Displaying items by tag: Entrepreneurship

When it comes to small business in the United States, more women are running the show....

Black business owners struggle to secure the types of funding that their larger counterparts easily obtain. Such capital would help them survive when a major contractor pays its invoices as swiftly as snails....

The Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship, a nonprofit organization operating in the District of Columbia, 12 U.S. states, and 10 foreign countries, aims to inspire low-income youths to achieve in the classroom and understand the value of being committed employees and dedicated business owners....

Regardless of the path you take or how well you prepare, entrepreneurship will test your stamina and belief in yourself....

Successful entrepreneurs all have one thing in common -- they pushed the excuses aside, not their dreams....

Being your own boss may sound like heaven on earth, but what you have to remember is that it's still a lot of hard work....

There is much more involved in running your own business, but there is also great potential for reward....

Most people have heard the story that many startups will fail in the first five years, as much as 80%. According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, About half of all new establishments survive five years or more and about one-third survive 10 years or more. The probability of survival increases with a firm’s age. What’s more, survival rates have c...

Convince America's smart young grads to forego law school and med school in favor of a business startup....

The chances of receiving funding is very slim, so if you are serious you are going to have to dip into your own pockets....