American Dream: Page 2
Ken Burns Says Entrepreneurship Is at the Heart of the American Dream
The award-winning filmmaker says that improvisation is the key to the American promise of prosperity and self-reliance.
A First-Generation American Entrepreneur Reflects on the Immigration Proposal That Would Have Barred His Parents
Mom and Dad had no skills and didn't speak English but achieved the American dream by working tirelessly. Pending legislation would bar people like them now.
Will Entrepreneurship Make You Rich? A Realistic Perspective.
If you become an entrepreneur just because you see it as a shortcut to "get rich," you may need to rethink your priorities. However, entrepreneurship does offer significant potential.
Super Bowl Advertisers Struck Political and Social Undertones
Brands engaged viewers with displays of corporate conscience, even at the risk of offending some customer groups.
The Real Goal of Time Management Is the 25-Hour Day
You need to start thinking outside that 24-hour box.
Prepare for a Massive Recession
We are in for very hard economic times but the media can't tell you about it until it's too late.
The Top 25 Self-Made Billionaires In the World
Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Amancio Ortega are at the top of a new list released by research firm Wealth-X.
Is the American Dream Dead?
Our culture is affected by a number of factors that are eating away at what made our economy -- and us -- strong.
9 in 10 Surveyed Choose Entrepreneurship, Despite the Sacrifices (Infographic)
A new study explains why business owners think the extra time and energy is worth it.
An Entrepreneur's American Dream in 5 Quotes
Today, it's more about working for yourself than white picket fences.
This Business Has Been Fiercely Independent Since 1776
The owners of Connecticut's Griswold Inn explain why staying family-owned is their plan for business -- for the next 100 years.
Google's First Server and a Crumpled Napkin Are About to Get Museum Treatment
The Smithsonian will launch an American Enterprise exhibit in 2015 that will run for at least the next two decades. Here's an inside look at some of the objects to be featured.
Self-Made Billionaires Around the Globe: Where and Why They Thrive (Infographic)
The London-based Centre for Policy Studies took a look at so-called 'SuperEntrepreneurs' and the government and policy infrastructures that best support them.
10 Cities Where the American Dream Is Still Alive
Of the largest cities in America, these 10 give you the best chances of starring in your own rags-to-riches tale.
Entrepreneurs: 'One Percenters'?
As part of Entrepreneur Week in New York, entrepreneurs walk to put a face on their chapter of the American dream.