Getting a Harvard MBA should prepare you for entrepreneurship…right? While MBAs certainly have advantages (like analytical training), they may have to work a little harder on some other qualities first.
Categories Starting Up
Nothing is more exciting -- or terrifying -- than starting a new business.
You have an idea you love and believe in. Maybe you have a name, or a couple of names, you’re thinking about. You might even have a simple one-page (or even one-paragraph!) business plan to guide you. And you’re ready to dive in and get started. But you need help: from getting your potential customers to test your business model to finding your ideal mentor, starting up successfully is no easy task. Our mentors describe what it's really like -- and what they wish they'd known before they did it.
How Much Is One Tweet Worth? The Story of MySocialCloud (Video)
From “The American Dream Revised,” hear how Stacey Ferreira and her brother managed to raise about $1 million — all based on one fortuitous tweet from Sir Richard Branson.
5 Steps to Set — and Achieve — Your Business Goals
No mega-successful entrepreneur has ever achieved success without clearly defining his or her business goals and purpose first. Here are 5 steps to do that in your own business, starting today.
YEC Member Spotlight: Brian Barnett, Founder/President, Florida Pro DJs
Florida Pro DJs founder Brian Barnett has a few words of advice for entrepreneurs in any industry — including that learning how to delegate is an absolute necessity.