Beginning with a definition and a few corrected examples, this resource shows how comma splices can be identified and then eliminated. Four sentences are enumerated for writers to practice in order to avoid comma splices themselves.

Provides a definitive overview of entrepreneur and entrepreneurship from the point of view of an economist.

This on-line encyclopedia provides a definition of entrepreneurship and the origin of this term.

Learn about this famous African American entrepreneur and how she rose to success in the world of banking.

This page describes the importance of source documents and how to handle them.

Madam C.J. Walker was an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and activist. She rose from poverty in the South to become one of the wealthiest African American women of her time.

Although there are many women entrepreneurs today, its useful to look at examples of women who led the way. Lots of great books ideas here for further study.

The National Women's Hall of Fame offers biographical information on Lydia Moss Bradley, entrepreneur and founder of Bradley University.

Maggie L. Walker was the first female bank president of the United States. Learn about the life and work of this African American teacher and entrepreneur. This brief biography includes accompanying audio [1:49], as well as a...

A short profile of Jerry Yang, and his involvement with Yahoo.

Smith got the idea for FedEx while still an undergraduate at Yale. In a 1965 economic term paper, he correctly observed that as society became more automated, companies like IBM and Xerox would need a faster, more dependable delivery...

His gyroscope-guided autopilot became known as a 'Metal Mike,' the mechanical helmsman.

Biography.com offers a three-page biography of entrepreneur and investor Paul Allen.

Maggie Lena Walker was an entrepreneur and the first female bank president in the United States. Find out about the personal life and many impressive career firsts of this African American teacher and businesswoman.

Learn about the influential Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google. Read about his background and achievements, listen to an interview, and view a gallery of pictures.

Learn about the mastermind behind the iPod Tony Fadell. Read about his background and achievements, listen to an interview, and view a gallery of pictures.

Read about Jim Bridger's exploits as fur trader, mountain man, entrepreneur, and military guide. His knowledge of the Rocky Mountains was invaluable. (From Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office)

Just for fun. A website with a list of strange inventions by would-be entrepreneurs. Click on any to see a picture and description of the device.

In this encyclopedia entry you can read about Marcus Garvey, newspaper entrepreneur and advocate of black pride and separatism.

This resource provides an extensive biography of Milton Hershey with many pictures.

With this brief biography, learn about the life and career of Maggie L. Walker, the first African American bank president. Topics also includes Walker's activism, philanthropy and family history.

Wikipedia, the "international collaborative free content encyclopedia on the Internet," provides this article on its founder. Biographical information, Wikipedia history, works, references, and related articles are included.

This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia gives the reader excellent insight into the United States economy. Includes historical references, the influence of technology, resources, and the role of government. Includes numerous charts and...

One-page profile of influential innovator, Estee Lauder, a marketing genius whose vision and ideas created a world famous cosmetics dynasty.