Here, eight members of Young Entrepreneur Council offer their guidance on how risk-averse entrepreneurs can get more comfortable taking risks and why doing so is important to their long-term success.

New research indicates that risk-tolerant people are more likely to become entrepreneurs, but they’re also more likely to fail. What’s behind the phenomenon?

The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that’s changing very quickly, the only strategy that’s guaranteed to fail ...

But here the question is: How much risk is too much? As a serial entrepreneur, I've learned that risk-taking can boost growth and lead to setbacks.

Hence, entrepreneurs who take funding from close family and friends are more likely to pursue lower-risk growth options to avoid such anticipated guilt.

Entrepreneurs, beware: Owning your own business can make it harder to get hired later People often see "going back to work" as a safety net for risk-taking entrepreneurs, these management researchers ...

Dr. Julian Lange, one of the foremost authorities on entrepreneurship, says standing still in the fast-paced technology business is not an option.

Kyle Smitley ’07 found fame as an entrepreneur, but the work failed to spark her desire for daily adventures. So she tried something new.   ...

1.Risk-taking is inherent in entrepreneurship. If you aren’t prepared to take risks, you have no business being an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurship is fundamentally linked to risk-taking.

It's impossible to be an entrepreneur without taking a huge amount of risk. Risk is inherent to the whole process, no matter what part of the world you're from. But people take those risks all the ...