Did you know that Disney was created in 1929 during the great depression, Microsoft was started during the 1975 oil embargo and companies such as Uber, Air BNB, Groupon and others emerged from the chaos of the 2008 financial crisis, challenging and disrupting long standing business models along the way?
GEM Executive Director Aileen Ionescu-Somers highlighted this fact in her article COVID-19: Lessons From Past Crises Point To A Long And Hopeful Road For Entrepreneurs, published in Wednesday's edition of the Times of Entrepreneurship. The article highlights key takeaways shared by GEM researchers who have shared their insights on our COVID-19 Crisis webinar series over the last four months. Read article.
COVID-19 pandemic impact on entrepreneurship
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