Does Power Corrupt Or Does It Just Attract The Corruptible?

Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely. – Lord Acton, 1887 Bill Clinton. John Edwards. Mark Sanford. Mark Foley. News of politicians having extramarital affairs has become almost commonplace. In fact, 2008 was the first election in which confessed adulterers ran for President. Still others seem to have sticky fingers,...

Entrepreneurship In The News: Week Of January 17

Here’s what you might have missed among the news about special elections and earthquakes. Immigrants could play a key role in new business growth according to a new study. The number of immigrants starting companies is growing — from .37% in 2006 to .46% in 2007. While these numbers...

Jeff Sandefer’s State Policy Network Speech

On November 3, 2009, Acton co-founder and Master Teacher Jeff Sandefer spoke at the 2009 State Policy Network 17th Annual Meeting in Asheville, North Carolina. Introduction Jeff Sandefer is an entrepreneur, a teacher and a passionate defender of freedom. As an entrepreneur, he founded his first company at age 16;...

Government Creates Office Of Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Never fear, help is here. The U.S. Commerce Department is doing two things to aid aspiring entrepreneurs of today: the creation of the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship within the Department of Commerce and the launch of a National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship....

Entrepreneurship in the News: Week Of July 6

These stories, from July 6th through 15th, are a Reader’s Digest version of what’s been going on in the world of entrepreneurship. President Obama spoke about entrepreneurship and creating one’s own opportunities during his speech in Ghana on Saturday. The main theme of the speech was that Africa’s future is...

Iran’s Tech-Savvy Protesters Remind Us That Hardship Can Breed Innovation and Entrepreneurship

At its core, entrepreneurship is about solving problems. As protests continue in Iran, the news is filled with stories of innovators rising to meet the challenges created by the media crackdowns. They’ve used Twitter to confound censors, engineered ways around blocked websites, and found ways to increase internet access....

Entrepreneurship in the News: Week of June 15

Entrepreneurs take note — here are some of the week’s top stories pertaining to entrepreneurship. The myth of the 20-something entrepreneur is just that, a myth, according to a new study.  In reality, the people with the most entrepreneurial activity are between the ages of 55 and 64.  The 20-34 age...

Lord Acton

“Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.” Lord Acton.  John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, KCVO.  It’s not by coincidence we share a name with the famous English historian who long championed liberty and free market principles....

Entrepreneurship in the News: Week of June 1

The world of entrepreneurship moves at a fast pace.  Here are some of the week’s top news stories. This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Learn how one former Chinese entrepreneur has found her calling in life — as a protester championing the cause of...