Business Formation

Entrepreneurship and business formation involve taking risks and inevitably mistakes are made. Some mistakes are so common that entrepreneurs who have some experience under their belt can help young entrepreneurs avoid some time-consuming errors. The previous post...

A recent article by Alex Taussig on CNN Money is full of tips for young entrepreneurs. Taussig says that it is impossible for entrepreneurs to avoid all mistakes because starting a business can have lots of starts and stops and making mistakes and learning from them...

Time magazine has named its "Person of the Year" for 2010: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Since 1927, Time magazine has been choosing a "Person of the Year" who they deem has most significantly influenced our culture over the past year. The 26-year-old has...

As discussed in the previous post, the Kardashian reality-TV-star sisters, particularly Kim, are inventive and successful entrepreneurs. One recent new business venture, however, was a massive failure. The Kardashian Prepaid MasterCard, a prepaid debit card, was...

Whether reality TV star Kim Kardashian is seen in a good or a bad light depends on whom you ask. The tabloid queen seems to always be in the news, often for posing nude. At least one blogger, however, sees her as a "money-making genius."  A blog by Jenna Goudreau that...

It's almost Thanksgiving, which means it's almost Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. Of course, the holidays in general are a big time for shopping and a good time for a business to consider whether they are doing all they can to get shoppers to...

Parents naturally want to help their children succeed, but what if your high hopes for their success lead to financial failure for both parents and children? Late last week, The New York Times published a helpful and informative article for parents who may be...

In our previous post, we discussed a recent article in The New York Times that takes an in-depth look at one of Google's innovative new business ventures: creating a self-driving, or autonomous car. Google's robot car project stands as an inspiring example...

Google is an example of a wildly successful company that does not rest on its laurels. Instead, the company continues to branch out in innovative and original ways. An article that appeared over the weekend in The New York Times took an in-depth look at one of...

A recent opinion piece by Rosabeth Moss Kanter for the Harvard Business Review reflects on soon-to-be-departing CEO Tony Hayward's conduct during BP's Gulf oil spill crises. Moss Kanter considers Hayward's leadership during the trying time for the company as well...