To Be a Leader, You Must Know When to Follow
Student entrepreneur Nathan Grotticelli on learning from the trials and triumphs of those who are more experienced in entrepreneurship.
View ArticleDalai Lama’s Lessons for New Grads on Global Responsibility and Compassion
During his commencement speech, the Dalai Lama provides insight into how young entrepreneurs can make the world a better place.
View ArticleFor Financing and Mentorship, Would You Forgo Future Income?
New funding platforms are eager to ply you with capital and other resources in exchange for a cut of your future success. See if these services are right for you.
View Article5 Business Secrets They Won’t Teach You in the Classroom
College may have helped fill your head with reams of information but here are five lessons your professors didn't teach you.
View ArticleHow Two Recent Grads Turned a Study Abroad Trip into a Social Venture
The young founders of Serengetee are looking to social entrepreneurship to make the world a better place. See how they're helped by a few choice fabric swatches.
View ArticleVenture for America and Its Quest to Spread Entrepreneurship Beyond Silicon...
In an effort to expand entrepreneurship across the U.S. and provide some much needed jobs, this nonprofit is looking to the nation's college students.
View ArticleNew York University’s Accelerator is Looking to Jump Start Startups
This week NYU unveiled its accelerator Launchpad, hoping to help young entrepreneurs with their ventures.
View ArticleThe Best Inspirational Quotes from 2013 Commencement Speeches (Slideshow)
As the 2013 graduation season is coming to an end, we wanted to provide young entrepreneurs a recap of the most inspirational advice from the commencement addresses.
View ArticleHow Teaching English in Bolivia Sparked One Young Trep’s Bankable Business Idea
Sam Slover co-founded the online learning site, LearnItLive.com to help fill the education void in many parts of the world. See how that idea has taken off.
View ArticleAt World Innovation Forum, Young Entrepreneurs Provide Key to Innovation
During a panel discussion at the World Innovation Forum, the founder of student organization Kairos Society discussed why large corporations need to look to the millennial generation for innovation.
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Have an App Idea But Don’t Know Code? Here’s An Action Plan
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How Can Universities Support Young Treps Like Aaron Swartz?
When it comes to reputations for nurturing young entrepreneurs, few universities rival MIT. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology hosts a dedicated center for entrepreneurship, an enterprise forum...
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Bryan Silverman on the Advantages and Disadvantages of Starting Up in College
The winner of Entrepreneur’s College Entrepreneur of 2012 is Bryan Silverman, a Duke University student and co-founder Star Toilet Paper. With just $1,000 in startup funds, Silverman and his brother...
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4 Ways to Stretch Your Startup Budget as a Student Trep
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College Entrepreneur Creates Wireless Headphones
Ketan Rahangdale felt tied down. A DJ who spent his nights spinning records at clubs, Rahangdale was tethered to his equipment; with his headphones connected to the turntables and mixer, it was...
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5 Tips for Harnessing the Power of On-Campus Events
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Want to Start Up? Get a Job First
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College Startup Re-Imagines Bike Sharing
From D.C. to Minneapolis to Montreal, there are at least 15 self-service municipal bike-sharing operations in North America. Anyone can use them to rent a bike from a kiosk and drop it off at another...
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Happy Birthday Twitter: Jack Dorsey on the Ubiquitous Site and His Top Advice...
Today is Twitter’s seventh birthday. And in honor of the brevity-encouraging social-media platform’s effect on entrepreneurs the world over, who better to spotlight than Twitter’s co-founder Jack...
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Reality TV Show ‘Dorm Biz’ Looks to Spotlight College Treps
Calling all young entrepreneurs: Looking for a way to get noticed and land some much needed startup capital? Consider following in Snooki’s footsteps. Media production company Alloy Digital is now...
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College Entrepreneurs Create Software to Help Businesses Thrive
To Dan Shipper, those few lines at the bottom of a digital message offer significant untapped potential. “Companies that aren’t taking advantage of e-mail signatures to promote their products and...
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College Entrepreneurs to Compete for Big Money Prizes at Rice University
Rice University’s annual Business Plan Competition may cater to student entrepreneurs, but this contest is anything but child’s play. Owlet Baby Monitors — which is associated with Brigham Young...
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Why Future Entrepreneurs Should Invest in College
Go to college or not go to college? As an aspiring entrepreneur, this is a particularly tricky question — especially as the deadline for enrollment at many U.S. universities looms. A college degree...
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10 Habits College Entrepreneurs Should Forget at Graduation
You’ve made it. The finish line. With that degree in hand, now you can finally start the business you’ve spent years planning, right? Not so fast. After years of cramming for exams and attending class...
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College Startup Rethinks Laundry
Jeremy Young enrolled at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., to study art history. He ended up getting a crash course in business management and finance, thanks to a meeting of the entrepreneurship club...
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10 Entrepreneurship Lessons College Didn’t Teach New Grads
College is a step toward adulthood for many, but the transition from bachelor’s degree to entrepreneur can feel a bit jarring. Keeping your chin up, a stiff upper-lip and other empty clichés everyone...
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Stephen Colbert Offers Grads Some Key Advice: ‘Pave Your Own Path’
Editor’s Note: With the 2013 graduation season in full swing, YoungEntrepreneur.com is culling the top tips and advice from commencement addresses given by some of the world’s most inspiring leaders....
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How to Test Whether You’re Ready to Dive into Your Startup, Full Time
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How NASA Inspired MIT Students to Develop Menswear Line
Entrepreneurs: Four students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology launched Ministry of Supply (MoS) to create stylish business clothing for men with “tech under the hood.” Their wearable inventions...
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Tune in, Turn on and Drop out: A Look at the Popular Thiel Fellowship
When it comes to learning how to be an entrepreneur, sometimes the classroom just can’t cut it. Young innovators are increasingly ditching school in lieu of alternatives that aim to help them launch...
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Want to Land Key Mentors for Your Startup? Give Them Something of Value
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5 Reasons Why Millennials are Born Entrepreneurs
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As a Student Entrepreneur, Expect Crunch Time All the Time
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Help Select Our ‘College Entrepreneur of 2013′
Established entrepreneurs don’t own the market on innovation and creative ideas. As we’ve seen, some of the most interesting concepts are often born in dorm rooms. The five finalists the College...
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With Its Eye on High Schoolers, LinkedIn Announces University Pages
Looking to expand its reach, Mountain View, Calif.-based LinkedIn announced a new section called University Pages, a service that allows high schoolers to peruse college profile pages. The new section...
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How Much Does College Matter? For Small-Business Owners, Not Much (Infographic)
As the cost of higher education balloons, some are deciding a college degree just isn’t worth it. It seems small business is leading the charge: According to a new survey by online small-business...
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How Unconventional Majors Can Help You Thrive in Entrepreneurship
David Dietz does business at a Cairo cafe Image credit: Amina Taha Ask David Dietz, the founder of sustainable fashion retailer Modavanti, and he’ll tell you double-majoring in Arabic was one of the...
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A Dorm-Room Startup for Dorm Rooms?
If you’ve ever gone shopping for dorm-room supplies, here’s a startup you’ll appreciate. Dormitup.com is a Dallas-based online retailer that sells customized dorm accessories packages — with comforters...
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10 Stories From the Web to Know About This Week
Richard Branson has a dream, Etsy uses sweet music to lure top talent, American Airlines gives travel entrepreneurs a lift, Twitter buys Trendrr, College Hunks Hauling Junk haul in bank too, little...
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