Abrams: Freedom allows entrepreneurship to flourish in United States (The Tucson Citizen)
Today we celebrate Independence Day, a good time to remember that freedom is an essential element of a society that supports and nurtures entrepreneurs. If we want to flourish as entrepreneurs, we must nurture our freedoms.
Mmegi Online ::> news we need to know (Mmegi)
We believe the ideal situation should be that before people get funds they should come for training to prepare themselves for entrepreneurship, Dennis Maswabi, managing director of Enterprise Botswana (EB) said.
Discrimination propels disabled into entrepreneurship (BizJournals)
Discrimination against the disabled is alive and well, which makes them a perfect pool of potential entrepreneurs.
Summer Reading for B-Schoolers (BusinessWeek)
Whether they're on the beach or on the subway, MBA students are filling the off-season with books. Here's a look at some of their choices
Soothing Culture Shock (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
Mengjia "Victoria" Zhuang, a 29-year-old MBA student from Shanghai, China, will never forget her first day in strategy class at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business. In the middle of her first case discussion, Zhuang was struggling to keep up. Suddenly, the teacher looked directly at her and posed the question, "What would you do if you were CEO of this company?"
Soothing Culture Shock (BusinessWeek)
For international students coming to the U.S., starting B-school can be a real jolt. Mengjia "Victoria" Zhuang, a 29-year-old MBA student from Shanghai, China, will never forget her first day in strategy class at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business.
G8 must not squander Africa's moment of hope (Seattle Times)
A historic moment of opportunity for Africa now exists. Africa has changed dramatically in the past decade and, with the right kind of support...
School and community briefs: Guajome Park Academy student to attend conference (North County Times)
VISTA ---- Rayesha Veronica Pruitt, a student at Guajome Park Academy in Vista, was recently chosen to attend LeadAmerica's 2005 Congressional Student Leadership Conference in San Diego.
Entrepreneurship: Be realistic about raising money for your big idea (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
The conventional wisdom about how to raise start-up money is to use your own, use credit cards or ask family or friends. I've never used any of those in the three companies I've started. I consider raising money part of my due diligence on the feasibility of the idea.
Putting the brakes on taxi violence (Cape Argus)
The minibus taxi industry has a long history of violence, mayhem and death. But it is also an industry that keeps the wheels of our national economy turning by ensuring that millions of people get to work every day.