Arts & Entrepreneurship: A Marriage made on Earth? Monday, August 3, 2020 It wasn’t that long ago on Monday, 29 June that an ICSB workshop on the Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Education with Todd Stuart and Josef Hanson was held. That workshop prompted by membership of this dynamic body. Indeed, the workshop resonates with mynewfound […]
REPORT FROM THE ICSB PRESIDENT: A New Dawn for MSMEs & Startups July, Monday 27, 2020 The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow. Don’t give up. Things can change quickly in life. The security of one moment can quickly become impermanent before we have a chance to realize it. […]
The TOP 10 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Trends for 2020 Monday, July, 6, 2020 Micro-, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) Enter a New Decade with Guarded Optimism! 2020 and a dawn of a new decade welcome MSMEs with many exciting opportunities for growth and prosperity, yet it comes with hazards and challenges. Recognized globally […]
Entrepreneurship Readiness and New Ventures Development: Issues and Implications of Entrepreneurial Education in Mexican Universities Monday, August 10, 2020 by Ricardo D. Álvarez Previous research has demonstrated a positive relationship between perceived self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intention. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the impact of entrepreneurship education on students’ perceived self-efficacy, intentions and […]
Learning Lovingkindness: Three Lessons Monday, August 10, 2020, by Marshall Sashkin “Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.” -Theodore Isaac Rubin, psychiatrist and writer (1923–2019) Lesson 1: Breathing Thich Nhat Hanh, an internationally-known Zen Buddhist master, observes that the importance of focusing on one’s breathing is not simply […]
SDGs and Humane Entrepreneurship Saturday, August 8, 2020, by Ayman El Tarabishy We as human leaders, employees, businesses, etc. must, in fact, change ourselves and our attention in order for the SDGs to work. Being the Change, You Wish to See The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals seem to be the most united and comprehensive guide […]
Student housing solutions in an era of COVID-19 Monday, August, 3, 2020 by Wagdy Sawahel Around the continent, university students face a shortfall of student accommodation, a situation exacerbated by the current COVID-19 pandemic containment measures which call for fewer students in living spaces. At universities in Kenya and South Africa, students face a shortfall of […]
The Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) World Forum, in collaboration with the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), convened a global gathering of entrepreneurs, small business owners, policy makers, researchers, educators, and others to bring creativity and innovative ideas from around the world. The inaugural SME World Forum assembled some of the most creative and […]
ICSB 27 June – MSMEs Day Presidential Awards Congratulations to Mr. Stanley Au for receiving the 2020 ICSB MSMEs Day Presidential Award! Watch MSMEs Day 2020 (here).
The Challenges and Opportunities of a Global Health Crisis Thursday, June 4, 2020 The Management and Business Implications of COVID-19 from an Asian Perspective On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a pandemic. As the evolution and implications of the COVID-19 crisis are still unfolding, we posit that […]