BusinessMakers Articles

Passion, People, Process: What drives your business?

Author: Nate Richards | Date: February 03, 2012

Growing your business is challenging. What used to work yesterday to solve what seems to be the same problem all of a sudden doesn’t work today. Understanding what drives your productivity is the most challenging and rewarding part of being a business owner. 

I still love my business! Don’t I?

Author: Mark Leary | Date: October 08, 2011

Knowing Where You Are Going

Author: Cliff Kurtzman | Date: August 29, 2011

"Once we were standing still in time. Chasing the fantasies that filled our minds You knew how I love you but my spirit was free Laughing at the questions that you once asked of me Do you know where you're going to? Do you like the things that life is showing you? Where are you going to, do you know?" --from the theme from "Mahogany" by M. Masser, G. Goffin 

Smart Strategies to Keep Your Business Growing

Author: Bill Arend | Date: December 11, 2010

Listen to the entire panel discussion from this focused event, where Bill Arend, regional manager of Oracle. Other participants include Jerry Lasco, founder and CEO of Lasco Enterprises and The Tasting Room; Gray Hall, CEO of Alert Logic; Charles Chanaratsopon of specialty retailer Charming Charlie; and Larry Lawson, president & CEO of eCardio. 

Smart Strategies to Keep Your Business Growing

Author: Bill Arend | Date: November 13, 2010

Listen to the entire panel discussion from this focused event, where Bill Arend of Oracle brought together four experienced business leaders who all had success growing business in down economies. Hear the perspective from Kenneth P. Trevett, JD, President and CEO of Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research; Michael T. Dwyer, Chairman of the Board of Startech Foundation; Darrell Glover, Retired CEO of ISS Facility Services, Inc.; and John Dickson, Principal with The Denim Group. 

Entire Panel Presentation on Smart Strategies to Keep Your Business Growing

Author: Bill Arend | Date: October 30, 2010

Listen to the entire panel discussion from this focused event, where Bill Arend of Oracle brought together four experienced business leaders who all had success growing business in down economies. Hear the perspective from a high growth public company from Kevin Thompson, President and CEO of SolarWinds; and an investment point of view from Ivan Brockman, Senior Managing Director of The Blackstone Group; and from an entrepreneurial start-up viewpoint from Mark Wabschall, CFO of KLD Energy; and then from serial entrepreneur Newton Hamlin, Chairman of Texas Multicore Technologies.  

The Overtime Show Business Scavenger Hunt!

Author: Katie Laird, Esther Steinfeld | Date: July 29, 2010

2010 Rice Business Plan Competition Elevator Pitches

Author: | Date: April 24, 2010

Listen to all 43 Elevator Pitches from the 2010 Rice Business Plan Competition. 

An Unnecessary Distraction?

Author: Karen Stearns | Date: April 21, 2010

Our world and our economy are in turmoil. Is this really the best time to bring together college students for a young entrepreneurs contest? Well, actually... 

Is Your Ego Overshadowing the Growth of Your Business?

Author: Esther Steinfield | Date: October 14, 2009

Every manager wants to have engaged, committed employees, but how do you get there? Employee empowerment is a term used to describe ways that non-managerial employees can make autonomous decisions. Find out why the traditional view of empowerment is all wrong.