The Ten Myths About Profits
This article was originally published in December, 2020, as a three-part series on The Archbridge Institute website. Profits! What are they? Good or evil? The Internet and other media are full of...
View ArticleTwo Entrepreneurs Who Helped Create Florida
Every state has a fascinating history, including the role of business and entrepreneurship. The swamp that was much of Florida did not develop until the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Two men,...
View ArticleEntrepreneurial Thinking Made Easy
This article was first published on Dec. 22, 2020, by the Archbridge Institute. Virtually every survey of the public shows that people love the idea of entrepreneurship. But how many really understand...
View ArticleFrom Hero to Hated: America’s Most Tragic Entrepreneur
Few business leaders or entrepreneurs in American history have done more to enable progress and prosperity than Samuel Insull, a name little known today. Yet eighty years ago, he was one of the most...
View ArticleMy Latest Talk on Entrepreneurship
I recently did this videocast, pretty informal, but a good recap of my thoughts on entrepreneurship, starting at about three minutes in, continuing for thirty minutes, followed by discussion with the...
View ArticleGary Hoover announces first-ever Zoom Course on Business.
Are you someone who wants a deeper understanding of how the business world works? Do you want to learn how corporations, large and small, act and think? Do you run a business, want to start a...
View ArticleSeeing Change Through History’s Lens
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards” – Steve Jobs The post Seeing Change Through History’s Lens appeared first on Hoovers World.
View ArticleNew podcast on entrepreneurship and business history
Friends, Last week I was a guest on this interesting, brief podcast which touches on entrepreneurship and business history. I hope you enjoy it. Gary Hoover The post New podcast on entrepreneurship...
View ArticleA Tale of Entrepreneurial Failure: TravelFest Austin: Part One
Two years ago, we started our “Share Your History” page on our website. We solicited contributions from our readers, telling us of their history with enterprises large or small. To start the page,...
View ArticleNew “Lessons of the Greats” Zoom Course
We’re introducing two short zoom courses in which we explore the lessons we can learn from great business leaders and innovators. Each of the two courses consists of four successive Tuesday evening...
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