Fesnter Jurich ©Thor Swift Apr 29, 2013

Entrepreneurs have their day in the sun

Stanford MBAs exploit a gap in the clean-energy market

David Klein, Jessup Shean and Michael Taormina commonbond ©Pascal Perich Apr 21, 2013

Graduate investors fund the next generation

A student team have set up an MBA crowdfunding platform

Chris and Natasha Ashton of PetPlan with their dogs Montgomery and Wellington photographed at their office in Philadelphia, ©Addison Geary Mar 24, 2013

Entrepreneurs see pet project develop into a thriving venture

An expensive trip to the vet was the trigger for two Wharton MBA graduates to set up a pet insurance company

Victor Henning and Jan Reichelt ©Charlie Bibby Jan 14, 2013

Entrepreneurs learn to work together on the road to Mendeley

The MBA partners, who met at business school in Germany, have created one of the world’s largest research databases

Indiegogo ©Thor Swift Dec 17, 2012

Artists steered towards the right connections

Musicians and film makers are turning to an internet crowdfunding platform to secure donations for their ventures

Christian Klemenz ©Olaf Tiedje Nov 12, 2012

A network that runs from Bavaria to Delhi

Access to well-placed alumni played a key role in the launch of a beer exporting business

Colin McElwee of World Reader ©Fernando Sancho Sep 3, 2012

A tale of technology and the written word

A project to deliver books to children in Africa using ereaders has won widespread support

Mark Lee Ford ©Ko Sasaki Jul 2, 2012

Doctors discover an entrepreneurial pulse

Executive students from Duke University are introducing US medical technology in Japan

Paul Dickson Paul Simpson ©Rosie Hallam Jun 11, 2012

A degree of responsibility

A masters programme in sustainability has given the managers of an NGO an holistic appreciation of the business

Daniel Callaghan and Adam Riccoboni Apr 30, 2012

Entrepreneurs help start-ups to meet their MBA match

An online consultancy set up by two childhood friends gives even the smallest venture access to business expertise

Oct 17, 2011

Start-up ‘makes the grade’

The Stanford partners behind property website Trulia on taking their idea into the classroom

Sep 11, 2011

All eyes on a niche business

Inter-disciplinary teaching at Sauder was the spur for a team of students to create a thriving venture

Dec 20, 2010

When friendship and fashion equal success

The founders of an online luxury retailer draw on the lessons learned at Harvard Business School to help them in their expansion plans