Rural entrepreneurs working for long-term sustainability
Farmers are much more than just producers of raw materials and conservationists. They play a significant role in rural development and are also extremely entrepreneurial,” says Cederholm Björklund. She believes they should be included in entrepreneurship research. She is an economist, trained in strategic management and spent 12 years building up a large farm, including […]
Biogas new business for farmers
The following text was also published in Entré No 1, 2020: Biogas creates added value for society and the environment, and many farmers want to become more sustainable. But they are hampered by insufficient market demand for sustainable values. Niklas Karlsson has investigated how profitability can be improved for farms investing in biogas. Biogas is […]
“I love writing, that’s why I became a researcher”
The following text was also published under the vignette “The Portrait” in Entré No 1, 2017: Candida Brush, a professor who champions a passion for entrepreneurship: She lectures around the world on women’s entrepreneurship, major media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal cover her research, and her entire family is involved in a coconut […]
“Beat up Jante – fail more”
The following text was also published under the vignette “Åsikten” in Entré No 4, 2015: Researchers Greg Stephens and James Burley have calculated that out of 3 000 ideas for new products in the manufacturing industry, around 300 are usually selected for closer examination. Of these, 125 receive funding for early development. If you thought […]
Freelancers get more ideas
The following text was also published in Entré No 4, 2013: A good manager encourages risk-taking and initiative, which leads to innovative staff and more exciting ideas. If there is also a supportive organization to lean on, things get even better. This is according to Leif Denti, who researches the innovative capacity of development and […]
