By Kerry McDonald Tears filled Maria Castaneda’s eyes as she recalled moving her son from a Las Vegas charter school to a microschool in 2020. She explained that in the charter school, her 7th grader was excelling academically but was growing increasingly withdrawn and angry. “I pulled him out because in that situation it brought out the worst of him, not the best of him,” … [Read more...] about Microschools Are Proving to Be a Winning Option in Las Vegas
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Two Ways Trade Creates Wealth
By Art Carden We trade so frequently that we don’t even think about it any longer. It’s just mundane; and indeed, if you’re reading this, you’re probably unfamiliar with a world in which you don’t carry a pocket supercomputer that allows you to buy essentially anything you want and have it shipped to your doorstep in a few days. Trade creates wealth. Recall that wealth is … [Read more...] about Two Ways Trade Creates Wealth
Entrepreneurs are Often Feverish Workaholics. So What’s Their Secret to Avoiding Burnout?
By John Anderer New research from the University of Amsterdam reports that despite entrepreneurs often working longer hours than salaried employees, they are at no greater risk of burnout. In fact, study authors say burnout risk is actually smaller, on average, among entrepreneurs thanks to the “to the positive psychological effects of entrepreneurial work”. Considering … [Read more...] about Entrepreneurs are Often Feverish Workaholics. So What’s Their Secret to Avoiding Burnout?
For Now, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Still Holds a High Place in the USA
By Lipton Matthews Commentators worry that the United States might lose its dominance in innovation to Asian countries like China and Singapore. Many policymakers are intimidated by the R&D budgets of Asian countries and by their superior performance on international academic assessments. However, these concerns are misguided because the United States still dominates … [Read more...] about For Now, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Still Holds a High Place in the USA
Food Truck Owners Sue North Carolina Town over Anti-competitive Regulations
By Patrick Carroll After 15 years in the Marine Corps, Tony Proctor decided it was time for a change and began working as a pastor in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Around the same time, he started cooking seafood for church functions, and the congregation loved it. It was so well-received, in fact, that Tony and his wife decided to buy a food truck and turn their … [Read more...] about Food Truck Owners Sue North Carolina Town over Anti-competitive Regulations
Leviathan Devours Free Range Entrepreneurs
By Kevin Van Elswyk “It is not Wisdom but authority that makes a law.” -- Thomas Hobbes That meal, guest or package that came to your front door this month is part of a massive delivery industry. Free Range Entrepreneurs (FREs), drivers whose transportation work is varied, temporary, and frequently changing, are critical to our economy and all consumers. It is a national … [Read more...] about Leviathan Devours Free Range Entrepreneurs
How Microschool Networks Are Activating Education Entrepreneurs
By Kerry McDonald When Katelyn Shore opened the first Wildflower Montessori microschool in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2014, she hoped it would be the start of something big. The vision, introduced by Sep Kamvar at the MIT Media Lab, was to create an open-source network of intentionally small, storefront, neighborhood Montessori microschools that would offer the tools and … [Read more...] about How Microschool Networks Are Activating Education Entrepreneurs
Phil Johnson: Entrepreneurs Demonstrate A Special Emotional Intelligence
By Hunter Hastings Business success goes beyond numbers and planning and finance acumen. There’s an emotional component to it, ranging from the courage to make decisions without knowing the outcomes in an uncertain future, to the resilience of weathering storms and coping with unanticipated crises. There is also, of course, the joy of achievement and goal-attainment. There’s … [Read more...] about Phil Johnson: Entrepreneurs Demonstrate A Special Emotional Intelligence
Why Former School Teachers Are Earning More Money As Education Entrepreneurs
By Kerry McDonald When Emily Williams told her parents back in early 2020 that she was leaving her job as a certified public school teacher to launch a microschool, they thought she was crazy. Both longtime public school educators themselves, they couldn’t understand why Williams, who taught in Mississippi public schools for more than a decade, would want to give up a good … [Read more...] about Why Former School Teachers Are Earning More Money As Education Entrepreneurs
How to Become an Entrepreneur: Tips From Meal Prep on Fleek Founder Nick Quintero
By Joshua Glawson Becoming an entrepreneur is one of the most rewarding career paths someone can take. Not necessarily because it brings them vast wealth and riches, but rather because it teaches a person to grow in many ways while accomplishing incremental success, as such successes tend to lead to personal happiness. We see entrepreneurs on social media, television, and in … [Read more...] about How to Become an Entrepreneur: Tips From Meal Prep on Fleek Founder Nick Quintero
“100 Schools in 10 Years”, Award-Winning Microschool Founder Shares Her Vision
By Kerry McDonald “Mom, I can’t do it anymore,” said Iman Alleyne’s four-year-old son about his pre-kindergarten program. Plagued by anxiety-induced stomach aches and daily crying episodes over going to school, Alleyne’s son was sending clear signals that he needed a different learning environment. At the same time, Alleyne was also feeling dissatisfied in her job as a … [Read more...] about “100 Schools in 10 Years”, Award-Winning Microschool Founder Shares Her Vision
California Entrepreneur Who Was Fined $1000 for Drawing Informal Maps Without a License Takes Regulatory Board to Court
By Patrick Carroll Ryan Crownholm is a self-described “serial entrepreneur” and the founder of a California-based business called MySitePlan.com. Founded in 2013, the business creates unofficial “site plans” for various clients using publicly available imagery. Hotels and resorts will sometimes use the plans as maps for their guests. Homeowners and contractors often use the … [Read more...] about California Entrepreneur Who Was Fined $1000 for Drawing Informal Maps Without a License Takes Regulatory Board to Court