What inspires the entrepreneurs to do what they do?
The rise and fall of an entrepreneur came this week in the form of a conviction of fraud in a US court. Elizabeth Holmes was no ordinary entrepreneur. Billed as the female Steve Jobs and profiled by business magazines as an entrepreneur with tremendous potential, young Holmes came into the limelight with what she called …
Successful South Asian leadership has been able to build a platform of leading the world’s best known brands. With former Unilever top shot Leena Nair taking over as the CEO of one of the world’s best known fashion houses, Chanel, South Asia seems to have conquered the fashion world as well. The first Indian to …
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Created a brand with nothing – that’s what Chris Riccobono, the founder of the brand Untuckit, did. Untuckit is a brand which disrupted the men clothing industry with a new idea. The founder of the brand was a university graduate who always wanted to start his own business but never succeeded. But then, he created …
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Can entrepreneurs trade in cryptocurrency – why the digital currency maybe vital for today’s entrepreneurs. What is cryptocurrency? Cryptocurrency is a digital currency in which the transactions are verified and records are maintained by a decentralized system using cryptography, rather than by a centralized authority. The whole idea behind cryptocurrency is that it is digital …
Musical success for entrepreneurs is a unique subject yet lessons from Yohani’s musical success for entrepreneurs are many and real. What can we learn from the overwhelming success Yohani as a Sri Lankan rap star has had in the recent weeks? It all started with a TikTok video that she did, as she shared in …
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COVID-19 lessons for business success are many. As the world was hit with a pandemic when none expected it, one year later, we are learning how to live with it. That goes for every individual on the planet as well as for businesses. What lessons has COVID-19 taught us in managing our businesses better? Many, …
Recycled mobile phones were used to make the medals awarded to the athletes at the Tokyo Olympics this year. A unique and a very timely feat, the Japanese people were requested to bring their used mobile phones which were then recycled into gleaming new Olympics medals. 78,985 tonnes of recycled plastics including old mobile phones …
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Entrepreneur lessons are many – mostly from stories that went wrong. Golden Key Finance Co was once one of the stars of the Sri Lankan corporate world, a member of the diversified Ceylinco Group of Companies. For those of you who are not familiar with the stories of risings and sinkings from the past, we’ …
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Entrepreneurs innovate or perish! As the famous quote “Innovate or Die” stated by Peter Drucker goes, every business must understand the importance of innovating or perishing. As an organisation, if you’re not capable of innovating, then game over – for whatever business you are in. Innovation helps your business to cope-up with the new trends …
Small business trends for 2021 look at ways of overcoming COVID-19 and other economic setbacks. As the pandemic has impacted lifestyle and small businesses in particular, it also allowed for new opportunities. For many small business owners and entrepreneurs, overcoming difficulties and looking ahead means getting themselves in line with what’s predicted and what’s happening …
