Think outside the box. Take risks. Turn obstacles into success. We’ve all heard these motivational platitudes before. So, why do so many of us struggle to actually apply them to our daily business lives? Related:  Our mindset dictates what we believe to be possible both in life and business. Yet the way we think can either be our greatest asset or our biggest detriment. It’s easy to […]

Abstract Special Interest Tourism (SIT) has in the recent years been the focus of attention of tourism development. SIT has come to be recognized as a key contributor to the growth of the tourism sector. In the UK, research indicate that over one-third of British consumers have either participated or engaged in a special interest holiday. The growth in special interest tourism reflects the change […]

Refer to an individual who owns and manages his own business. A person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk. Somebody who produces an innovative and brand new product, a different way involving making something, or a cutting-edge market. Forms of Entrepreneurs: Solo self-employed individual This group of entrepreneurs includes such group as trades people, sales agents, […]

Let’s let go of the idea of the lone wolf, once and for all. We have this idea of the entrepreneur as a solo figure — an ambitious, solitary adventurer willing to stand apart from the crowd and risk it all on the strength of a really great idea. That description does have some truth to it. Entrepreneurs do tend to break off from the […]

The Pros and Cons of Entrepreneurship In America today, as of August 2013, the unemployment rate was 7.3 percent. Many students graduating from college are faced with many challenges with one of them being whether to work for corporate America or to start their own personal business. The opportunity to become an entrepreneur is a freedom that each individual has the option to pursue within […]

Introduction Theoretical Framework According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Microfinance can be defined as “the provision of a broad range of financial services such as deposits, loans, payment services, money transfers, and insurance to the poor and low-income households and their microenterprises” (ADB, 2000). Another definition is provided in Ledgerwood (1999) who contends that microfinance is “the provision of financial services (like savings, credit, […]

Abstract Research Aim: This aim of this study was to explore the role of innovation in the context of entrepreneurship. The main investigated areas were related to the key factors that affect the development of innovation. Furthermore, this research was focused on the exploration of the actual concept of innovation and its possibility of transformation. Methodology: This study was based on the integration of the […]

In 2011, my five pals and I were driving home from one of our weekend ski trips in Vermont. We were engineering students at the time and used to throw out all kinds of during those three-hour drives. On this one day, my friend Donny suggested building skis that were based on engineering principles and thus unequivocally better. We loved the . Surely we could […]

Unleashing India’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Potential India has been one of the best performers in the world economy in recent years. Indian economy has been one of the stars of global economics growing 9. 6% in 2006 and 9. 2% in 2007. Growth had been supported by market reforms, capital inflows of FDI, rising foreign exchange reserves, both an IT and real estate boom, and […]

You get paid to think. But because thoughts are invisible, they’re hard to improve: that’s why you need to write them down. Then you have a snapshot of your mind on the page, which you can enhance at will. But you’ll need the right tools first.  With the 7 tips in this article, the only limit to your thinking is effort and practice. Writing is […]