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Entrepreneurs
Why refugees make great entrepreneurs
Aug 7, 2019
The refugee entrepreneurs’ motives are often a mix of altruism and self-interest.
This 13-year-old chief executive is her dad's boss
May 3, 2019
Alina Morse is the CEO of a multimillion-dollar candy company. Her dad works for her.
Investing while foreign-born: The advantages of being an immigrant venture capitalist
by
Nina Roberts
Dec 6, 2018
Immigrants comprise 13.2 percent of the U.S. population, yet 20.6 percent of the country’s entrepreneurs are immigrants, according to a 2016 report from the New American Economy.
William Shatner is still the captain of his entrepreneurial ship
Sep 10, 2018
The actor talks about his projects, along with exploring frontiers — final or otherwise — of business.
Lessons from the financial crisis: risks, regrets, and learning to say "this is enough"
Aug 1, 2018
Chef and entrepreneur Peter Hoffman says there are risks he didn't take, "but there’s also the work towards coming to accept that — this is enough."
A look at China's unlikely lingerie capital
by
Jennifer Pak
Jun 19, 2018
Guanyun County produces three out of five of the lacy undergarments ordered online in the country.
When it comes to traditional business loans, non-white and women entrepreneurs are being left behind
May 25, 2018
Despite Texas’ reputation as a business-friendly state, a survey last year from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas found access to capital is the number one concern for women and non-white small business owners in the state. There’s a good reason for that. According to the U.S. Minority Business Development Agency, people of color are three […]
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Business cards are getting weirder
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Josie Fan
Feb 8, 2018
Even in this digital age, the good old fashioned business card is far from dead. But it is getting weirder. Some creative networkers and entrepreneurs are using oddball cards with unusual shapes and materials to stand out with potential clients. “What I found is that a lot of young people really love them because they […]
Reinventing a summer classic, water balloons
by
Adriene Hill
and Emily Henderson
Jul 17, 2017
Josh Malone, inventor of the "Bunch-o-Balloons" water balloon toy, talks about how the idea came to be.
Using the lessons of hip-hop to start a business
Jun 6, 2017
A program in Philadelphia is teaching entrepreneurship through the successes and failures of the music business.