Tag: Entrepreneurship

At the age of 51, Russell Brent launched Balzac & Company, a successful yarn store in Ocean Grove, N.J. Like many other second act personalities, Brent found his inspiration by returning to an early Read more

Patricia Wynn of Patricia Services, LLC | Credit: Patricia Wynn Editor’s note: In this series, Next Avenue will follow Patricia Wynn as she embarks on becoming an entrepreneur with her North Read more

Most entrepreneurs know the competitors they face today; namely, other businesses that compete for the same customers in the same or similar markets or industries. However, many dissimilar companies Read more

Many entrepreneurs have grown up in a globally integrated, digital world where online commerce and tools make it easy to sell a product or service worldwide. Some startups may even locate an office Read more

Why Does EOS/Traction Work So Well for Family Businesses?

Imagine this not so uncommon family business situation. In a f ourth-generation family business, the transition between the previous generations always went from the father to son in the business: Read more

Editor’s note: In this series, Next Avenue will follow Patricia Wynn as she embarks on becoming an entrepreneur with her North Carolina lifestyle assistant business. Future installments will note Read more

Research continues to draw connections between the emotional swings of entrepreneurs and both their overall well-being and their business success. It is becoming clear external events play a role in Read more

Back in the depths of the Great Recession, two World Wide Web pioneers set up shop on Menlo Park, Calif.’s venture capital enclave, Sand Hill Road. Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz of early Web Read more

Mat Hughes (left) is now Senior Editor of familybusiness.org and David Townsend (right) is Senior Editor of EIX. As readership continues to rise dramatically year after year, EIX.org and Read more

Diversify Your Family's Risks by Returning to Its Entrepreneurial Roots

Family enterprises are the backbone of the world’s economy and critically important to the economic growth and development of every nation. On average, they outperform publicly owned non-family Read more