Five points to consider in naming your new business

Aspiring entrepreneurs often put the naming process (and buying T-shirts, business cards and websites) way too early in the game. While your business name can be really important, don't let it take over your time and attention.

Six sources of funds to tap for your startup venture

Starting a business venture is never an easy process, says Sidnee Peck, director for the Center for Entrepreneurship. Peck elaborates on the key components needed to get funding for your business venture.

Insatiable appetite for growth fuels entrepreneurial success

Sun Devil 100 celebrates the achievements of Sun Devil-owned and Sun Devil-led businesses across the globe. Continuing an incredible legacy of entrepreneurship and leadership, the majority of alums recognized this year are W. P. Carey graduates.

Caroline Erickson is on the road to becoming a doctor

Guided by internal motivation for personal fulfillment and to help others, the Outstanding Graduating Senior counts down the days to medical school.

Outstanding Graduating Senior: Juan Pablo Forno

Outstanding Graduating Senior Juan Pablo Forno reflects on his time at Arizona State University, and where his W. P. Carey degree will take him.

See who won W. P. Carey's 20th annual Spirit of Enterprise Awards

We are thrilled to honor for the 20th year another class of incredible businesses with a Spirit of Enterprise Award.

How to learn from your competition

Let’s admit it; most of you consider your competitors as an inconvenience that you have to manage. However, the truth is that you will always have competition, and as entrepreneurs you have to live with this reality.

Rewarding key employees when ownership is off the table

Turnover in key positions is disruptive to the business, costly and consumes time. Sometimes these valued employees want “a piece of the pie,” but some owners are not wiling give up any ownership.

Critical thinking helps managers work through problems

Critical thinking is the ability to use intelligence, knowledge and skills to question and carefully explore situations and arrive at thoughtful conclusions based on evidence and reason.

What small businesses can learn from the General Electric pivot

On September 7, 2001, Jeffrey R. Immelt was named chairman and CEO of General Electric, the industrial giant founded by Thomas Edison 123 years ago. In that half week, Immelt’s world cascaded from an era of “benign growth to one of unprecedented geopolitical and economic risk.”