Entrepreneur

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When opportunity knocks, sometimes it's smart to ignore it.  Q: My wife and I started a church. It’s grown, and now we’re considering expanding to multiple services instead of just one. How do we decide whether to make that jump? -- Kris H. Kris, alm

India Today

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When the history of independent India is written, one person—Dhirubhaiji—will figure prominently. In this, seven characteristics are striking. First, he operated his businesses at a time when the economy was being micromanaged by the government. But

Fast Company

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Five years ago, Fast Company published a profile of entrepreneur Tristan Walker, a Foursquare veteran who was building a shaving and skincare business called Walker & Company. Written by contributor J.J. McCorvey, it was a candid portrayal of an Afri

True Love

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Tell us about your journey into entrepreneurship? I studied marketing and events management but was more passionate about events, which has been of great value to the positioning of Andimahle Building Events. After graduating, I travelled before sett

Finweek - English

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good news is hard to come by these days. Even as we finally enter lockdown level 2, celebrating is premature. While it of course provides a lifeline to many businesses that were hanging by a thread, it’s too late for scores of others. And then there

Entrepreneur

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Henry Ford. Steve Jobs. Elon Musk. Disruptive entrepreneurs may upend industries in different ways, but they have one thing in common: They don’t think like the people they disrupt. They look at the world differently—and, in my experience, more emoti

Inc.

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By early 2012, almost six years after its founding, Austin-based Yeti Coolers was hitting its stride. The maker of high-end coolers for the hook-and-bullet set had grown to 20 employees and finished the previous year with $29 million in sales, which

Entrepreneur

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Being the bearer of bad news is never fun. But there comes a time in everyone's lives, when they've got to step up to the plate. This is especially true in business. When you're in a leadership position at a company, knowing how to deliver bad news i

Inc.

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THE MOST SUCCESSFUL entrepreneurs are driven by something more than revenue or profit margin. For Ruben Gutierrez, founder and CEO of VRG Components, a global supplier of electronic components, the driver is his past—and his desire to help others bui

Tatler Malaysia

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No stranger to change, Surina Shukri is an advocate for the shift in norms, facing the tumultuous nature of change with an adaptability that is as whip-quick and sharp as her wit. Accompanied by her unflappable curiosity and an excitement for learnin

Forbes Africa

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THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS ALSO BROUGHT with it opportunities, and according to South Africa-based futurists Graeme Codrington and John Sanei, it’s time to embrace the change and rather see it as a chance to try and rebuild your business, even if it i

Entrepreneur

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As your business grows, your original road map may not be the best path to success. But letting go of your vision (and control) is not easy.

Inc.

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They met on a jet in 1998. He was an assistant professor in Oklahoma with a PhD in sociology. She had a PharmD and a job in big pharma. The chemistry between Eddilisa Martin and Marcus Martin was instant; they married a year later. Their entrepreneur

Home Business Magazine

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As the founder of Kardia Financial Group, Christan Hiscock is changing the face of the finance industry. His company was born from the desire to change the financial services industry through heart-centered services that focus on what's truly importa

The Christian Science Monitor

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Applications for new businesses are way up in the U.S., a sign of creative and courageous entrepreneurship that defies the social isolation and gloom.

NZBusiness and Management

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Sue Duncan has learnt a lot in her 30-plus years in the highly competitive events industry. And one of those lessons is that as a serial entrepreneur she really isn’t an ideal employee. Sue is a risk-taker who likes running her own businesses; buildi

True Love

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1. Businesswomen’s Association of SA (www.bwasa.co.za).The country’s biggest association of business and professional women began in 1980. It focuses on empowering, inspiring and developing women, providing support and opportunities to connect and gr

Cannabis & Tech Today

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An entrepreneur plays a critical role in their organization – to be responsible for the idea that the company was founded on commercializing it. The core competency is not to emphasize ideation, but rather be the leader who is responsible for bringin

Post South Africa

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DURBAN-born Shruti Dowlath has won prizes worth more than R50 000 in the UCT Shark Tank competition for her student entrepreneur start-up website, UnifySA. What was initially meant to be an app called UNITE(CT), has now shifted focus and become a web

Longevity Magazine

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The message out there is that the world of work has changed and that we all should work longer. In many cases this may mean becoming an entrepreneur and building your own brand. The best way to tackle your current situation, if you have not saved eno

India Today

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Swati Bhargava Co-founder, Cashkaro, Mumbai www.cashkaro.com The journey My husband Rohan and I discovered some cashback sites when we were both working in the UK. We found the concept interesting and started Pouring Pounds, our UK-based cashback ven

The Global Filipino Magazine

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Passion, determination, dedication, hard work, and perseverance--this is the formula that Dubai-based Filipina entrepreneur Maria Raymundo used for more than 18 years abroad to achieve what she has now. Currently, Raymundo is the managing director of

Sunday Tribune

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THE Youth Business Connect Summit – a keenly anticipated event on the DBF calendar – was a resounding success with young people asking impressive questions. The seminar took place on September 25, and in keeping with its theme “Integrate to Innovate

The Guardian

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Refugees are already equipped with the key skills to succeed in business and their contribution can be worth billions of dollars

Entrepreneur

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Many parents encourage their children to become entrepreneurs. Mine did the opposite. But in an unlikely way, we took this journey together -- and the person who once seemed most apprehensive about my career choice would come through with the greates

Entrepreneur

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Shortly after debuting his online communications tool for healthcare professionals at the New York eHealth Collaborative's Digital Health Conference in November 2012, serial entrepreneur David Crane closed a portion of a $750,000 seed round. Several

Inc.

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I WOULD GUESS THAT MANY, IF NOT MOST, kids who eventually became entrepreneurs wanted to grow up to be sports or TV stars. When you’re a kid, that’s who your heroes are. So it’s a bit ironic how many sports and TV stars, having grown up, now want to

NZBusiness and Management

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There is no peak-hour traffic in Reefton. At 7.30 on a Monday morning, with the mist shrouding the surrounding hills, I’m strolling up the main drag of Broadway. It’s blissfully quiet and empty. It’s hard to believe more than a thousand people live h

Superyacht International

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“A premature loss which gripped us with much grief and sorrow and deprived us of his charisma, but in some way not of his guiding because Southern Wind’s founder and CEO left the shipyard well prepared for the years to come”. Andrea Micheli one of SW

Tatler Singapore

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One can say that entrepreneurship fuels Cheryl Ou. In 2005, she set up her first business, a nail salon that allowed her to put her skills as a trained nail technician and educator to use. The business would later evolve into The Nail Social, which u