Entrepreneurship

At EARTH University, students don't produce papers. They produce -- organically grown crops they harvest and sell -- along with other entrepreneurial agricultural products. Is this hands-on education in working the soil and changing the world a model for a better future.

A new study by Babson College found "overwhelming evidence" that even just a few elective courses in entrepreneurship can inspire students to later launch their own businesses, a result that puts another dent in the old argument that entrepreneurship cannot be taught.

Today's challenging job market has many recent college grads contemplating life as an entrepreneur. Some have dabbled in self-employment, but most will going into it essentially relying on instinct. So we asked some experienced entrepreneurs what every would-be small businessperson needs to know.

Whether it was a fresh startup or a fresh start, fewer Americans seemed willing to take career risks last year, according to a new report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The percentage of job-seekers starting their own businesses or relocating for new positions fell to historic lows in 2010.

The recession has been deep, but it hasn't stopped those who want to be their own bosses from switching careers to pursue that dream. In 2008, 626,400 employer businesses were started, according to the Small Business Administration. Another 552,600 employer start-ups joined their ranks in...

Entrepreneur Todd Gabel's eighth-grade teacher had told his mom, "Don't waste your money sending this kid to college." Teacher might have been right. Lured by the money he earned in corporate computer sales, Gabel dropped out of college and started his first company while only in his...

Serial entrepreneur Scott Gerber has a message for young people: Don't listen to your parents, your mentors or your teachers when it comes to looking for a job after college. Gerber says the system of the past doesn't apply to our generation; instead we will beat the unemployment plaguing our...

Do you spend more time scribbling down your business plan than taking notes in class? You're not alone. Young people are among a growing group of entrepreneurs who aren't waiting for a diploma in hand to create their own job opportunity. "Frankly because of the high rates of unemployment...

From brainstorming to patenting, Rick Miller followed the book in getting his RBI Pro Swing batting aid into production. Then he swung for the marketing fences: he got a former Major League hitting star and the New York Yankees to check it out. Now his small business is a hit, helping players from...

As journalists and business-minded folk scramble to solve the media crisis, three 21-year old women believe they have created a working model for online content--which makes sense, given that they come from the same school where Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook. After winning Harvard's i3...