Lessons for Entrepreneurs from a Baseball Pro
“You got to figure out how to deal with failure … You make mistakes and the most important thing, just like in sports, is that you learn from the mistake.”
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Youth transform Southern Cone into ‘region of makers’
“I quit my job with the intention of creating something that makes me proud.”
Growing Your Entrepreneurial Mindset: Reflections from Professor Michael Goldberg
Professor Michael Goldberg discussed the “entrepreneurial mindset” in a Facebook Live chat with young leaders and entrepreneurs from across Latin America & the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa, sharing advice on how to launch and grow their businesses and create change in their communities.
Fresh Ideas Can Help Sustain a Business
YLAI Network member Mauricio Talbott Fajardo shares how businesses can succeed in an evolving marketplace.
Nuevas ideas pueden ayudar a mantener un negocio en funcionamiento
Mauricio Talbott Fajardo ¡Hasta el 80 por ciento de los emprendimientos dejan de existir antes de cumplir 3 años! ¿No es aterrador? Bueno, esto es lo que impulsa a todos a poner manos en el asunto y prepararse para sobrevivir. Cuando era niño, las empresas tenían 50, 60 y más de 100 años, ahora las … Read More »
The Importance of Taking Risks
Advice for entrepreneurs from 2017 YLAI Fellow and restauranteur Rebeca Levia from El Salvador.
Pushing boundaries “Beyond Silicon Valley”
Dr. Michael E. Goldberg’s book Beyond Silicon Valley shares the stories of 20 inspiring entrepreneurs from communities around the world who are creating change in their neighborhoods and their societies, building a brighter future for themselves and the future generations that will follow.
Being an Entrepreneur Means Learning Through the Ups and Downs of Business
Entrepreneurship is a contact sport. I’ve weathered plenty of ups and downs, lost key customers, survived production disasters, endured the rising cost of goods, and watched the market flood with competition—and that was just in my first six years!
The Numbers Are In: Economies Grow When We Bet on Women
Women investors are leading the charge in increasing access to capital, resources, and networks for women entrepreneurs.
Moving On Up: Futuristic Finance in Latin America
Fintech — an emerging term that describes technology that delivers financial services. Fintech was the subject of the latest Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) TechConnect live webcast. Viewers from around the globe tuned in to learn how their startups could benefit from fintech, in areas from receiving digital payments to managing financial accounts.