Venturing: The Entrepreneurial Challenge (1991 - 1999)
This Emmy Award-winning series was first aired nationwide in 1992 on over 120 public television stations to overwhelming acclaim. Venturing demonstrates how small businesses get started, grow, and mature. Shot on location at dozens of companies in Vermont, Venturing combines lively interviews with company founders, investors,financiers and others with fascinating "tours" of companies in action.
Venturing #208: Doing It Right
Four companies that are doing well, by doing the right things.
Venturing #208: Doing It Right
Venturing #207: Buying-In/selling-Out
Buying into a company, or selling out, is part of the normal life cycle of a venture.
Venturing #207: Buying-In/selling-Out
Venturing #205: Using the Technology
Innovations in production, manufacturing, and communication, that help businesses compete.
Venturing #205: Using the Technology
Venturing #204: Competing Smart
Business owners reveal some of the methods they use to succeed in the marketplace.
Venturing #204: Competing Smart
Several examples of product pioneers and how they exploited their 'first-mover' advantage.
Venturing #203: First-Movers
Venturing #202: Making It Work
The challenge of getting the most from the organization.
Venturing #202: Making It Work
Venturing #201: Birth and Growth
Every established business has its own "war stories."
Venturing #201: Birth and Growth
Venturing #112: The Personal Side
Functioning effectively with a partner and working in a family business.
Venturing #112: The Personal Side
Venturing #111: Agricultural Entrepreneurs
Today success in farming depends on an entrepreneurial focus.
Venturing #111: Agricultural Entrepreneurs
Venturing #110: Managing Adversity
Businesses sometimes experience unanticipated calamities.
Venturing #110: Managing Adversity
Venturing #109: The Human Challenge
Employees play a key role in building a successful company.
Venturing #109: The Human Challenge
Venturing #108: Managing Growth
A company's growth can be exciting, but it is often unexpected and challenging.
Venturing #108: Managing Growth
Venturing #101: The Fire Within
The traits and skills that characterize today's successful entrepreneurs.
Venturing #101: The Fire Within
Venturing #107: Financing Growth
Entrepreneurs discuss sources for obtaining growth financing.
Venturing #107: Financing Growth
Venturing #106: Market & Product Expansion
Successful entrepreneurs discuss some of the ways they have expanded their products.
Venturing #106: Market & Product Expansion
Venturing #103: Finding Financing
Raising the capital to start a business can be a long and arduous process.
Venturing #103: Finding Financing
Venturing #102: Getting Started
How to turn an idea into an actual business, develop that business and seize opportunities
Venturing #102: Getting Started
Venturing #105: Marketing and Sales
Make a big splash with a small budget. Creative marketing techniques.
Venturing #105: Marketing and Sales
Venturing #104: Up and Running
Getting a company started never goes according to plan.