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Is Entrepreneurship As Popular As We Think?

The Horizons Tracker

Indeed, research suggests we’re in the midst of an ‘entrepreneurial economy’, which has prompted governments and corporations to lend their heft to the entrepreneurial wave, with incubators and accelerators popping up left, right and center. in 1985 to just 5.3%

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Why Does Teach for America Spawn So Many Entrepreneurs?

Harvard Business Review

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. Recently, TFA introduced a program to promote entrepreneurship in education called the Social Entrepreneurship Initiative.

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Use Jugaad to Innovate Faster, Cheaper, Better

Harvard Business Review

We recently attended the World Economic Forum's India Economic Summit 2011 in Mumbai, where we moderated several panels and workshops on the topic of innovation. educated Harish Hande. Jugaad innovators innovate cheaper: Jugaad innovators are very frugal. In sum, they strive to deliver more (value) for less (cost).

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It Takes a Village to Raise an Entrepreneur

Harvard Business Review

We've extensively analyzed the applications to the Echoing Green fellowship between 2006 and 2011, and built a rich dataset that allows us to rigorously study trends in the field of social enterprise. In 2010 and 2011, almost 50% of the applicants to Echoing Green relied on hybrid models, versus 37% in 2006.

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To Grow a Digital Business, Learn from the Startup Community

Harvard Business Review

So in 2011, the publication launched a new model, called FUSION, for working with start-ups, welcoming a select group of new ventures into the Irish Times offices to help the company develop new digital offerings. Business education — a field near to my heart — is one of them.

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Why Today’s Corporate Research Centers Need to Be in Cities

Harvard Business Review

Consider the iPad, first released in March 2010; at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, close to a dozen tablets were on display. Georgia Tech’s incubator, the Advanced Technology Development Center , helps create successful startups by connecting entrepreneurs to mentors, capital, and customers.

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Indian Tales of Inclusive Business Models

Harvard Business Review

He has challenged Indian companies to come up with inclusive business models that deliver more value at less cost for more citizens — be it in agriculture, healthcare, education, energy, or financial services. We will be writing more about these pioneers in our blog posts throughout 2011.