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By James Beal on Fri Mar 27 2020

TOP 25 FINALISTS ANNOUNCEMENT MINNEAPOLIS, March 27, 2020 -- It was another exciting year for e-Fest and the Schulze Entrepreneurship Challenge! Once again, our team of entrepreneurship judges pored Read more

By Kimberly Eddleston on Mon Mar 23 2020

With so many professors being required to move their courses online, the board of FamilyBusiness.org would like to ease the burden of their fellow scholars by offering advice. In this first article, Read more

By Daniel Van Der Vliet on Fri Mar 20 2020

Michael Cortelletti, owner and “Guardian Angel” of Food Democracy in Verona, Italy, has seen the affects of COVID-19 first hand, both as a business owner, and as a resident of Verona, Italy. As Read more

By David Deeds on Mon Mar 16 2020

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks we will be publishing articles on familybusiness.org and EIX.org to help businesses weather the turmoil caused by COVID19. Visit our home page daily for more Read more

By Daniel Forbes on Wed Feb 05 2020

Clayton Christensen popularized disruptive innovation and reshaped management thinking. Josh Gans reflects on the man, his work and his legacy. Clay Christensen, the Harvard Business School educator Read more

Employees are more likely to take initiative when family firms blend supportive collaboration with clear monitoring and performance feedback. Family firms typically emphasize one of two management Read more

By Howard E. Aldrich and Martin Ruef on Mon Jan 06 2020

Billion-dollar startups are rare, yet they dominate entrepreneurship research. Scholars may learn more by studying ordinary startups and how founders actually build them. Alongside the business Read more

By Kimberly Eddleston on Tue Dec 17 2019

Working together all year can make holiday tensions worse. Boundaries, patience, distractions and realistic expectations can make gatherings easier. While the holidays are supposed to bring magic and Read more

By Steve Blank on Thu Dec 05 2019

Adjunct professors often bring deep startup and investing experience. Integrating them more closely can improve teaching, research and connections to practice. EDITOR’S NOTE: Steve Blank, who has Read more

By James Beal on Thu Sep 26 2019

Zachary Quinn and Brian Keller turned an entrepreneurship class assignment into a fast-growing brand built around purpose, social media and student ambassadors. Editor's Note: This article and Read more