The industrial revolution is often credited with both birthing and being powered by the first entrepreneurs.
Twenty-first century historians have argued that the roots of entrepreneurship go back to as early as the thirteenth century, or medieval times in Europe. The medieval manuscripts that illustrate this site pay homage to this reading of the past.
Nonetheless, others have argued that the origins of or encouragement of entrepreneurship go back even further to biblical times or even earlier.
Regardless, entrepreneurs and innovators have been identified within many cultures (see one example here), in many parts of the world (see here, here and here for several examples) and undertaken by many, regardless of gender (for one example, see here).
Explore this guide for resources that will help your on your own path to success through innovation and entrepreneurship.
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Other Entrepreneurship Podcasts (from Babson College) |
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Reem Assil is a restaurant entrepreneur with a background in labor and community organizing and degrees in international relations and economics who is working to incubate a scalable apprenticeship program that offers pathways to ownership and self-governance for her workers. |
Artist and curator Mitra Khorasheh is the co-founder of signs and symbols, a curatorial platform and multi-disciplinary incubator bringing together diverse mediums to stimulate dialogue and creative connections.
Marisa Hamamoto is the founder of Infinite Flow Dance, a professional dance company that employs dancers with and without disabilities with a mission to use dance as a catalyst to dismantle biases and promote inclusion.
Educator Geoffrey Canada founded the Harlem Children's Zone to offer programs in early childhood, education, careers and wellness to distressed communities.
| Nobel Peace Prize winner, Wangari Maathain was a biologist and environmental activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, focusing on tree planting, environmental conservation, and women’s rights. |  |
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