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For Canada’s new Women Entrepreneurship Strategy to be effective, we must gain a deeper understanding of sexism in startup spaces.
As digital media took off in the 2010s, few believed magazines could survive. While the industry isn’t what is once was, magazines are still very much alive, but why?
New research has found that technology startups with immigrant founders are more likely to pursue an exit strategy during the initial revenue stage — which is more profitable, but also more risky.
The Start-Up Visa program is falling short in a number of key areas, including job creation, global trade opportunities and the long-term viability of businesses.
Recognizing and addressing the mental health struggles of entrepreneurs is not just a matter of compassion, but is also an essential investment in society at large.
Increasing entrepreneurship among women and racialized people calls for the development of more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Traditional businesses operate with an established solution to a known problem. Startups focus on a product or service no one else provides.
A recent study about hiring practices sheds light on why some jobs change between when a decision is made to hire someone, and the actual hiring process itself.
The market research stage is often criticized as useless and inappropriate, but it’s essential to success in business.
Canada is home to a growing number of new digital-born journalism organizations, even though government policy aimed at helping the news industry has focused mostly on the decline of legacy media.
A study of entrepreneurship activity at 27 universities in Canada showed an increased interest in co-op work terms where students could work in their own start-up.
Microschools might be an attractive alternative to regular public schools that are wrestling with the pandemic, but they are mostly out of reach for low-income students, a researcher says.
There’s a global trend towards ‘third age entrepreneurship’, but the motivations behind these senior start-ups might surprise.
New entrepreneurs borne of the pandemic will need support to survive and thrive after the crisis. Here’s how business accelerators need to change in order to help them succeed post-pandemic.
Young and successful entrepreneurs get the attention, but they are the exception, not the norm.
Tech companies’ use of dual-class share structures to keep control in the hands of founders and other insiders gives a handful of people power over enormous swaths of American life.
Good business requires good governance, and startups require a particular kind of governance to help them grow and prosper. That’s why it’s so important for startups to get governance right early on.
How are startup entrepreneurs getting through the COVID-19 pandemic? Talking to each other to offer tips, expertise and a sympathetic ear is helpful, according to an ongoing study.
The coronavirus pandemic is an exceptionally challenging time for start-ups. Here’s a guide to help new businesses survive.
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Professor of Practice, Associate Dean, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Emeritus Professor of Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Entrepreneurship and Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Finance, UNSW
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ANZ Chair in Business Growth. Director, Australian Centre for Business Growth, Adelaide University
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Professeur - Directeur Chaire Improbable by Galeries Lafayette, ESCP Business School
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, University of Stirling
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Executive Director, Australian Centre for Innovation, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor for Entrepreneurship and Strategy, ESCP Business School
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Visiting Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Entrepreneurship, La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University
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Adjunct professor, UNSW ; University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, Business Administration, McGill University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, UNSW