid blaming others.
Economics & Business
Jan 21, 2020
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It takes an ecosystem to raise a successful start-up
The geography of entrepreneurship is "spiky", meaning that from region to region there are significant variations in rates of start-ups and, in particular, "scale-ups"—new businesses that are evolving into larger enterprises.
Economics & Business
Dec 4, 2019
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Tech startups gravitate toward cities with strong social networks, study finds
The presence of technology startups can drive economic growth for their home cities. So how can cities better appeal to entrepreneurs? A new study from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin shows ...
Economics & Business
Dec 3, 2019
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New venture team success requires collective ownership—with boundaries, study says
A sense of collective ownership is crucial to a startup team's success. The energy and enthusiasm that come from working toward a shared vision can be powerful. But how an entrepreneur interacts with a team to build a sense ...
Social Sciences
Oct 28, 2019
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