People who start their own business are known as entrepreneurs. In the more recent years however, many have pointed out that launching your own venture is only one way to be entrepreneurial. It is believed that at its core, entrepreneurship is about creating value for others. By this definition, we…

I've been teaching entrepreneurship courses in university for over five years. I've also launched and run a student entrepreneurship program on campus, co-led a startup incubator and founded three businesses of my own - all in the education space. I share this not because I want to toot my own…

I was born into a bilingual family so from birth, my parents each spoke to me in their own language. To this, I attribute my interest and passion for learning new languages and discovering new cultures. My dream as a child was to become a language teacher and that was…

Entrepreneurship is a word we hear often. Just as often, what it means depends on who you ask. Out of curiosity, I recently texted about fifteen or so of my friends and asked them what do they think of when they hear the word entrepreneur? The answers were almost as…

I’ve been coming back to this question a lot lately. This is a topic that keeps me up at night and drives me when I wake up in the morning, both as someone who has dedicated their career to education and the mother of three children from kindergarten to highscool.…

I grew up thinking I had no real talents. I wasn’t particularly good in school and when it came to any of the arts or sports, I didn’t really stand out at anything.   At school, my grades weren’t bad, but not as high as some of the other kids in…