How Does Intersectionality Pertain to Entrepreneurship?

By Karen Summerson, Writer/Editor at the Entrepreneurs' Organization I was fortunate enough to attend The Aspen Institute Forum on Women and Girls: Conversations Across Generations last week with EO DC member leader Marsha Ralls. On the heels of EO's successful #WOMENtrepreneurs campaign and a published conversation with Associations Now, this opportunity seemed to be a

March 17, 2016

Article Smashes Working Millennial Stereotypes

Multi-generational office environments are now the norm, and although many entrepreneurs have written favorable articles about integrating the millennial workforce, Generation Y is still associated with entitlement, laziness and an overdependence on technology. Guardian reporter Aisha Gani released a trending article yesterday titled "Millennials at work: five stereotypes - and why they are (mostly) wrong," as

March 16, 2016

Making Failure Your Friend

By Russ Perry, an EO Arizona member and founder of Design Pickle As an entrepreneur, it is jokingly said that we suffer from “shiny object syndrome,” where there’s always a great opportunity around the corner and everything is an optimistic path toward achieving the next million dollars. When I had to close my B2B marketing

March 15, 2016

A Letter to My 21 Year-Old Self

This article was written by Richard Walton, an EO Cape Town member and founder of Avirtual, for the March 2016 issue of Octane magazine. Dear Richard: Look at you— you’re an entrepreneur! I know you think you’ve got it all under control and that you know better than me, but I’ve got 20 years of

March 11, 2016

Crucial Characteristics of an Exceptional Executive Assistant (and Why These Matter to You)

If you think you aren’t being judged by the caliber of your executive assistant, think again. Your executive assistant is your face to the world, your brand ambassador and your ultimate PR person. That being the case, executives must be mindful about whom they are choosing to represent them because your choice of assistant tells

March 10, 2016

3 Essential Things to Consider When Hiring

Hiring the right team in place can make all the difference and take your business to the next level. Thomas Michael, an Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) member from New York, is the CEO of the Michael Management Corporation - an online SAP certification training company offering SAP eLearning. We asked him how to approach hiring the

March 9, 2016