The many faces of informal enterprise
An informal approach to entrepreneurship is not only for small business owners who lack other options. Flexing between varying degrees of formality is the norm in many settings....
September 20, 2024 • by Esther Salvi, Frank-Martin Belz, Sophie Bacq in Entrepreneurship • 7 min read
An informal approach to entrepreneurship is not only for small business owners who lack other options. Flexing between varying degrees of formality is the norm in many settings....
August 20, 2024 in Entrepreneurship • 6 min read
CEO of International SOS Arnaud Vaissié explains to IMD President Jean-François Manzoni how the business has survived 40 years by overcoming obstacles like COVID-19 and navigating financial crises....
January 18, 2024 • by Simon Minder in Entrepreneurship • 7 min read
The baby boomer generation is leaving the workplace. This raises the inevitable issue of succession for first-generation family business entrepreneurs, says Simon Minder....
December 12, 2023 in Entrepreneurship • 8 min read
Jessica Sibley, CEO of TIME, explains to Jean-François Manzoni how she is transforming the 100-year-old media brand into a company that can remain relevant in the digital age....
December 8, 2023 in Entrepreneurship • 6 min read • Podcast available
Climate finance is the hottest topic on the table when it comes to doing something tangible about climate change. We urgently need to propagate the “hows” around investing in positive values....
December 5, 2023 • by Raphaël Grieco in Entrepreneurship • 8 min read
Beyond the number crunching, the decisions made by venture capital funds often depend on a complex and intricate mix of human behavior and psychological biases that can significantly influence the outcome of...
November 20, 2023 • by Susmita Mohanty in Entrepreneurship • 8 min read
Spaceship designer, serial entrepreneur, and space diplomat Susmita Mohanty has a unique vantage point on the world, having worked for space agencies and mega-corporations and co-founded three start-ups. Here she shares her...
November 20, 2023 • by Juana Lucia Flores-Candia in Entrepreneurship • 5 min read
Biotech entrepreneur Juana Lucia Flores-Candia explains that technology has changed the way to mentor chief executives. Here are her three ways to get entrepreneurs to focus....
November 7, 2023 • by Mark J. Greeven, Patrick Reinmoeller in Entrepreneurship • 9 min read
Li Shufu, CEO and founder of Chinese carmaker Geely, overcame a host of setbacks to become the billionaire owner of a multi-faceted business...
September 27, 2023 • by Misiek Piskorski in Entrepreneurship • 6 min read
Since taking over as Chairman of Mehta Group, Jay Mehta has successfully turned the family-owned business around, steering it from the brink of insolvency to becoming a profitable multi-activity enterprise....
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