Women on Business
JULY 13, 2012
Around the country politicians, industry leaders and small businesses have screamed their support for small business development centers and universities to get involved in creating business incubators that help build and sustain small business. More non-tech incubators.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 6, 2013
I suddenly realized I was meeting entrepreneurs in prison. That these guys who had run drug businesses had all these entrepreneurial characteristics like scrappiness, charisma, and real skills in leadership and management." But in getting to know the prison population better, Cat's position began to change. "I
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Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 26, 2013
First-time entrepreneurs lack the seasoning to captain a steady ship through turbulent waters. Inexperienced friends and family (and, increasingly, crowdsourced investors) lack the ability to gauge the viability of a business, or to mentor naïve entrepreneurs. However, there are over 7,500 business incubators around the world.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Now imagine if eBay went beyond providing a technology platform and entered the field of business incubation in a meaningful way, It’s an idea that could have a huge impact. In the start-up world, there’s a big focus on business incubators such as YCombinator–perhaps too much focus. Most stagnate.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Consider how Barcelona, for example, systematically seeks innovative solutions from entrepreneurs: winning proposals receive guaranteed contracts, plus additional support like office space for their operations. They’re defined by high levels of “buy-in” from owners, investors, managers, and employees.
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