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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship

PRESS RELEASE: Botswana Collaboration Kickoff

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The Center officially kicked off our multi-year collaboration with the Government of Botswana, marked by a series of exciting events including the first Foundry Fellow Reunion in Africa, the start of our 12-week early-stage entrepreneurship program with over 31 startups and the preparations for exci...

Jul 2, 2025
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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Communications

Unleashing the Power of Youth Entrepreneurship

An entrepreneur identifies a clear gap in a market: traditional manufacturing businesses and factories were often not directly connected and were forced to go through many intermediaries across the supply chain – creating complexity, inefficiency, and impacting the bottom line.

Mar 8, 2022
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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship

Making Entrepreneurship Work in Africa: Challenges and Solutions

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Stories of entrepreneurs changing the story of Africa. According to one, "People like us — the founders, the movers and the shakers – our stories should also be told widely,” she said. “That story of Africa, we are the face of it. And it is hopeful, it is so much possibility. And hope has to be told...

Apr 23, 2022
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MIT Sloan Fellows MBA Program Entrepreneurship

MIT Sloan Faculty Insights: Mentoring Entrepreneurship

Erin Scott and Scott Stern from the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship share their thoughts on mentoring in the realm of entrepreneurship. Their insights reflect in-depth research as well as practical experience in guiding and analyzing how mentors can make—or break—a fledgling venture.

Feb 12, 2024
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MIT Executive MBA Sustainability

Finding the right model for sustainable entrepreneurship

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Georg Caspary, EMBA ’17, is CEO of Scaletech in Berlin, Germany. He has worked with early-stage clients such as the World Bank, Google and major cleantech accelerators and is the recipient of three MIT innovation grants and 150K in grants from EU funds.

Sep 15, 2021
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