“Commercial Awareness Is Global.”
Policy makers perusing an adoption and adaption strategy ought to craft their own start-up nation policies based on their own national circumstances but be guided by the principles of Sweden's start-up nation success.
Sweden is unquestionably a start up nation. This is particularly true in tech. Its capital, Stockholm, has been described as a unicorn factory. Stockholm is second only to Silicon Valley for producing unicorns, a privately-held startup worth $1 billion or more, per capita.
When it comes to the hotspots of the startup scene, most think of Silicon Valley, London and Berlin or Paris and Stockholm. And that´s it pretty much. However, it is often forgotten that every city can basically develop a lively start-up community — and the ingredients for that are not that hard to spot. As one of the founding members of “Gründen@Würzburg”,… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">How cities can become startup hotspots (p.1)</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Conditions that are necessary for a lively startup community</span>"
January 2018 has been a very interesting month. I am not one to easily back away from challenges that will stretch my abilities, especially those that I have created myself. Welcome to the Vocational Service Challenge – #vocationalservicechallenge – a month long demonstration of volunteerism of service above self through the use of skills honed in ones career. The rules of the… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">A case for skills based volunteering</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Solving the lack of work experience riddle</span>"
The magic of augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and other digital platforms is changing the way we do business, the way we work and the very nature of work itself. In this digital age these technologies present exciting opportunities to tackle global youth unemployment. A brief discussion of these technologies is how Part I of my interview with a friend… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">Is entrepreneurship the solution to global youth unemployment? Part II</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">My interview with Carsten Lexa President of the G20 Young Entrepreneurs´ Alliance, Germany</span>"
Youth unemployment is on the rise globally. So what are the solutions? Before we get into the answer to that question let us take a quick glace at the problem. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), an organ of the United Nations (UN), “estimates that the global youth unemployment rate is expected to reach 13.1 per cent in 2016… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">Is entrepreneurship the solution to global youth unemployment? Part I</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">My interview with Carsten Lexa President of the G20 Young Entrepreneurs´ Alliance, Germany</span>"
The world needs a more innovative approach for global growth and employment. Growth is slowing down and unemployment, especially among youth, is rising or remaining at a high level. Demographic changes, technological advances and increased mobility are profoundly changing the world of work and are expected to do so even more in the future. A concrete solution emerges now more… Continue reading "The 2017 G20 YEA Communiqué — Recommendations for Strengthening International Youth Entrepreneurship (And Fighting Unemployment)"
Looking at the latest media coverage, one comes to the conclusion that it is “en vogue” to be an entrepreneur as a young person. In fact, digitization offers young people as many opportunities as ever to start a business and to do business, even across borders. Governments and organizations are also happy to make contact with young entrepreneurs and meet… Continue reading "How G20 nations can help young entrepreneurs with their businesses"
Call it an occupational hazard of being a lawyer or just a natural thrust for knowledge, call it what you will, I read a lot. While on business in Jamaica I was perusing a local daily newspaper, The Daily Observer, and I came across a piece about Sir Richard Branson that I just had to share with the readers of… Continue reading "Richard Branson’s business lessons"
Yes failure, something we all fear, provides the greatest moment for us to learn. How we manage or better put how we are honed to manage the process of failure provides not only the basis for but is the best indicator of future success.