Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about leadership in a startup environment. The word entrepreneur is used so often in so many different contexts these days ...

A few months ago, Inc. magazine taught me that the classic definition of an entrepreneur was coined 37 years ago, by Harvard Business School professor Howard Stevenson. An entrepreneur, he said, is ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Serial entrepreneurs are individuals who can constantly turn innovative thoughts into prosperous business schemes. As a serial entrepreneur, you should be unique, confident, self-reliant, have a high ...

I’ve met with dozens and dozens of VC investors over the years, both formally and informally. Some passed on my company. Others we passed on. I’ve also had hundreds of conversations with other ...

Men are much more likely to run their own business than women. According to a recent report by Steve Hipple of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2009, the rate of unincorporated self-employment among ...