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Minority Entrepreneurs Still Face Discrimination When Seeking Finance

The Horizons Tracker

Nearly ten years ago, a group of researchers from Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and Rutgers shed light on a disconcerting phenomenon: discrimination within the realm of bank loan services, which cast a shadow over the American Dream for minority entrepreneurs.

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Strategies for Successful Business Finance

Strategy Driven

Without sound financial strategies, even the most innovative and promising ventures can stumble and fail. In this ever-evolving and competitive business landscape, entrepreneurs and business leaders must employ strategies that enable them not only to survive but thrive financially.

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How Female Entrepreneurs Can Thrive In Crowdfunding

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It’s well known that women struggle to attract their fair share of venture capital finance. The study finds that when using crowdfunding, female entrepreneurs can especially benefit from using innovative language when launching their campaigns, with this found to work even when launching in traditionally male categories.

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How To Innovate And Grow Via Nondisruptive Creation

Eric Jacobson

“It’s what we call non disruptive creation that allows us to innovate and grow without disruption and social pain,” share the authors W. Nondisruptive creation has three distinctive characteristics : First : It can be generated by a scientific invention or a technology-driven innovation. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne.

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How Innovation Changes During A Recession

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While Winston Churchill was famously supposed to have remarked that we should never waste a crisis, the reality is that during recessions, firms often tighten their belts and reduce the amount they invest in innovation. “We examine innovation following the Great Depression using data on a century’s worth of U.S.

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? While entrepreneurs are clearly talented innovators and visionaries, most first time entrepreneurs don’t have prior experience as a CEO.

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Growing Entrepreneurs And Entrepreneurship: Lessons From Estonia

The Horizons Tracker

Famous entrepreneurs, such as Elon Musk and Steve Jobs, are often portrayed as mythical creatures who have left the womb imbued with the talent, burning desire, and tolerance for risk-taking required to be the exceptional entrepreneurs they ultimately became. The reality isn’t quite so romantic. Supporting entrepreneurship.