Thought Leaders
The Surprising Advantages Environmental Entrepreneurs Have Over Established Companies
Our research suggests that environmental entrepreneurs may differ in important ways from your run of the mill entrepreneurs.
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Thought Leaders
‘She’s My Adult Spirit Animal,’ Says This Social Entrepreneur About Her Mentor
Just Speak founder Brittni Kellom has no shortage of passion for her organization's mission, but she looks to her mentor for wisdom and guidance.
Thought Leaders
‘When You Feel Alone, Crazy’ — This Social Entrepreneur’s Mentor Talks Her Through the Rough Patches
B-360 founder Brittany Young is a self-described optimist who always expects the best. So her mentor helps her manage expectations and navigate when things go wrong.
Thought Leaders
How Two Sisters Turned a Textile Experiment Into a Bustling Global Enterprise
Lily and Hopie Stockman transformed their long-distance art project into a fast-growing business -- by not heeding advice from Harvard Business School and staying true to their vision for a socially-minded brand.
Thought Leaders
The Woman CEO Who Changed My Life — and the Lessons She Taught Me About Business Success
I was lucky enough to meet one of the women founders who most inspired me.
Thought Leaders
How a Life-Altering Experience Inspired a Social Enterprise Connecting the Greatest Minds of Our Time
Here's proof of what can happen when you turn your greatest obstacle into a profound opportunity.
Online Presence
6 Social Media Monitoring Tools for Managing Your Online Presence
Employ these services to help you see what people are saying about your brand online.
Entrepreneurs
10 Companies That Are Doing Good While Doing Well
These companies are not only successful but are helping others succeed, too.
Thought Leaders
This Entrepreneur Literally Put Helping the World Onto Her Shoulders
Alissa Lentz's HERO backpack company is trying to inspire greatness and compassion one bag at a time.
By Dan Bova
Building a Business
To Make Conscious Capitalism Work for Your Small Business, Use the AID Approach
Creating a win-win for people, profit and planet doesn't have to be too difficult if you take the AID approach: align, integrate and donate.
By Drew Kossoff
Thought Leaders
Why Startups Focused on Solving Social Problems Are Attracting Investors
Companies genuinely seeking to do good are seen as a sound bet for long-term profitability.
Online Presence
This College Professor Makes More Money in One Day From Instagram Than in Two Months Teaching. Here Are Her Secrets to Success.
Samira Kazan teaches physics and math, but her unique smoothie bowls are what gained her more than 600,000 Instagram followers.
By Hayden Field
Thought Leaders
10 Interesting Things We’ve Learned About Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian
The entrepreneur and investor is all about making the biggest impact.
By Nina Zipkin
Thought Leaders
How Entrepreneurship Is Helping to Save Puerto Rico
After Hurricane Maria savaged Puerto Rico, a man named Jesse Levin used what he'd learned as an entrepreneur and applied it to disaster relief. And it worked.
Building a Business
Kristen Bell Teams Up With Actors to Create a Snack Bar Brand That Feeds Starving Children
The name of the company lays out the founders' mission: This Bar Saves Lives.
Marketing
Consumers Will See Right Through You If Your Social Impact Message Isn’t Authentic
Jessica Abo sits down with entrepreneur Danielle Finck to discuss why she created a PR firm that only takes clients who are making the world a better place.
By Jessica Abo
Thought Leaders
People Want to Help the World, But They Want to Be Recognized for It
A recent study found that aspiring millennial entrepreneurs aren't just thinking about how they can help, but if their contribution will be valued by the recipients.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
How This Woman Perked Up Her Family’s Coffee Business and Jolted Sales by 300 Percent
Alyza Bohbot rebranded and reinvigorated her parents' business by empowering women.
Entrepreneurs
7 Surprising Traits That Make Millennials Excellent Employees
History's most technologically adept generation is perhaps also its most humane and collaborative.
By Deep Patel
Building a Business
How the Side Hustler Life Is Redefining ‘Work-Life’ Balance
It's about more than babies and friends -- work-life balance can also mean finding career fulfillment through a side hustle.
By Ania Kubow
Thought Leaders
5 Lessons on Taking a Stand You Can Learn From Patagonia
While some businesses may be left with the feeling that they can't be so bold, more and more, your customers expect you to stand for something.
Sustainability
This Millennial’s Company Has an Important Global Impact — While Saving Customers a Ton of Money
Meet Walid Halty, the millennial who is trying to save the world's energy crisis.
Thought Leaders
Despite the Dangers, This Founder Is Staying in War-Torn Syria to Help Entrepreneurs
Sami Ismail refuses to leave, wanting to instead continue supporting local entrepreneurs who are trying to succeed.
By Adam Elder
Thought Leaders
This Startup Turns Table Scraps Into Profit
Detroit Dirt picks up organic waste from the area, composts it and then sells the dirt for growing produce within the city.
Online Presence
How 13 Instagram Icons Grew Their Followings to Massive Levels
Everybody starts with zero followers. Here's how these pros got thousands upon thousands of fans.
Thought Leaders
Sofia Vergara, the Highest Paid TV Actress, Shares How She Makes Business Decisions
The 'Modern Family' star gives us the inside scoop on her latest venture, EBY.
By Nina Zipkin
Business Funding
3 Signs That You’re Networking Too Much
How you can recognize the warning signs and fix your course before you waste your time.