Article: Sport business entrepreneurship

Since the fall 1999 issue of the New England Journal of Entrepreneurship included an interview with Dr Michael Becker, a German entrepreneur and sports agent, there have been no other references to sport business in this journal. In that issue Dr. Becker's doctoral thesis, "The Constitutional Problems of German Football Players," was discussed, however, much of the interview subtly addressed unique differences between the United States and Europe with regard to entrepreneurial opportunities and how Dr. Becker, while a student in the United States, became enamored with 'American-style entrepreneurship. " He mentioned how reading about Nike founder/CEO Phil Knight and Microsoft's Bill Gates ...