Entrepreneurship

Inga Kjer | Photothek | Getty ImagesFor decades Microsoft has been associated with a traditional definition of office work, long hours in front of a computer, but now the corporate enterprise giant finds Gen Z entrepreneurs disrupting ideas about workplace hustle and the traditional 9-5 day. Many recent Gen Z college graduates are flipping the career paradigm and pursuing entrepreneurship rather than entering the corporate world. "We've seen a lot of reimagination during the pandemic and a lot of digital transformation,…

What is a parent's role in raising smart, confident and successful children? What matters? What doesn't? Though I am the mother of two happy and driven entrepreneurial sons, these are questions I never thought to ask.Looking back, I would have loved to have read stories about how entrepreneurs had grown up — not just Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, but people who we could actually identify with. Entrepreneurs, in my view, are not just founders of for-profit businesses. They are resilient, hard-working people who start…

Stacy FrancisSource: Stacy FrancisStacy Francis never planned to become a financial advisor, especially one for women going through divorce. But a candid talk with her grandmother shifted her career trajectory. Her grandmother, Myra, was a victim of spousal abuse and, before passing, she confessed to staying in her marriage because she felt "financially trapped.""That's what drove me to go into this field," said Francis, who founded Savvy Ladies, a non-profit providing free financial advice and education for women, along…

Some people can move back in with mom and dad if they have to, or at a minimum, crash on their aunt or sister's couch until they get their priorities in order. That provides a cushion. But that was never a possibility for me.I didn't have a strong support system growing up. I always knew that if I ran into trouble while building my career, I might have to sleep in my crappy car with a broken windshield.That never happened, thankfully, but the possibility was always in the background as I started my journey to becoming an…

Dwyane Wade still moves fast but this time it's off the basketball court.The retired three-time NBA champion for the Miami Heat has investments in media companies and consumer products. Wade, 40, has purchased an equity stake in two sports teams, the NBA's Utah Jazz in April 2021 and in January 2022 joined Blackstone executive David Blitzer as a co-owner of MLS club Real Salt Lake.He's hosting a TV show on TBS, "The Cube," and co-founded Budweiser Zero, the iconic brand's entry into nonalcoholic beer. And this doesn't…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Practicing ethics of care in social entrepreneurship has immediate and long-term impacts on sustainability, according to a recent University of Eastern Finland study published in Entrepreneurship & Regional Development. …

Justin Ellen found himself at a difficult crossroad when he was 17 — should he pursue his passion for baking full-time, or go to college to further his education?At that time, the youngest contestant of Netflix's popular baking show was making custom cakes from home as a side-hustle, while also juggling with school.He was bringing home at least $5,000 a month, but he couldn't help but compare himself to his peers."The thing that got me down was like, I was seeing all my friends ."Nonetheless, the young celebrity baker…

When Lucy Yu was 7 years old, she told her mom she wanted to retire and open a bookstore one day. She'd always loved reading and, as the only child raised primarily by her single mother who immigrated from China, turned to books as a source of comfort.Now, at age 27, Yu is living that retirement dream as her full-time job. In December, she opened Yu and Me Books in Manhattan's Chinatown, New York City's first Asian American woman-owned bookstore that centers works from authors of color, immigrants and people from…

In the tenth annual Disruptor 50 list, CNBC highlights private companies that grew through the ups and downs of the pandemic and are poised to meet increasing economic and consumer challenges.All told, these firms have raised a half-trillion dollars in venture capital. At least 41 are unicorns, with valuations of $1 billion or more – 14 are valued at over $10 billion. But becoming a unicorn has become all too common, and as market volatility pressures valuations in both public and private markets, other stats stand out: …