By Ute Stephan — 2018
Here are the five key findings that sum up the highs and lows of being an entrepreneur.
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Social entrepreneurship is attracting growing amounts of talent, money, and attention, but along with its increasing popularity has come less certainty about what exactly a social entrepreneur is and does.
Is it possible to be a good Christian and a successful entrepreneur? The Bible encourages believers to exploit their talents, which surely includes the ability to found and run a business
You want to attract talent and investors, and they both want to feel good about what they are committing to.
Since entrepreneurs are creators, they hold the power to make statements that can cause a ripple effect, impacting the masses in a positive or negative way (depending on how it’s being used).
CSR might be the last thing on an entrepreneur’s mind when he or she sets out to start a successful business, but I’m now convinced it should be part of a company’s culture from Day 1.
They often bend it. But don’t demonize them—the problem is systemic.
As an entrepreneur, one of the hardest parts of my job is maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Like most of us, I have hobbies outside the office and a great group of friends and family that I enjoy spending time with.
Even though Black women are starting businesses at a rapid rate, their businesses earn less revenue, remain smaller, and have a higher failure rate.
In France, “Entrepreneurs used to be seen as people with nothing left to lose. Now it’s become acceptable, even desirable, to be a start-up.”
A close look at entrepreneurship’s notion towards social reforms and responsibility, and how over time it has brought a positive change in our lives.