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The UK lags behind poor nations when it comes to young business owners, so what’s stopping them taking the plunge.
Thirsty? Perhaps a cool glass of lemonade would hit the spot.
Entrepreneurship is a matter of society. Schools should be engaged to coach students, starting at an early age, by working on their perception of self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intention.
LeWeb 2014 start-up competition finalists. The popular conference went on hiatus for 2015.
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Paris generates nearly a third of France’s GDP, yet the city falls short as a destination for immigrant entrepreneurs.
Student entrepreneurs coach other students as part of an entrepreneurial awareness campaign at the University of Lorraine.
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How networks and ecosystems support youth entrepreneurship initiatives.
The research group included Hazara who opened kebab shops in Adelaide.
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Humanitarian refugees face many barriers to becoming entrepreneurs, but research shows they are disproportionately entrepreneurial.
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‘Gabrielle’ the perfume harks back to Coco’s early days and the business instincts that built a global brand.
The country needs a new economic strategy that puts small businesses at the core of the development strategy.
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South Africa’s 14 point plan to achieve economic recovery lacks detail and vision of how the country is going to get itself out the prevailing economic crisis.
Consumers often distrust mission-driven groups that earn profits.
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People may initially assume the worst when they encounter for-profit companies with social missions. What can these social ventures with good intentions do to gain people’s support?
Refugee Talent, a digital matching platform to assist refugees in finding work in Australia, emerged out of one of the Techfugee Sydney Hackathon events.
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Social enterprises set up by refugees are also helping countries to overcome some of the challenges of economic and social integration of new arrivals.
Almost 3000 Australian small to medium enterprises have established businesses in China.
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A new breed of company has appeared as Australian entrepreneurs create successful small businesses in China.
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Women in business can be forced to define themselves in opposition to the attributes associated with men.
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Redressing the balance can start from the bottom up.
Changing definitions.
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Elements of the condition are well suited to getting on with business.
University students experiment with human-robot interaction and autonomous manipulation, two elements of manufacturing’s future.
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Today, the U.S. is leading the robotics revolution. But without timely investment, China will overtake us, and could permanently put Americans out of work.
Former benefits recipient Lorraine Worrall now runs a market stall.
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A TV series that gives families on benefits a lump sum of £26,000 shows how starting your own business can transform your life.
Trump celebrates African-American History month.
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Despite an entrepreneurial heritage, black self-employment rates are about half that of whites. Could a rising economy lift their boats too?
New minister for industry, innovation and science, Arthur Sinodinos, is fond of the term innovation.
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New minister Arthur Sinodinos seems all for the innovation catch-cry but perhaps it’s time he dropped it.
A fundamental challenge in Japan, in particular, is the low visibility of refugees and undocumented migrant workers.
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Despite being one of the top donors to the UN refugee agency, Japan accepts very few asylum seekers, and provides little support for those who do make it.
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New research shows how women are held back when it comes to starting and growing their own businesses.
Australia is getting better at encouraging people to consider a startup.
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Australia is still far too ‘arms-length’ from the process of starting and growing companies.