May 19-25 is International Coaching week. Business, executive and life coaching are interesting blends of skills and practices that have been around for centuries. The position of “coach” of course is almost always first associated with athletics and that model gives some insights that transfer to coaching in business and life skills areas. Not too […]
Often when we’re introduced to a killer app, we ask ourselves, “Why didn’t I think of that?” But that’s not the right question to ask. A far better question is something like, “Why didn’t I take that cool little idea I had some time ago and keep working on it until I turned it into […]
Every startup takes passion. With a nonprofit startup, that passion is usually a vision for creating a better community, helping people in need or providing some other critical service. And just like a commercial startup, nonprofits require a sound business plan. So many of the initial steps are the same when you have your sights […]
According to a recent report from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, entrepreneurial activity is down overall for the second straight year. The only exception preventing this from being an “across-the-board” phenomenon is older Americans — Baby Boomers — who registered an uptick in their rate of startup creation. There are a variety of reasons older […]
Incubators. They aren’t just for poultry anymore. According to the National Business Incubation Association, there are more than 1,200 incubators in the U.S. and some 7,000 around the world. Back in 1980, there were only 12 incubators, so the phenomenon is certainly growing. One type of incubator is sponsored by a university and for the […]