The Horizons Tracker
DECEMBER 3, 2019
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. Instead, markets have become stodgy and increasingly immune to competition.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 2, 2015
In fact, her love of the city’s mingled cultures and vibrant local businesses was one of the things that had inspired her to cofound Unamano, now a world-renowned nonprofit that supported entrepreneurship in emerging markets. Unamano’s mission was to help entrepreneurs in emerging markets—not in the United States.
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Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
They all incubated their business ideas while employed by someone else. their companies account for over $3 trillion of GDP (for the sake of comparison, that's 40% of China's entire GDP). What do 70% of successful entrepreneurs have in common? Because most managers are simply unbearable.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 4, 2017
In the decade between 2005 and 2015, labor productivity in the US as measured by GDP per labor hour was less than 1% for 7 of the 10 years, according to the OECD. Managed by Q, a cleaning and office services company in New York City, decided to pay employees higher wages than the prevailing market rate. And wages are stagnant.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 27, 2012
Career paths are not one-size-fits-all, yet in emerging markets, it's often assumed that microfinance — the use of small loans to foster self-reliant small businesses in a community setting — is the only path for women seeking economic opportunity. Microfinance was one issue that we considered.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
Only a handful of so-called unicorns — companies that have achieved a valuation of over $1 billion in the last 10 years — come from Israel, and only one Israeli firm, Teva, ranks in the world’s 500 largest companies by market capitalization. That’s disappointing for a country with so much potential. We think so.
Rajesh Setty
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
One Million by One Million is a global initiative that aims to nurture a million entrepreneurs reach a million dollars each in annual revenue and beyond by 2020, thereby creating a trillion dollars in global GDP and ten million jobs. SM: Every incubator you look at takes pride in how exclusive they are. RS: What makes 1M/1M unique?
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