“Social entrepreneurship is everywhere these days…. And of course it’s a big buzzword in certain education circles as well. I still don’t know what it means.” This is the second in series addressing ...

What is entrepreneurship? You probably think that the answer is obvious, and that only an academic would bother to ask this question. As a professor, I suppose I am guilty of mincing words. But like ...

The term “entrepreneur” has become ubiquitous, a common phrase in business circles and beyond. But does everyone truly understand its essence? Beyond the surface gloss lies a deeper understanding of ...

A few months ago, Inc. magazine taught me that the classic definition of an entrepreneur was coined 37 years ago, by Harvard Business School professor Howard Stevenson. An entrepreneur, he said, is ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Self-made billionaire John Paul DeJoria knows what it takes to build a business from nothing -- in this interview, he explains how he started Paul Mitchell Systems (a hair care and style business) ...

Guest op-ed contributor Scott Shane is a professor of entrepreneurial studies at Case Western Reserve University. He writes about entrepreneurship and innovation management, among other things. How ...