Author: Elizabeth Atwater

Elizabeth Atwater

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Elizabeth Atwater

Elizabeth Atwater is the former Associate Director of Content Strategy at Babson College. Her writing has appeared in print and online in a wide range of outlets including Forbes, The Atlantic, Reuters, Chief Learning Officer, BostInno, and Seventeen magazine. Her career includes a stint at a venture capital-backed technology startup, as well as a chapter working for a small, family-run public relations firm. Atwater earned her undergraduate degree at Northwestern University and MBA at Babson College.

Writing the Book on Creating Social Value When Cheryl Kiser began teaching a graduate course called Social Value Creation Matters three years ago, neither she nor her students could have predicted that their classroom discussions were laying the groundwork for a book.

Tagged Books, Social Innovation

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Running a Business Rooted in Mission What happens if an organization’s business side conflicts with its mission? In some cases, this struggle can lead to mission creep—a term used in the nonprofit world to describe a migration away from the original purpose to a new direction entirely.

Tagged Social Innovation, Startups

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Athletes, Entrepreneurs, and the Competitive Drive Comparing an entrepreneur pitching her business idea to an Olympic athlete might feel like a stretch, but it shouldn’t. Competition can be a way of life regardless of the outlet.

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Career

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A Worthless, Impossible, & Stupid Recipe for Policy Success Can an inspirational story catalyze a business or kick-start a career?

Tagged Books, Commentary

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Hanging in the Balance with Sophia Chang Both personally and professionally, Sophia Chang is a master of the balancing act.

Tagged Women's Leadership, Mentoring & Networking, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Household Names

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Accounting for Entrepreneurship Inside Entrepreneurship and accounting are rarely, if ever, discussed together in the same sentence. PricewaterhouseCoopers, with more than 180,000 employees spread across 158 countries, is happy to change that perception.

Tagged Career, Corporate Innovation, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds

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How an Alpine Adventure Inspired a Business What can the Matterhorn, a 14,000-foot alpine peak, teach an entrepreneur about running a business?

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Startups

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All Kinds of Minds: A Conversation with Temple Grandin Dr. Temple Grandin wears many hats: she is a professor, author, animal behaviorist, inventor, autism advocate, and the subject of a Golden Globe Award-winning film. One role she never has considered, however, is entrepreneur.

Tagged Household Names, Women's Leadership, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Advice

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Boston Rising: Uncovering the Hub’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Boston proudly leads the nation in higher education, health care, and life science innovation. While Silicon Valley has earned its reputation as the hub of startup activity, Boston’s entrepreneurship ecosystem is steadily growing and thriving.

Tagged Entrepreneurship Ecosystems, Global

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The Startup of You For today’s young adults, the old-fashioned career ladder concept simply doesn’t make sense. To be successful, Millennials must think of themselves as entrepreneurs, regardless of career path.

Tagged Career, Advice, Books, Household Names

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