What happens when the founder of a world-renowned sportswear maker teams up with a successful real estate developer? In the case of Kevin Plank and Marc Weller, the result is an astounding 235-acre project that carries a $5.5 billion dollar price tag — the Port Covington project. So, how did these two business powerhouses get […]
By Lindsay Shearer When Josh Nass left the Brandeis University campus on a Wednesday evening in the Spring of 2013 and got into a limousine that awaited him, nobody on the entire University campus knew where he was going. Nass sat quietly in the backseat of the car as he was driven to one of Fox’s remote […]
High school can be among the most challenging yet exciting years of someone’s life. While many kids are focused on trying to get into a top university, lining up an internship, and finding a date to prom, other teenagers are starting businesses. This is a lesson in how everyone, including kids, should use what they know […]
A small, or sole, proprietor is someone who holds no formal business structure registered, but runs a business by themselves.This makes many wonder how exactly a sole proprietor gets paid. They must, since it is the most common business type in the U.S. To say a sole proprietor gets paid is incorrect- they make money. […]
The number of women-owned businesses are increasing every year. The trajectory for this includes significant growth; growth that is poised to continue indefinitely. However, the challenges faced by female entrepreneurs are significant. They often must deal with limited access to funding, balancing business and family life, and a lack of sufficient mentorship from the very […]
Entrepreneurship can be a tough game. Almost no college or university level education can prepare you for it. Most of the learning happens on the job. Therefore, we decided to create a small guide that would allow you to navigate your way during the early days of your venture, which we created with the help […]
Gone are the days when STEM was viewed as a man’s job. This year, women comprise almost 30 percent of the workers who are in the field of science, technology, engineering, and math. In the US alone, 57 percent of professional occupations are held by females. If you are a woman in the technology sector […]
One of the pitfalls of entrepreneurship, is that the entrepreneurs try to wear too many hats. Many find themselves juggling the tasks of a full time receptionist and account manager whilst they are snowed under with administrative tasks – and that’s before they do the work that actually brings in the money at the end […]
Mark Weimer has spent most of his career in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area as a tech entrepreneur after graduating from Stanford University with a BA in Economics. Mark was focused on using technology to reach large numbers of people from the moment he graduated and entered the workforce. From 1992 to […]
It’s not that difficult to admit – finding the perfect gifts for entrepreneurs is especially complicated. In these days of gift shopping, there come those moments of frustration where you don’t know what to buy, especially when you’re looking for the perfect gift for your business-oriented friend. What can you give someone who knows what […]