Major companies, whether they be for-profit or nonprofit, are trying to capture that spirit to make firms more innovative and creative. Kuratko, the Jeff and Teri Stoops Distinguished Professor of Business, has been teaching entrepreneurial thinking for nearly two decades at Ball State. His textbook is used by most major universities and colleges across the nation and his program is ranked in U.S. News and World Report's Elite Top Five. To entice potential investors, new venture capital firms are being created which tend to favor companies with a solid track record and focus on particular industries. I just got back from a conference on the west coast with a number of venture capitalists, Kuratko said.
Investors know there is a great deal of money to be made.
But, you have to pick firms that are based on solid business principles.