As 2022 draws to a close, top business leaders are laying out plans for the year ahead. You probably are too. For anyone looking for inspiration, CNBC Make It asked leaders across industries what habits they want to cultivate in 2023. Here’s what they had to say. Yelp David Schwarzbach, Financial director “Working from home … Read more
Byju’s, India’s most valuable startup, has had a torrid 2022 thanks to a series of controversies over its finances, unpaid loans, governance and layoffs, among others. The ETtech team has closely followed all developments surrounding Byju’s. Here are five must-read stories: Byju losses reach Rs 4,588 crore in delayed FY21 results ETtech After a delay … Read more
Robert Daly | Getty Images For many entrepreneurs, selling or transferring a business is like giving up a baby they’ve raised from a young age. Certainly, the economic stakes are high, given that 80 to 90 percent of owners have their financial wealth locked up in their business, according to estimates by the Exit Planning … Read more
Byju’s, India’s most valuable startup, has had a torrid 2022 thanks to a series of controversies over its finances, unpaid loans, governance and layoffs, among others. The ETtech team has closely followed all developments surrounding Byju’s. Here are five must-read stories: Byju losses reach Rs 4,588 crore in delayed FY21 results ETtech After a delay … Read more
Byju’s, India’s most valuable startup, has had a torrid 2022 thanks to a series of controversies over its finances, unpaid loans, governance and layoffs, among others. The ETtech team has closely followed all developments surrounding Byju’s. Here are five must-read stories: Byju losses reach Rs 4,588 crore in delayed FY21 results ETtech After a delay … Read more
This year, books on the startup ecosystem in India and around the world have shed light on the ever-changing entrepreneurial landscape, especially in the wake of the game-changing pandemic. From fundraising fundamentals, shark tank india judge Namita Thapar, and Complex Patterns of Failure, by serial entrepreneur Kim Hvidkjaer, to lead a breakthrough in any industry … Read more
Monique Rodriquez holds many titles: mother, wife, friend, sister and self-made millionaire. The 39-year-old founded Mielle Organics, a natural haircare brand, in 2014 after a devastating loss that reshaped life as she knew it. “It took something quite traumatic to happen for me to realize what my true purpose and ultimate calling was,” Rodriquez told … Read more
Vidit Agrawal of GajiGesa wanted to enable workers to access their pay as they earn it, between traditional month-end pay cycles. This gives workers a lot more cash and protects them from predatory lenders. GajiGesa Vidit Agrawal, co-founder of Indonesian startup GajiGesa, knows that crazy growth is nice. But endurance is better. “Everyone talks about … Read more
For many women, a new year brings new career goals, and that often includes entrepreneurship.FG Commerce Content of the Globe’s Women and Work weekly newsletter, part of the Globe’s Women’s Collective. To subscribe, click here. As the new year approaches, it can be a good time to assess past professional accomplishments and make plans for … Read more
Wolde North, a fourth-year student at Champlain College in Burlington, seen Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. North enrolled in an entrepreneurship course at Hula, Burlington’s business space and incubator. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Champlain College and Hula, Burlington’s coworking campus and business incubator, are launching a new collaboration next semester that includes an entrepreneurship course taught … Read more
Max Olson, founder of Seachange. Picture/File
After a blockbuster year of funding in 2021, venture capital investment in German tech startups cooled in the second half of this year – as the worsening effects of war, inflation and rising interest rates settled. In 2022, the total value of investments in German startups fell 46% year-on-year to $11.9 billion. The number of … Read more
Mario Escoto Damas built a successful business after immigrating to Canada in 2019 and has since been appointed as the Managing Director of the Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre. Mario Escoto Damas arrived in Canada to expand the family business. Today, the Honduran-born entrepreneur helps other newcomers build their own businesses while putting Thunder Bay on … Read more
Bengaluru resident Divya Chethan is a vigorous learner. Having had a fair share of experience in organizations in the area of talent acquisition over the years, Chethan decided to put business savvy into a startup and embarked on his entrepreneurial journey in 2016. With Gautam Sinha, Sanjeev Punwani and Karunjay Anand, she started CBREX Technologies … Read more
Brandon Nicholson has always stood up for others. As a child, the 39-year-old recognized that career and educational opportunities for young black boys were not very accessible unless they were well-connected. “My parents were trained as lawyers and have been very involved in school politics, taking me to school board meetings and parent association meetings … Read more
In a strong response to a recent Twitter poll posted by Elon Musk, users of the platform called on him to step down as CEO. Musk responded that he would resign when he “find someone stupid enoughto take over as CEO, saying he will lead the software and server teams instead. But any replacement will … Read more
For startup founders and venture capitalists, the office party party is a December tradition. But poor financial forecasts for the new year lead VCs to tell founders to cut costs quickly. Many are cutting back on their parties, but some are finding creative ways to keep celebrating. For many venture capitalists and the founders of … Read more
Forbes isn’t a big fan of setting up a business in Oklahoma. In a list meant to trigger groans in some parts of the country, ego boosts in others, and plenty of data misunderstanding — Oklahoma is 42nd in the “Best States to Start a Business in 2023.” But how accurate is such a list … Read more
open share links close share links FDA approvals, acquisitions, a nod to the United Nations and a Time100 honor. Here’s what some innovative members of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship community have been up to this year. Biobot Analytics The wastewater analytics company co-founded by Mariana Matus, PhD ’18, was named one of … Read more
American actor and comedian Milton Berle said, “If the opportunity doesn’t come, build a door.” And that’s what business owners do, day in and day out. Starting a small business can be daunting, considering the many hurdles and hurdles the process entails. But despite the many stumbling stocks, there is no dearth of aspiring entrepreneurs … Read more