What Fuels Entrepreneur Passions? New Study By American Express Open
What fuels entrepreneur passion? American Express Open took up the banner to answer this question and looked at the attitudes and differences between the Millennial Generation (Gen Y ages 24-35) and the Baby Boomers (ages 48-70). Clearly, the Great Recession has made a deep impression on both Millennials who found it difficult to find work […]
Do Working Americans Own Businesses On The Side?
With job insecurity hitting all time lows over the past seven years, many more Americans are taking control of their destiny. Or, so it seems according to a new report published by the University of Phoenix. According to the report, more than half of working adults own a business or have entrepreneurial ambitions and nearly […]
Computer Giant Launches World’s First Female Entrepreneurship Index
Dell announced the results of the world’s first gender-focused, global entrepreneurship index based on the Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index (GEDI) at its Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network annual event. “Unleashing the power of female entrepreneurship can have a dramatic effect on a country’s economy. The research clearly supports the assertion that key things need […]
Do More Boomers Bring Entrepreneurial Spirit to the Workforce than Gen-Y?
Monster.com, the worldwide leader in successfully connecting people to job opportunities, and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. and Millennial Branding, a Gen Y research and consulting firm, today announced new survey data on the state of worker attitudes across multi generations of professionals. This survey revealed that the entrepreneurial spirit resides in all of […]
How to Recruit an Elite Team of Employees When You Are a Start-up Company
Entrepreneurs who create their team of people to launch a company are in the position to create the soul of the company from the start. Recruiting your initial team of employees and leaders sets the stage for determining workplace values and whether the work environment will be cooperative or competitive in nature. Get one thing right Recruiting […]
Why Is The Bay Area A Global Innovation Leader?
Copyright TIGERS Success Series By Dianne Crampton When it comes to innovation, the San Francisco Bay Area has unique assets that enable it to excel in the world economy. According to a new report released today by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute and Booz & Company, one of those assets is a distinct culture of […]
Santa Clara University Offering a Minor for Entrepreneurs
To meet the growing national demand for entrepreneurship education, the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University has created a new minor in entrepreneurship. The minor in entrepreneurship is open to students from all three undergraduate schools—the Leavey School of Business; College of Arts & Science, and the School of Engineering. Students must take […]
The Launch of Millennials into Entrepreneurial Job Creation No Longer A Pipe Dream
The millennial generation – adults from 18 to 34 years of age – have long been considered the entrepreneurial generation. In previous posts we have reported how many organizations need them to bridge the worker gap once the baby boomers retire. Now it appears, according to a new poll, this group will be launching businesses […]
