Developing successful corporate entrepreneurship initiatives is particularly important because it offers organizations a strategy for profitable growth and serves as an attractive alternative to old, acquisition-led, inorganic growth strategies. But the challenges of achieving this can be daunting, especially for those in the entrepreneurial team itself. For example, it's one thing to recognize the importance of getting people to work for your cause; it’s a different story to execute your plan when you don’t have any positional authority or financial resources behind you.