By Nick Huber, Co-Founder of Storage Squad Last week, we looked at the 6 top reasons why you should drop what you’re doing and start a service-based business. Once you have a concept and you’ve tested your market, it’s time to set-up your operations […]
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By Nick Huber, Co-Founder of Storage Squad The race to be the founder of the next Facebook, Salesforce or Google is over and the kings have been crowned. Social media and technology startups are maturing fast and the truly unique concepts in these industries […]
Categories: Blog, Entrepreneurship
By Executive Director, Dan Cohen, Ph.D We have a bold ambition at Wake Forest University’s Center for Entrepreneurship—we want to develop an entrepreneurial mindset in our students. A recent paper titled, The Language of Successful Entrepreneurs: An Empirical Starting Point for the Entrepreneurial Mindset, […]
Categories: Blog, Entrepreneurship, Mindset
By Visiting Assistant Professor, Greg Pool Aside from the obvious fact that some of the fastest-growing and most identifiable companies started out as collegiate ventures (Facebook, Microsoft, Dell, Reddit and many others), there are good reasons why launching your venture in college may be the […]
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By Associate Professor of Communication, Rebecca Gill, Ph.D In a previous blog post, I discussed the confusing, sometimes conflicting, advice given to entrepreneurs when it comes to telling their story. Part of the problem with this advice is that it forgets to take into […]
Categories: Blog, Entrepreneurship, Storytelling
By Communication and Program Director, Jennifer Bennet, Ed.D Initially, our knee jerk reaction is to think that artists and entrepreneurs are completely different and complete opposites. But as you begin to examine the characteristics, traits and mindsets of both, you will soon find that […]
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By Associate Professor of Communication, Rebecca Gill, Ph.D There is no doubt that storytelling has become the latest tool deemed crucial to an entrepreneur’s toolkit. Articles emphasizing the value of storytelling are frequent in Forbes, Entrepreneur, INC., and countless blog posts across the Internet. […]
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By Executive Director, Dan Cohen, Ph.D It is said that “experience is the best teacher” and that anytime you embark on a new experience you are bound to make mistakes and learn from them along the way. My experience in teaching and mentoring entrepreneurs over […]
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By Jennifer Bennett, Communication and Program Director for the Center for Entrepreneurship When you hear the name Planet Fitness you immediately think of the brand. Planet Fitness understands the saying, “You can’t be everything to everyone.” And because of it, you know exactly who they are, and you also […]
Categories: Blog, Entrepreneurship, Startup Lab
By Executive Director, Dan Cohen (Note: This is a blog, and not an academic paper. If this topic interests you, please read Cognitive mechanisms in entrepreneurship: Why and when entrepreneurs think differently than other people, by Robert A. Baron. This post draws heavily on that […]
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