Good news for entrepreneurship, bad news for entrepreneurs who don’t want any market competition: We’re experiencing the highest level of entrepreneurial activity recorded in the last two decades, according to a data set published by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in 2019. There’s been an uptick in 55-
Many people have big dreams of quitting their day jobs and going to work on a venture that they love. To which I say: Why don’t they? True, for most people, quitting their jobs with little to no resources to fall back on and taking a blind step
For many U.S. entrepreneurs, success may be synonymous with the southwest. That’s according to an analysis of 2018 U.S. Census Bureau data, which found that with a median annual income of $50,000, full-time entrepreneurs in many parts of the U.S. aren’t making more than their 9-to-5 counterparts — in
Toby Cosgrove, former president and CEO of the Cleveland Clinic, shares his thoughts on the challenges of leading a hospital from the viewpoint of a surgeon and how his dyslexia brought him a unique perspective on life and business. Cosgrove and The Playbook host David Meltzer discuss a variety of
In Delano, Calif., Kern Valley State Prison is barely visible from the main road, a low-lying cluster of buildings hidden behind a waste treatment plant and a desert vineyard. If it weren’t for the rows of barbed wire fences, it could be almost anything: a
JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N could consider suspending dividend for 2020 due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said on Monday, even as the bank rolled out relief measures for customers and small businesses. The No.1 U.S. bank by assets could look at
Southwest Airlines Co LUV.N has approached unions representing pilots, flight attendants, mechanics and other employees to discuss potential concessions to prepare for a slow industry recovery, a company official told Reuters on Thursday. Southwest, with about 60,000 employees, is set to receive $4 billion in federal payroll
The U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday it had rejected most requests by Jetblue Airways Corp JBLU.O and Spirit Airlines SAVE.N to halt additional flights in the wake of the pandemic that has sent passenger traffic down by 95%. The department last week issued final rules setting minimum flights